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Friday, Feb 28

2/28/2025

Learning Intention

Gathering Information

AGENDA

Vocab Quiz
Research Day #6 of 6
- Goal is to have your all initial sources read, notes taken, and summarized by the end of the class period.
- Done? Read your SSR book, find 1 or 2 more sources, study and retake any tests or quizzes from unit 1, study vocab words, draw me a dinosaur.

WOTD
callous: showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others
Example: My brother became callous towards me after I told on him for breaking a window.

Learning Intention

Gathering Information

AGENDA

Grade Check
SSR
Research Day #5 of 6
- Goal is to have your 4th source read, notes taken, and summarized by the end of the class period.
- Done? Read your SSR book, find 1 or 2 more sources, study and retake any tests or quizzes from unit 1, study vocab words, draw me a dinosaur.

Wednesday, Feb 26

2/26/2025

WOTD
egregious: outstandingly bad; shocking
Example: My teacher gave me an egregious ammount of homework on Friday. I didn't even get close to finishing.
How ya doin? Can you remember vacillate, defenestrate, indoctrinate, and abberation?

Learning Intention

Gathering Information

AGENDA

SSR OR jump into research
Research Day #4 of 6
- Goal is to have your 4th source read, notes taken, and summarized by the end of the class period.

Tuesday, Feb 25

2/25/2025

WOTD
aberration: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected
Example: The aberration in the test scores led Mr. Restad to question whether the students really studied or just cheated.

AGENDA

SSR
Source Credibility Statement Review:
- Example: Investopedia is a website focused on educating and reporting on trends in investing, owned by DotDash Meredith and IAC, who also owns numerous other magazines and websites. Both companies promote fair and unbiased reporting according to their sites and to Wikipedia. This 2025 article focuses on the basics of investing for people newer to the practice. It has a reviewer, a fact-checker, and 15 cited sources.
Language Skills Practice #1 (In Google Classroom)
- Complete 15 question quiz with a partner or independently
- Fill out the LANGUAGE SKILLS - STUDY SHEET

Monday, Feb 24

2/23/2025

WOTD
indoctrinate: teach to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
Example: My dad indocrinated me into hockey culture from an early age, taking me to a game at least every week.

Learning Intention

Evaluate sources for reliability, relevance, accuracy, and how currenency

AGENDA

SSR
Credibility Statements
- Complete the "Source Credibility Statement" question posted in Google Classroom
  Lateral read for, like 3 minutes, and write a two-three sentence summary highlighting why you think this source is credible/reliable.
  Example: The author of this 2023 article, Kiesa Ray, is an educational consultant writing for EdTech, an online magazine reporting on technology trends in Education. Though, this site is owned by CDW, a Fortune 500 company that sells IT solutions and tech to businesses and they may have a vested interest in promoting tech in schools, the fact that the writer is critical of screen time and sources scientific based studies adds to my comfort in believing the accuracy of this source.
Research Day #3 of 6

Week ahead

Monday - Research
Tuesday - Grammar Quiz (yayyyy)
Wednesday - Research
Thursday- Research
Friday- Research
SPRING BREAK!

Friday, Feb 21

2/21/2025

AGENDA + Success Criteria

SSR
Vocab Quiz
- I can establish an effective memory technique for studying and reviewing terms.
Works cited Quiz
- I can identify and explain the parts of a full citation.
Complete this research Check-in
Note Chart evaluation this weekend. If you are taking notes by hand, show me today!
- I can gather strong, specific, and relevant information from authoritative sources while keeping sources organized, and make note of relevant source information (credibility, summary, and explanations)

CHECK YOURSELF! CATCH UP AND MOVE FORWARD:
Here are the things I want you to know AND show me evidence of your ability to do.

I can evaluate currency, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose of a source
I can asses sources strengths and limitations with Lateral Reading
I can create an unbiased, specific, guiding research question and subtopics and perform preliminary searches to validate my topic.
I can gather strong, specific, and relevant information from multiple authoritative sources while keeping sources organized, and make note of relevant source information (summaries, credibility, explanations)
I can accurately create and evaluate a full citation using a citation tool (like Google Citations)

Thursday, Feb 20

2/19/2025

aberration: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected
Example: The aberration in the test scores led Mr. Restad to question whether the students really studied or just cheated.

I'M OUT TODAY! BE GOOD!

LEARNING INTENTIONS

Gathering Evidence

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Select appropriate notes and quotations to help me explain, answer, and learn about my research question
Keep records of sites visited and books, journals, and articles referred to for citation later, developing organized note-taking methods – focus on quality over quantity

AGENDA:

TOMORROW: Works cited quiz (5 questions, you can use notes) + Vocab Quiz
Research Day #2 - Goal is to read, take notes, and summarize at least one source in your Note Chart (3.2 in Google Classroom)

Wednesday, Feb 19

2/18/2025

vacillate: to be indecisive
Example: She vacillated daily in his decision to attend U of M or MSU, unable to make a choice.

NOTE: I'll be gone tomorrow. Be good for the sub. Sit in your seats. You're taking a test. Sorryyyyyyy.

