February 13, 2011

Fisher- Language Arts (1, 4, 5, 6 & 7)

Monday, February 14 (Happy Valentine's Day!)
Classwork:
  1. Do Now: Quiz #20
  2. Review Quiz #20
  3. Homework Reminder: 1st 2 source/research cards due tomorrow/Wednesday in class

Homework:

  1. New Prefix List #21: ir, inter, intra, macro, mal, meta, mono
  2. First 2 sources due tomorrow/Wednesday (either research/source cards or annotated bibliography print-out
  3. 10 Questions/answers due in-class tomorrow/Wednesday

Tuesday and Wednesday, February 15 and 16

Classwork:

  1. Do Now: Review Questions for Key Words
  2. Thesis Writing- using key words
  3. Groups: each student produces three possible thesis statements
  4. Correction to MLA packet: print sources need the word 'Print' at the end of each entry and online sources need the word 'Web' before the date-accessed on each entry

Homework:

  1. Next 3 sources due by Thursday/Friday in-class
  2. Choose one of the three Thesis Statements by class-time on Thursday/Friday

Thursday and Friday, February 17 and 18

Classwork:

  1. Do Now: Review Thesis Statements as groups
  2. Research
  3. Outlining- Preliminary Outline
  4. Bibliography- Should be compiling as we go

Homework:

  1. Preliminary Outlines due next Tuesday/Wednesday in-class
  2. Current Bibliography due next Tuesday/Wednesday in-class (at least 6 sources)
  3. Study for Quiz #21 next Thursday/Friday

***Please check the Links to the right. I have posted links for sources that can help with your research and with understanding MLA!***