Library Log

Heather Rankin

Library Log

ENG 12

Time spent at library:	How time was spent:	Links:	Brief Explaination:
Tuesday, 15, 2013 at 3:50pm- 5:30pm	-Once I sat down, I opened up my lap top and opened internet explorer. -I went typed in “poudrelibraries.org” into the internet browser. -After going to “eresources”, I went to “Academic Search Premier”. -I used my ewolf card to log into the library district. -I clicked on “advanced search” and searched “Standardized Testing” and I selected the field, “public schools”. -I found an article called, “Science or Reading: What is being measured by STANDARDIZED test?”(1) -I read the abstract and thought that I might be interested in this article so I saved the link. -Next I went to google.com, and I searched “pros and cons of standardized testing” -I found a website titled “Standardized testing pros and cons” (2) -On this website, It had a chart for the pros and a chart for the cons of standardized testing. -after evaluating this article I printed it out to use for my essay. -I then went back to my research findings on google and searched, “Standardized testing articles” and found “Why it is time to get rid of standardized tests” on TIME’s website under, TIME ideas. (3) -I then printed this article and annotated to use in my synthesis essay ***Throughout the time I was at the library during this session, I used this time to complete parts of my library log. ***	1.http://0-web.ebscohost.com.catal og.poudrelibraries.org/ ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer? sid=75952552-fa26- 494f-b44ebe7eb0660e69 %40sessionmgr 112&vid=5&hid=127 Citation: Visone, Jeremy D. "Science Or Reading: What Is Being Measured By Standardized Tests?." American Secondary Education 39.1 (2010): 95-112. Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.     2.http://standardizedtest.pro Con.org/ Citation:   "Standardized Tests - ProCon.org." ProConorg Headlines. Procon.org, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.   3. http://ideas.time.com/2012/10/ 11/why-its-time-to-get-rid-of-standardized-tests/#comments Citation:   Rooks, Noliwe M. "Ideas." Ideas Why Its Time to Get Rid of Standardized Tests Comments. Time Magazine, 11 Oct. 2012. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.	1. I found that this website was very useful for my findings on standardized testing. I think that this website would be helpful because it does deal with the answering of my inquiry question. Also, this resource is an academic journal and I need at least one of these. 2. This website looked like a website I would be interested in using for my synthesis essay because my question is, “What effects do standardized tests have on public education in the United States” and this type of article would give me the good effects and the bad effects of standardized testing. Also, on top of the pro/con chart that this website provides, it provides an article at the end on standardized testing as well. 3. The reason that I think that I will be using this article for my synthesis essay is because it shows the effects that standardized testing is having on the US and why we should get rid of these types of testing.  This article will help me answer my inquiry question and also help me answer other questions about standardized testing.
Wednesday 16, 2013 10am-11am	-I used the Academic Search Premier again from the Poudre library district. -I used advanced search, and selected “Full Text” and searched Standardized testing. -I found an article titled, “Why we should stop bashing state tests” (4) -I printed this article, because I thought by reading the first page and the title, it would be useful for my synthesis essay. -After this, I went back to my google search and found this article title, “Schools Need a Time Out on Standardized tests” (5) -I started to read the beginning of this article and think that even though it is under Washington Post “opinion”, it is still informational and could help me find mutual themes in my articles. -I then, printed out this article and planned to use it for my synthesis essay.	4. http://0web.ebscohost.co m.catalog.poudrelibraries.org/eh ost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=76c5effe-89d3-424b-89d07bed43defcf8%40 sessionmgr110&vid=7&hid=127 Citation:   Wiggins, Grant. "Why We Should Stop Bashing State Tests." Educational Leadership 67.6 (2010): 48-52. Academic Search Premier. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.   5. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/schools-need-time-to-implement-common-core-standards/2013/02/07/fb3a20dc-6bff-11e2-bd36-c0fe61a205f6_story.html  Citation:   Starr, Joshua P. "Schools Need a Timeout on Standardized Tests." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 07 Feb. 2013. Web. 25 Oct. 2013.	4. This article would be useful for my synthesis essay because it will show the good effects that standardized testing has for the US. In doing so, it will help me to answer my inquiry question effectively in finding different themes in all my different articles. Also it might give me background information on standardized testing. 5.This article seems interesting enough for me to use for one of my synthesis articles because it would give opinion from someone who is actually in the public school system, and I would be able to use his input to find more themes to find in common with the rest of my articles.
Thursday 17, 2013 4:00pm-4:40pm	-I came to the Harmony library today to finish up the rest of my hours, and because I found most of my articles already I spent about 10 minutes of this time to just annotate some of the articles that I have already printed out to look for common themes. -After I finished with that I had about 20 minutes left to kill, so I used this time to try and find any other article I might want to use for my synthesis essay and I found one on Academic Search Premier, after searching full text, standardized tests again. I found another article on standardized test that I then replaced with one of the other articles I previously found. -I then spent the rest of this time in the library finishing up this library log.	5. http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/news/do-standardized-test-show-an-accurate-view-of-students-abilities/ Citation:   "Do Standardized Tests Show an Accurate View of Students' Abilities?" Do Standardized Test Show an Accurate View of Students' Abilities? Concordia University, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2013	5. I plan to use article 5, because it will give me more information on standardized testing and how it is effecting the US. With the background information, I will be able to answer some more of my other questions that I might have while studying my inquiry question.
Wednesday 23, 2013 10am-11:3am	Although I didn’t spend this time researching for my article, I did use this time to revise my essay. I looked at the comments I had for my 090 peer revision and made corrections to prepare for 121’s workshop. I used “Easy Bib” to do my citations.	www.easybib.com	Overall I am really happy with my essay so far! I like my topic a lot and I think I did a good job of following directions with the assignment. I think that the workshop for 121 will be really helpful and will improve my essay even more.

