Leaping ahead in AP English III Feb. 29, '08

Hey y'all
So the quote for today, after a little prompting, was "One man gathers what another man spills." -Grateful Dead
Moving on, there was a Fire Drill! So we all proceeded outside into the harsh wilderness; yet, we marched on, undaunted by such a harrowing climate.
Back inside, we completed a survey for the DANCE-A-THON, which was so terrifying that some felt like they had to remain anonymous or risk being pummeled by dissenting dance-a-thonners. Still others suggested classical music be played, and the image I got from that was of me in a baroque wig courtseying. However, it might be a good idea to have a small break from the 12 hour madness, so I kept my mouth shut.
Then, we proceeded to talk about the main man, Toulmin.
Basically, we discussed DOING RESEARCH:
Where should we get our info from?
Well, there are a few options...
1. The Popular, aka the "glossies", those that are the most readily availible and yet the least useful because of the fact they lack verifiability. Not good candidates for this class.
2. Substantive, which you would never guess are those sources with more substance than the Popular source with less ADS. These are still 'significant', but not the most valuable.
And finally, the pass go collect 200 dollars category,
3. Academic/Professional, which is where the money is. These are the sources that actually do list their bibliograhies and want people to dispute their arguments. These are our targeted areas.
And so, with another sucessful day of English complete, I bid you all farewell,
and good luck to those taking the SATs tomorrow.

~Steph