1. Each student will find 4 sources and label them as B, E, A, or M with their name:
Example:
B- Susan Smith
2. Students will upload all 4 sources into the group folder -
For example - Group 1 Folder would have:
B -Susan Smith, E- Susan Smith, A-Susan Smith, M-Susan Smith
B-Sally Jones, E-Sally Jones, A-Sally Jones, M- Sally Jones
Etc.
BEAM - Assigning Rhetorical Values to Sources *
B: Background Information (books, ebooks, chapters in encyclopedias, gov websites) - gives key definitions, overview of topic
E: Exhibit Information (newspapers, articles, books) - gives current news or hot topics
A: Argument: pros and cons about your topic (articles)
M: Method: original research on your topic with a methodology (articles)
*BEAM Model:
Bizup, Joseph. 2008. "BEAM: A rhetorical vocabulary for teaching research-based writing". Rhetoric Review 27:1, 72-86.