Synthesis of Blogs (from A&B pp. 305)

Individual Free Write:
I think that the Good Food Movement is good for trying to help bring healthy food into low income communities, but I don't think Wal-Mart is doing a very good job of actually helping the Good Food movement. From personal experience, some of the people I know that have been employed by Wal-Mart hated it and did not get very good benefits. I also find that it is not very fair that where the Wal-Marts are located they are actually taking away jobs for many people instead of helping create more jobs.

Individual Task:
a. Will Allen excerpt: The main idea of this excerpt is that The Good Food movement should take advantage of these big corporations to helps us provide food to low income people. Also, Allen believes that not taking advantage of these big corporations will "not serve us"(Will Allen).
The perspective and angle of vision that Allen possesses is positive. He makes the reader believe that we are missing out of the Good Food Movement because we are avoiding big corporations.

a. Wal-Mart and the Good Food Movement: The main idea of this article is that Wal-Marts business does not even come from low income families, it comes from above the national median. Also, this article explains that the employment that Wal-Mart offers will "bring jobs, they are not living-wage jobs and are unlikely to bring prosperity"(Huffington Post).
The angle of vision that this article has is a negative feel. This article is meant to express how using big corporations, like Wal-Mart is not beneficial and we are making a mistake by thinking that it is helping the Good Food Movement.

b. Common Themes:
- Wal-Mart
-Good Food Movement
- Low income

c. Common Ideas:
- Wal-Mart being apart of the Good Food Movement
-Good Food Movement is a good way to bring good food to low income people

d. Contradictions/ Differences
- The first article believes that using Wal-Mart in the Good Food Market is helpful.
- The second article believes that using Wal-Mart in the Good Food Market is not going to help anyone, especially low income families.
- The second article thinks that Wal-Mart will only take jobs away from low income people, instead of providing jobs for them.
- The first article thinks that we need to take advantage of big corporations like Wal-Mart because they can successfully distribute good food to people.
- The second article thinks that Wal-Mart's current business standing is not good, the first article believes that Wal-Mart's current business will help distribute food more efficiently.