Thesis statements should be posted to the blog during class. If you don't do this for some reason, it becomes homework.
REMINDER: For #1 and #2 below, please email the assignment to me as an attachment in Microsoft Word. If you have questions, ask them.
1. Find one Reference Book, and one Book (this will most likely be the one you brought to class already) on your topic. Write an MLA citation and an annotation for each.
What to put in all of your annotations. This is a minimum requirement. If you have more to say, say it.
1. What is the content of the source? What is it about? What does it say?
2. Who is responsible for creating the source? What is their background in the topic?
3. Why did you choose the source for your project? How does it relate to your thesis statement?
2. List 10 terms on your topic, and write your own brief definitions for each as discussed in class. There is no worksheet for this, just type them up.
Some ways to generate your terms:
a. Look at your topic/questions/thesis. Which words from these get to the core of what you’re looking for? List them, they are relevant keywords.
b. Look at your book. What is the title, what are chapter titles, section headings,etc.? Which words from these
get to the core of what you’re looking for? List them, they are relevant keywords.
c. Look at the Minerva(catalog) record for your book. What are the official subject headings for this book?
Which words from these get to the core of what you’re looking for? List them, they are relevant keywords.
3. Read and/or watch Privacy/Security material provided below and respond with a comment under this post.
Comment on what we discussed in class or any other aspects of privacy and information, the internet, etc.
Below are links to some things we discussed in class and some extras to get your ideas flowing.
Read or watch as many of these as time/interest allows:
www.epic.org
Locational privacy - what is it and why is it important?
iphone and privacy
So many pixels
Why "I've got nothing to hide, so it doesn't matter" isn't a valid response. Related: Franz Kafka Airport.
$40 for confidential U.S. government contract data in Ghana
Demetri Martin piece about MySpace
Warren and Brandeis article in Harvard Law Review