BLOG / DIARIO Reminder to Cite Sources

Queridos estudiantes,

Please cite your course readings in your BLOG entries. This is the same for all Diarios.

For readings in the course packet:

Please include the title and author name from the reading packet when you post on a topic. These are located in the list of readings at the front of your binder. If you cite a detail from the text, please include a page number as well.

Example 1:
Topic: The Nicaraguan House
Reference: Pablo Antonio Cuadra. El nicaragüense.

Example 2:
Topic: El Mestizaje
Reference: Samuel Kirkland, Ed. Culturas indigenas de Nicaragua: Tomo I.


For readings in newspapers:

If you cite a newspaper article, please include the date of the article, the name of the newspaper, the topic and/or title, and the author. Online links are optional. See examples below for the topic of education from articles published this past week.

Article by Tania Sirias from "El Nuevo Diario" regarding conditions in rural schools (July 28, 2009). http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/53419

Article by Tania Sirias from "El Nuevo Diario" regarding child labor and education (July 29, 2009). http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/53490


Please remember...

Diarios (including BLOG entries) require specific references to the readings in your course packet and/or newspapers. This is to help you stay focused and give depth to your reflections so that we can all understand that our course conversations are based upon our learning experience rather than preconceptions. It also may help us to avoid cultural stereotypes.


TOPICS REMINDER FOR DIARIO/BLOG: CHOOSE 5

Option: "Mi familia en Granada" with specific reference to Reading 1 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: "La Reforestación en La Laguna de Apoyo" with specific reference to Reading 1 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: "La arquitectura de Granada" with specific reference to Reading 6 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: "Museo Convento San Francisco" with specific reference to Reading 4 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: "El Mestizaje en Nicaragua" with specific reference to Reading 4 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: "El Lago Cocibolca" with specific reference to Reading 2 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: "Tortugas Marinas" with specific reference to Reading 2 in Paquete de lecturas.

Option: Tema libre with specific reference to a reading in Paquete de lecturas or Nicaraguan newspaper in Spanish.


Saludos,
Dra. Skar

PS. It is great to read the connections you are making to your previous knowledge and experiences. All I ask is that you cite your sources from this course. Gracias.