Eng.+12+April+2015


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Early Release

Conferences 4:00-7:00 PM

Research and annotation || April 2

Early Release

Finish research and annotation || April 3

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 * April 13

[|Video] (12 minutes)

[|Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing]

[|More on paraphrasing]

Discuss with partner the "big issue" or "problem" to be tackled in your paper || April 14

Review [|quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing], if necessary

Begin writing introduction

[|Introductions and thesis statements]

Discuss with partner the "big issue" or "problem" to be tackled in your paper

REMINDER: Representative from Jostens will be here during lunches || April 15

Visit [|Collections textbook] Go to your 12th grade text and choose "Interactive Writing Lessons." Next, choose "Using Textual Evidence" and select "Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting."

Continue writing research paper--body paragraphs || April 16

[|Survey]

Continue writing research paper--body paragraphs

REMINDER: Composite pictures will be taken today || April 17

Continue writing research paper--body paragraphs

[|MLA Format]

[|APA Format]

[|Purdue OWL's APA Sample] ||
 * April 20

This week will be spent working on the research paper and citations.

[|Purdue OWL's APA Sample] || April 21 || April 22

[|Using numbers in research papers] || April 23 || April 24

Draft of 6 page paper with in-text citations and references due at the end of class ||
 * April 27

Begin presentation plan for project

Visit [|Collections textbook] Go to page CR3 and read "Kewauna's Ambition" || April 28

Visit [|Collections textbook] Go to page 3 and read "Marita's Bargain"

(Remember to use school email and owls######)

Discuss writing style || April 29

Visit [|Collections textbook] Go to page 19 and view "Don't Eat Fortune's Cookies"
 * relevance of central idea
 * development of central idea
 * focus and organization of speech
 * style of delivery || April 30

Project Plan due at end of class || May 1

Turn in Cedar Point forms

TED Talks--evaluate

and Steve Jobs ||