The authority lists were really Dale's suggestion but I just wanted to say that they worked really well with my class. I had the students identify 5 areas where they felt like they were an authority as well as 5 areas where they wished to be an authority. After this, I had eveyone go through the top choice on their list and identify where they could find more information about the subject. For example, one student felt like she was an authority on guitars and she identified that she could learn more about her subject from interviewing musicians or looking at subject-specific books. This was a good way to help the students start thinking about research (for their exposition papers) as well as getting to know them and their interests.
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