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NO DOL this week

Because the project is due and we are presenting, ther is NO DOL this week!

Projects Due!

Research Projects are due today and students MUST present (4) facts from their topic and the significance of....

Many students volunteered to present.

Students will be presenting today - Thursday.  I took volunteers first, then called on students randomly.  MOST blocks had students volunteer.  IF YOUR CHILD DID NOT VOLUNTEER, they can LEAVE TRI-BOARD IN ROOM until they present, OR take their project home to finish/adjust/fine-tune.
HOMEWORK
Test on Friday - here is TEST REVIEW Download research_process_test_review.doc
Complete vocab (given 2 weeks ago) - due Thurs  Download research_vocabulary.doc

Happy Friday

DOL Quiz today - this is the LAST quiz of the quarter.

Today, students worked PRODUCTIVELY on their projects.  Some students typed papers, others typed outlines, many printed pictures and titles for their tri-boards, and EVERYONE was working.

It went SO WELL, that I am giving ANOTHER work day on Monday, March 10th.
Here is a BLANK OUTLINE that students can download and use to complete their outline.
Download blank_outline.doc

PROJECTS due Tuesday, March 11th on tri-boards.

HOMEWORK
Finish Research vocabulary sheetDownload research_vocabulary.doc

Making a Bibliography

Wednesday's DOL:
1.  type of sentence     2.  independent clauses     3.  Subjects      4.  Predicates
5.  direct objects       6.  predicate adjective       7.  object of preposition(s)

Today, we organized our source cards and began writing our BIBLIOGRAPHY. 
Here are some sheets to help write your bibliography:
Download bibliography_cheat_sheet.doc
Download bibliography_source_samples.doc

Homework
1.  Finish your bibliography - due tomorrow
2.  Bring in a flash drive and colored paper so you can work on your project.
    You can also bring in glue, markers, construction paper, etc.
3. Thursday & Friday - students will be able to work on things to put on their tri-board.  COME TO SCHOOL PREPARED and READY TO WORK!

Research Project Guidelines

On Monday, March 3rd, students received the PROJECT sheet for this RESEARCH Project.
Download l.Arts Research Project Requirement.doc

UPCOMING WEEK:
Wed., 3/5
Lesson on "How to write a bibliography"
Thurs., Fri., 3/6 & 3/7
Students have class time to work on:
typing outlines
printing pictures for project tri-board
making signs/labels
typing papers
putting together parts of tri-board
Lap tops will be available. 
If students start typing outlines/papers, they MUST bring in a jump drive to SAVE their documents.
Tues., 3/11 PROJECTS DUE

D-Day - Draft Day!

This week's DOL
My cousin is happy about visiting our family in Georgia, so we have several, exciting places to visit in Atlanta.
Tuesday's task:  List the words vertically and write in the parts of speech for each.

Today we checked OUTLINES again (many students were NOT prepared yesterday), and students worked on using their outlines to begin their rough drafts.  Many students are BEHIND and were unable to use their class time to write and ask questions.

DRAFTS are due tomorrow.
Students should use their OUTLINES and NOTE CARDS to write their DRAFTS.  EACH item (Roman numeral) on their outline should be a PARAGRAPH.

Paragraph I is the introduction and thesis statement
LAST Paragraph is the conclusion

HOMEWORK
1.  Complete your rough draft for your research paper/summary
2.  Bring in your SOURCE cards - tomorrow we are working on writing a bibliography

Thesis & Outline DUE Mon., Mar. 3rd!

On Friday, we explored sample thesis statements and students were given a guide for their outlines. 

HOMEWORK

1.  ALL note cards DUE
2.  Complete OUTLINE due.
The outline should follow the note cards as students put them in stacks.
Here is a BLANK outline.  Download blank_outline.doc
Students can change the numbers/letters to fit their information. 
Use the information on this week's BLOG to help sort/organize their note cards.

PLEASE NOTE:  Students MAY find that they need additional information on their topic as they begin to write their outline.