You have several options for turning in this assignment.
1) You can fully describe your experience with this task using the text box submission form.
2) You can take a picture of the completed task in your notebook and upload the picture (I’m pretty good at reading handwriting)
3) You can make and type up the chart in a document and upload the document.
Please do whichever is easiest for you. I really don’t mind which submission form and method you use.
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TASK ONE – Complete a Take Stock of What You Know chart about Covid-19
Exercise: Taking Stock of What you Already Know
As discussed above, part of identifying your own information need is giving yourself credit for what you already know about your topic. Construct a chart using the following format to list whatever you already know about the topic.
Name your topic at the top
In the first column, list what you know about your topic.
In the second column, briefly explain how you know this (heard it from the professor, read it in the textbook, saw it on a blog, etc.).
In the last column, rate your confidence in that knowledge. Are you 100% sure of this bit of knowledge, or did you just hear it somewhere and assume it was right?
When you’ve looked at everything you think you know about the topic and why, step back and look at the chart as a whole. How much do you know about the topic, and how confident are you about it? You may be surprised at how little or how much you already know, but either way you will be aware of your own background on the topic. This self-awareness is key to becoming more information literate.
