Where I'm From poem

11/20: Follow the instructions on the handout to create your own poem.

Over the break

Plot out your movie on a story board, bubble cluster, outline, etc. Have an idea of how you want to organize your ideas and media.

Collect your images and music. Put them on a jumpdrive. This will be much easier at home than it will at school.

Read your book and work on your DJs.

Important Due Dates

Just in case you tuned me out in class and threw away the handouts, recognize that you entire note packet (6 sources) is due on Monday. Additionally, we will have our first lit circle meeting. That means you need to have the first third of your novel read and five discussion questions ready to go on Monday. I will not officially take up the DJs until 12/10...but don't let yourself get behind.

Library Info

Here is a link to Ms. Townsel's libguide.

If you have forgotten the passwords to the databases, please email me, comment on this post, or contact Ms. Townsel through edmodo.

11/12

Write a paragraph about one of last week's sources. I am looking for you ability to synthesize (put together) the paraphrases, summary, and/or quotes with proper citations.

We completed the KW chart and 5 research questions to guide our work in the library.

Here are the goals and homework for the week in the library.

11/9: Weird Citations & More Practice

We discussed the answers to these citation questions...see me to find out the answers.

We finally read article 2 from yesterday, recorded a proper citation, and took notes on the source.

11/8: note-taking and citations

Look at pages 32-36 in the handbook to record the proper citation for each source at the top of a note sheet (see below). Then, record a summary, paraphrase, and quote for each article. To review the difference between summaries, paraphrases, and quotes, look at page 17 in the handbook.
Note-paper
Citation Machine
Source 1
Source 2

11/7: Source Evaluation

Using the evaluation sheet, respond to each of the following sources:
Evaluation Sheet
Video
Article

Lit Circle Bookmarks

You must complete 15 total DJs for your book. Additionally, you will pose 5 higher order questions for each lit circle meeting. Please see complete requirements here:
Lit Circle requirements and bookmarks

Research Project

Submit your project proposal by 11/9.

Project Guidelines
MLA Citation Information
Citation Machine
Blank Note Sheets
Note-taking: Summary, Paraphrase, Quote

Wiesel Speech

11/2: Read and annotate the speech. Do NOT do the writing assignment. Instead, identify his main argument and the support/evidence of that argument.

Contemporary Genocides

11/1: Read ONE of these articles and complete the note sheet.

Dead Words

10/31: List of "dead" words to remove from academic writing.