Research Paper Date Change:
Please change the final due-date for draft 1 to March 8-15. To receive feedback BEFORE the spring recess, papers must be turned-in by March 8. All others will be returned after the break.
Monday, January 28
Classwork
- Do Now: Quiz #19: bene/bon, bi/bis/bin, cerebro, circ(um), contra/counter, de, deca
- Next: Review Research Paper Proposals
- After: Review Steps for creating a GoogleDrive Folder and Google Document
- Reminder: Presearch has turned to RESEARCH! Begin keeping track of your information on an Annotated Bibliography (click here to see an example)
- Find 1 source and add to Annotated Bibliography for next class (see sample here)
- Remember the six questions to ask when researching each source:
- What is the topic? (How can you define it?)
- What groups or classes make up the topic?
- What are the topic's parts and how do they work together?
- How has the topic changed over time?
- How is the topic similar to or different from related topics?
- What are the topic's advantages or disadvantages?
- Continue independent reading activity due Friday by 2:15 pm
Classwork
- Do Now: Journal Response
- Next: Rewriting the thesis statement and identifying possible main points of the paper
- After: writing workshop
- Finish page 2 of the packet by next class (3 versions of your thesis statement)
- Finish independent reading by Friday @ 2:15 (Creative Option was only available if approved before week 3)
- Continue researching your genetic disorder and tracking information on your Annotated Bibliography
Classwork
- Do Now: Journal Response
- Next: Annotated Bibliography check for understanding
- After: Using MLA Documentation to cite sources on the Annotated Bibliography
- Find another source and complete the entry in your annotated bibliography by Tuesday/Wednesday class
- Turn-in independent reading by Friday @ 2:15
- Study for Quiz #20 on Monday: dia, dis/dif, dys, extra/o, hemi/demi/semi, hyper, hypo
- Enrichment: Vocabtest.com, Unit 11: Parts of Speech
