Period 1- Academic Literacy
Period 2- English 9 Honors
Period 3- English 9
Period 4A- planning
Period 4B- planning
Period 5- Academic Literacy
Period 6- English 9 Honors
Homework:This is updated daily
Periods 2,3, and 6 are working on research for the month of April. This is an in-class assignment so students will rarely have homework this month. See below for further details.
Today's date: 4/25/2008
Period 1- finish 12B-12E if not completed in class
Period 2- rough draft due Monday
Period 3- rough draft due Monday
Period 5- finish 12B-12E if not completed in class
Period 6- rough draft due Monday
Cultural Analysis- Research Paper
In ninth grade, the focus of this research unit is the PROCESS rather than the product. We are learning how to do research in an organized and thoughtful way.
Target skills
-The Big6™
-Using Direct Quotes
-Reading for Main Ideas
-MLA Citation
-Evaluating Sources
-Organization
-Effective Note-taking
-Peer Revision and Editing
-Paraphrasing
-Academic Integrity
Expectations for the product:
Honors 3-4 page paper (MLA format)
Regular 2-3 page paper (MLA format)
Must use
-a student-generated, teacher-approved thesis statement
-a minimum of 5 sources (sources can be obtained from the student resource packet)
-A Works Consulted page with a minimum of 5 sources
-A Works Cited page with a minimum of 3 sources
Students are following the steps listed within The Big6™ research model:
1. Task Definition
2. Information Seeking Strategies
3. Location and Access
4. Use of Information
5. Synthesis
6. Evaluation
What we’re doing in class:
-Identify a topic that falls under the main topic
-Generate 3-4 questions on your topic for each base question (who, what, when, where, why and how)
- Identify and evaluate sources that you can use; look on the internet or in the media center.
- Take notes on your topics; look for answers to the questions that you posed in your original outlines.
- Create a thesis statement to guide your presentation of information in your research paper.
- Organize your paper according to the hourglass format (see handout).
- Cite your sources within the Works Consulted page and Works Cited page.
- Revise your paper and assist a classmate in revising his or her paper.
- Submit your paper to www.turnitin.com in order to check for citation errors and possible plagiarism issues.
- Submit your paper for teacher evaluation, and evaluate your participation.
****Note: If you are absent or fall behind because of a misuse of class time, you must work on or finish these tasks on your own time.
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