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Weekly Objectives:
Week 1 Objective: Students will recognize how social, cultural, and personal identities shape perceptions of the course content and projects, and they will evaluate research guides to prepare for the first project.
Week 2 Objective: Students will evaluate sample research guides together as the first step to creating their own pages in the guide. They will also evaluate sources and produce annotations for those sources.
Week 3 Objective: Students will apply what they have learned about interviewing and from their research to create interview questions for the documentary. They will also construct a draft of their research guide page.