LibGuides: Library Skills 001: Classroom Wall Notes--March 17

Video Clips to be Shown on March 17

Reliable sources: New Developments in Bill O'Reilly Controversy
With Brian Williams now on suspension, attention has been made on journalistic accuracy in the entire career of Bill O'Reilly, however up to this point Fox News stands by their news analyst, including claiming Bill O'Reilly has not fabricated.

The West Wing: Talking Points (Season 5)
The B story focuses on White House Press Secretary's C.J. Cregg's concerns about media ownership and loose FCC rules in media consolidation. This episode aired in April, 2004. Several scenes on this issue. I will be showing a second key scene (as follow up of March 3 class) that starts around at 37:52 to end of scene on Neflix stream.

Help! I Can't Come Up with a Topic! (Term Project Topic Due 3/19)
A whole list of suggested topics and questions to probe in helping you come up with a term project topic you want to pursue for your annotated bibliography that's due at the end of the semester.
Right Speech
written by Thich Naht hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, poet, writer, and peace activist. Interestingly enough what Hanh advises for polite conversation and debate is rarely done on "infotainment" news shows these days. Please use these as guidelines as you are telling your partner about your movie/t.v. show and for what you plan to present to the class about them.
Media Literacy Project
The assignment sheet for the Media Literacy project. It is due today. Before handing it in, use it for today's in class assignment. REMEMBER THE LAST PAGE THAT IS EXTRA CREDIT IS DUE 3/19.
Library Research: Your Search Strategy
Once you come up with a topic, fill this out to guide you on ideas of coming up with more search terms and getting ready to make several different searches to find good articles and discovering promising subject headings used on such articles.
Databases Assignment: Due March 24
After you explore your search topic, explore a number of databases and find some articles. BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS AS STATED IN THE ASSIGNMENT (do not just fill in blanks without reading any instructions listed for each part).