LEARNING INTENTIONS

Gathering Evidence

SUCCESS CRITERIA

Select appropriate notes and quotations to help me explain, answer, and learn about my research question
Use multiple resources – online, news articles, documentaries, podcasts, youtube
Keep records of sites visited and books, journals, and articles referred to for citation later, developing organized note-taking methods – focus on quality over quantity

AGENDA:

Works cited quiz Friday (5 questions) + Vocab Quiz
Research Day #1 - Goal is to read, take notes, and summarize at least one source in your Note Chart (3.2 in Google Classroom)

Tuesday, Feb 18

2/18/2025

Word of the day: defenestration: the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
Example: Mr. Restad bellowed, "Wendt! I'll end you via third-floor defenistration if you pour pickle juice in my coffee again!"

LEARNING INTENTIONS

Full Citations

SUCCESS CRITERIA

I can identify the parts of a full citation in MLA format
I can build a full-citation of a source using a citation builder or from scratch.

AGENDA:

Review Research Questions: Make them complex, researchable (more than a simple Google search). Use inital reserach days to find out what you know, what you don't know, and revise research question.
1. Is screentime harmful? Why are notes beneficial? (What do you mean by harmful/beneficial?)
2. Does lack of sleep affect mental health? (Yes)
3. What is more dangerous distracted driving or drunk driving? (distracted driving, by about 6 times when comparing the length of time it took drivers to react when sober, legally intoxicated (0.08 BAC), sending a text, and reading an email.)
4. What are the positive/negative effects of capitalism/socialism (Woah, do you have time to write a book?)

Note taking overview

- Avoid Common Knowledge: Example: “Others see homework as disruptive and unnecessary, leading to burnout”
- Focus on specifics, not just what, but how or why?: Example: “Having a mix of collaborative and independent work time in school is important.”
Full Citations (video, notes)
- 2.2 Full citations assignment (in Google Classroom)
- SUCCESS CRITERIA
  - We will have a quiz over full citations on Thursday. You will need to know...
  - Why citations are important
  - Proper citation format/order
  - What is a container?
  - What do do if you cannot find information on a source?
  - Italics vs Quotation marks

Monday, Feb 17

2/17/2025

Learning Intention

Gathering Evidence

Research Success Criteria Skills Goals

I can ask more probing questions to initiate research
I can use precise and methodical search criteria.
Select appropriate notes and quotations to help me explain, answer, and learn about my research question
Evaluate sources for reliability, relevance, accuracy, and how currenency
Use multiple resources – online, news articles, documentaries, podcasts, youtube
Keep records of sites visited and books, journals, and articles referred to for citation later, developing organized note-taking methods – focus on quality over quantity
Cite sources correctly

Agenda

SSR
Selecting Support (notes)
Complete 2.1 Selecting support (passed out in class)
Begin 3.2 Note Chart (In Google Classroom)

Friday, Feb 14

2/14/2025

NEXT WEEK

Monday - Note Taking Practice
Tuesday - Full Citations
Wednesday - Grammar fun surprise cake confetti party
Thursday - Research Day 1
Friday - Research Day 2 (youtube source)

Learning Intention

Gathering Evidence

Research Success Criteria Skills Goals

I can ask more probing questions to initiate research
I can use precise and methodical search criteria.
Evaluate sources for reliability, relevance, accuracy, and how current they are
Use multiple resources – online, news articles, documentaries, podcasts, youtube
Keep records of sites visited and books, journals, and articles referred to for citation later
Examine the sources of information more critically

Cite sources correctly
Develop more organized note-taking methods – focus on quality over quantity

Agenda

SSR
Vocab Quiz!?!
Project Overview Review - Know where we're going.
FINISH 3.1 RESEARCH PROPOSAL - DUE TODAY. Are you done? Do the following...
- Source Finding - Goal is to find at least 4-5 POTENTIAL sources for your research.
- Take this Yearbook Poll

Thursday, Feb 13

2/13/2025

Agenda

SSR
Quiz 1.1 and 1.2 retakes
Finish 3.1 Research Proposal
- Remember, start with a question, not an answer. And if you can answer your question with a simple google search, it's not a good research project.
When done. start gathering source in 3.2 note chart

Wednesday, Feb 12

2/12/2025

Learning Intention
Research Topics and Questions
Success Criteria
I can create a narrow/researchabe topic appropriate for the scale and scope of a reaserach project.
I can ask a relevant research question to quide research questions.

Agenda

No ssr :(
Quiz review
3.1 Research Proposal
- Research Questions
- Research Subtopics
- Research Sources

Tuesday, Feb 11

2/10/2025

Learning Intentions

Research Databases

Agenda

If you missed quiz yesterday, you can make it up today or tomorrow. Retakes will be Thursday.
Have an idea for reserach project tomorrow. We'll be doing research proposals.
In the library for a review on using research databases.

10 better things to do in class than play Snake or Dirtbike 3000

Hell, maybe pay attention and take notes? That's a crazy idea.
Review notes and write summaries
Make a to do list/Priortize homework or things to do
Study - cold or prompted recall
Generate research topics
Come up with questions to answer during your research
Work on dual coding information with drawings
Read an SSR book
do some prelimiary research
Practice some metacognition

Monday, Feb 10

2/10/2025

Learning Intentions

Lateral Reading

Success Criteria

I can use outside sources to uncover information about and explain a source's reliability based on purpose, bias, and authority.

Review

What are the 5 source credibility criteria (remember CRAAP)
Lateral Reading - What is it? How do you do it? What are you looking for? When might you use it?

Agenda

SSR
1.2 - Lateral Reading Assessment (In Google Classroom)
Retake Quizzes will be Thursday
1st, 4th, 5th, - Preliminary Research
6th period 3.1 - Research Proposals in Google Classroom

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