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Friday, April 29

4/29/2016

Papers Due: Saturday at Midnight.
DROP DEAD DATE: May 9th at Midnight.
Extra Credit Websites: Due May 9th

Be sure to check the rubric and checklist out at the end of the Junior Position Paper document.

Assignment
Grammar #8: Semicolons

Thursday, April 27

4/28/2016

Had some fun with the Shakespearean insult creator below.

Then created our Cover Sheets and Abstracts. See my sample paper for an example. Work day after that. Reminder, paper is due this Saturday at midnight.

Wednesday, April 27

4/27/2016

Filled out this Peer Review from.

If you missed today, you are responsible for finding a peer to edit your paper.

Tuesday, April 26

4/26/2016

Conclusions
Discuss about any or all of the following in your discussion:

Research- What you learned on both sides
What do you agree or disagree with (be specific)
Opinions, causes, solutions, and effects of the problem
Broader implications of your issue
Reflection back on personal experience and how the research challenges or reaffirms your ideas.

Maybe considering answering the following questions:

How could you extend the ideas the previous sources put forth?
What was something new that you could add to the conversation?
How could you draw knowledge, perspectives and wisdom from all sides to advance the debate?

Lastly, try these other strategies:

Play the “So What” game.
Synthesize, don’t summarize. Instead, show your reader how the points you made and the support and examples you used fit together.
Include a provocative insight or quotation from the research or reading you did for your paper.

Monday, April 25

4/25/2016

Part IV due today. Begin conclusions tomorrow.

Thursday, April 21

4/24/2016

Writing day for Part IV of the Research Position Paper.

Wednesday, April 20

4/24/2016

ACT reflection
Grammar Lesson #7: Quotations and Commas

Monday, April 18

4/18/2016

Began with a brief, general outline of Part IV

Finished Part III - Due today.

ACT's tomorrow.

Friday, April 15

4/14/2016

SSR
Grammar #6: Adjectives
Passed out Rubrics for Research Paper
Worked on Part III - Due date changed to Monday.

Thursday, April 14

4/14/2016

Completed stations on the following research skills
Citations
Outlines
Paragraph Building
Introducing Argument

Lastly, we shared successes of the week.

Wednesday, April 13

4/13/2016

Took the first Grammar Exam. See Mr. Restad to make it up if you were gone.

Tuesday, April 12

4/13/2016

Continue outlining and drafting Part III of your research paper.

Remember this part:

Is objective summary of one side of your issue. NO OPINIONS... yet
should be about 1~2 pages.
- Remember, total will be 6 pages, so plan accordingly.

Friday, April 8

4/8/2016

Grammar #5: Commas in Lists

Began outlining Parts III and IV of our position paper.
Check out the Outline Template to help you out.

What to put in outlines:
Consider: What is the argument for this side? and list

Supporting detail
Quotes.
Explanations.
How people with that viewpoint interpret of the facts.

IMPORTANT DUE DATES for your paper:
Part 3 draft – April 15
Part 4 draft – April 20
Part 5 draft – April 26

Peer editing party April 27th
2 minute presentations 28th and 29th

Thursday, April 7

4/8/2016

Finish looking at your sources and taking notes.

REMEMBER
The purpose of taking notes is to make sure:
YOU understand BOTH sides.
AND
CITE AUTHORS AND SPEAKERS as you go, This makes your life so much easier when we start writing next week.

"You can find anything on the internet. Make sure you cite your sources."
-Abraham Lincoln

Tuesday, April 5

4/5/2016

ACT Reading Test prep test (only one section ~10 minutes)

Formatted annotated works cited is due today. Look at my example paper for direction.

Remember, works cited are alphabetical and have hanging indents. Here are two gifs to help you understand those concepts.

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