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ROUGH Drafts

Today students submitted their formal outlines for a grade.  I made corrections on them and handed them back.
PLEASE check with your child and read the PROJECT GUIDELINES!

We started writing our DRAFTS in class (2/27), but students need to COMPLETE their research summaries/drafts AT HOME.

Drafts should include a paragraph for each roman numeral PLUS an introduction paragraph and closing paragraph.  DRAFTS MUST follow OUTLINES.

Outlines DUE

Today, we worked on how to make an OUTLINE.
We passed out the following sheets so students could go through the process STEP by STEP.
Download sorting_notecards_making_an_outline.doc

Tonite, students need to:

1.  Finish any research/note cards
2.  Sort note cards by headings
3.  Order stacks
4.  Draft an outline of information to be covered

Research over the Weekend

NOTE cards are due on Wed., 2/21.  Students should be reading what information they have collected on their topic and taking notes.  NO MORE THAN (7) headings altogether.   Notes should fall under one of the headings.  PLEASE follow the format for NOTE CARDS:

Download how_to_write_note_cards.doc

Students need to write their THESIS statement.

Download how_to_write_a_thesis_statement.doc

HOMEWORK
1.  Complete (20) NOTE CARDS on your topic (you can do more). (50) will be due on Friday.
2.  Write your THESIS statement.  Use the guide above.

NOTE cards

We worked on HOW TO TAKE NOTE CARDS in class today.

HOMEWORK
(20) NOTE cards are due on Wed., 2/21
(50) are due by Fri., 2/23

Here is a copy of the lesson that we did today.
Download how_to_write_note_cards.doc

SOURCE CARDS DUE

Source cards DUE TOMORROW!

(5) source cards are due TOMORROW, Thurs., 2/15.
(1) book, (1) reference, (2) internet, (1) free choice

PLEASE USE THE SOURCE CARD FORMAT
Download source_card_samples.doc

Research

We have been collecting and gathering sources for our research for several days.  Last week, students visited the Media Center/Computer lab and found sources for their topics.  Today, we visited the Media Center and continued to collect references and books.
Now, students should have 2-3 sources.
Next step....
1.  Students use the SOURCE CARD SHEET to keep track of their sources.
2.  Students then use the sheet to make SOURCE CARDS. 

Students NEED 5 SOURCE CARDS (on color index cards). 
(1) book, (1) reference, (2) Internet (1) free choice

3.  Once students have located their sources, they need to begin taking notes.
4.  Students will use white index cards to take notes from their sources.
5.  Each note card must follow the NOTE CARD FORMAT.
Note cards should have headings/topics and should be short and neat.
6.  Once note cards are done, we will sort them, create outlines and draft our research.

HOMEWORK:
DUE DATES:
Source cards are due Thurs., Feb. 15th
(20)NOTE cards (half) are due Wed., 21st. 
Students MUST take notes on their Internet sources AT HOME.

Source Card

We are working on HOW TO CITE SOURCES for our research.  I reviewed SOURCE CARDS today and students took notes on:
Sample sources - books with 1 Author
Sample sources - reference material (encyclopedia)
Sample sources - Internet references

We also completed a CLASSWORK assignment in the Research book.

HOMEWORK
Bring in index cards - we start research tomorrow
Spelling test Friday - please start studying
DOL Quiz - Friday

Here are the notes that students have been copying since last Friday in class.  Please check their notes to make sure that they are accurate.  MLA format is PRECISE!
Download source_cards_sample_overhead.doc

Research Vocabulary Definitions

source - firsthand document or reference work that gives information
thesis - the main idea of a paper
cite (citation) - to acknowledge or give credit to sources
MLA - a style used by students for research papers
outlining - pre-writing/organizing tool for information
source cards - index cards that show each source used for your paper
include author, title, publisher city, company name, and copyright year
note cards - index cards that include notes for research. 
include heading, # of source, page # and short notes
bibliography - a list of sources used when doing research
research - to gather information
document - to cite evidence or proof from a source
evaluate - to find out the significance or worth
topic - the subject of a piece of writing

Research Process

Today we finished our RESEARCH VOCABULARY.
We talked about our topics and the research process.

Students will be doing a research project. They will get a broad category (famous people, monuments/structures, inventions, historical documents) then they will CHOOSE their own topic. 
We will go to the Media Center to get sources and create SOURCE and NOTE cards.
Then, students will sort cards, create outlines and draft their research. 
WE WILL WORK ON THIS UNIT UNTIL March.

Spelling Words

These are the spelling words we are working with for the next TWO weeks.  They all have a Latin root.
ject - means to "throw"
pend - means to "hang"
duct - means to "lead"
rupt - means to "break"

projector
objective
injection
disruptive
eruption
bankrupt
suspended
appendix
conductor
productivity
conjecture
dejected
rupture
corruption
pendant
pendulum
impending
deductive
induction
abduction