Announcements:

1. SPAM 1:  Rememember, your SPAM 1 deadline is next THURSDAY!  You must have your meeting and turn in the SPAM 1 form by 3:30 on that date.
2. Original Research Folks:  You should have your interview questions or surveys close to final by the end of this week.  That means interview questions should be run by me, and survey questions should be run by me and Kyle.
   

Starter 7

1. How is the independent work going?  What's been difficult for you about this process so far?  What's been easy?  What strategies are you using that are bringing you success?
2. How was the library work time yesterday (aside from my stupid blunder!)?  Was it useful to work in a big chunk of time, off campus?  Do you have suggestions for making it more useful?

Deep Reading Goals

1. Finish annotating all 5 sources
2. Finish your reading notes or your annotation key for ONE source (the one you will turn in)
3. Finish at least two intertextuality paragraphs

HOMEWORK
Finish the Deep Reading Goals listed above if you didn't finish them in class!

I'm Sorry!
Hey everyone, sorry about the library time mix-up.  Totally my fault.  I promise to be more careful in the future!

Need a Conference?
Lori's in the lobby by the front doors if you need to talk or need help finding or making sense of sources!

Deep Reading Goals for Today:

1. Finish reading and annotating all 5 of our sources.
2. Finish at least one of the required three intertextuality paragraphs (look at the assignment sheet if you're confused about this).

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish reading and annotating all 5 sources if you didn't finish today.

Starter 5: 

1. What's the most interesting thing you've found in your research so far?  How is this shaping the research you are doing, the questions you are asking, and your ideas for your paper?
   

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Review:  Daily Objectives and Fundraising Protocol
Review the objectives and goals for this week, and the fundraising protocol for those of you who need to raise some cash!  Both documents are linked on the Senior Project page of my DP.

Deep Reading and Research Goal:

1. Read and annotate your third source
2. Find a fourth source

HOMEWORK:
Finish the Deep Reading goal if you didn't in class today.  Remember, these deadlines are NOT flexible, so if you are absent (ahem, skiing...), there are NO EXTENSIONS, whether the absence is excused are not.

Starter 4:  Senior Project Advisor Survey
Take the survey linked above to help us figure out who your Senior Advisor will be!

Deep Reading Assignment Goals

1. Conference with Lori as needed.  If you didn't talk to me yesterday, you MUST conference with me today!
2. Read and annotate your second source
3. Find a third source

HOMEWORK

1. GET A LIBRARY CARD!
2. If you didn't finish the daily goals listed above, finish those.  

Annoucements

1. Hope you have your LIBRARY CARD today!  Otherwise you're a sucker.
2. Remember, don't just STOP if you hit the daily goal...keep going, get ahead, because you never know when you're going to run into a roadblock.

Starter 3: Alumni Advice

1. What patterns and themes do you see in this advice?  Identify and list at least 3.
2. What piece of advice do you think is the most helpful for you?  Explain why, and what you will do to make sure you are following this advice!

Research Question Conferences
I'll be calling you up one at a time to conference with me about your research questions.  Most of these will be fairly short.

Deep Reading Daily Goal:
By the start of class tomorrow, you should aim for...

1. Source 1 deeply read and annotated
2. Have Source 2 found and printed

HOMEWORK:
If you didn't finish the daily goal (see above) in class, finish it before class tomorrow!

Starter 2:  Research Quote
Read the quote linked above.  As you read it, underline and highlight sentences or ideas that strike or surprise you.  When you are done reading, respond in writing to the following questions:

1. What does this professor identify as the thing that hurts much non-fiction writing?  Do you agree or disagree with her assessment?
2. What sentence in this piece most stood out to you?  Copy it and explain why it strikes you, and what it makes you think.
3. Are you guilty of the bad habit she discusses in the second to last paragraph?  If not, how do you avoid this?  If you are, how could you avoid this mindset in the next few months?

Sample Paper Discussion
Get into a group of 3-4 students.  It doesn't matter which thesis you read.  Bring with you your reading notes and the thesis you read yesterday.  In your groups, discuss the following, and have one person jot down some notes for our debrief:

1. What were the main things you noticed as you read these papers?  Make sure you address organization, writing style, use of evidence, and the sources in their bibliography!
2. How can having this example in your head help you in your research process?
3. What did you learn from this example that you would like to apply to your own writing?
4. What questions do you have about the senior thesis now that you have read an example?  Write these down to ask Lori!

Deep Reading

1. Pair/Share:  What does it mean to deeply read something?  What does this process look like?
   
2. Read the Deep Reading assignment.  Annotate it with questions and concerns for Lori.
   
3. Ask Lori your questions, clarify the assignment to your satisfaction.
4. Need more clarity?  See the examples hung up at the front of the room, or watch the screencast "Deeply Reading an Academic Text" on the Senior Project page of my DP.

Academic Databases

1. Get your library card out, or steal a library card number from another student.
2. Go to the Senior Project page of my DP.
3. Scroll down to the video called "Remote Access to Library Databases"
4. Watch it, and do what it tells you!  Remember, have your library website open so you can follow along in a step by step way.

Research Goal and Time!
Time to use that database!  Your goal today is to find at least one good academic source from the library database, and print it out (feel free to use my printer for this)

HOMEWORK:

• LIBRARY CARD
• Find at least one good academic source from the library database, and print it out.  If you find more, AWESOME!!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Get your library card!  Do it NOW!

Starter 1:  Independent Work Survey
Take the survey linked above!   Make sure the click the "send me a copy of my results" button at the bottom of the page before you submit- we'll be coming back to these later!  We'll review the results as a class, and then in pairs you'll discuss the following things:

1. What is your biggest anticipated difficulty in working independently on your thesis?  Help each other develop potential strategies for overcoming your difficulties.
2. What is your biggest anticipated strength in working independently on your thesis?

Info Dump:  Review Deadlines, Honors, Expectations, etc.

1. Familiarize yourself with Senior Project DP Page
2. Review Senior Project Deadlines
3. Review Work Expectations
4. Review Honors Expectations

Research Question Refinment
Complete the workshop linked above to refine your research question (I won't say finalize, because many of them will still morph as you continue researching...as they should!).  Show it to Lori for the final round of feedback before moving on.

Research Question Compilation
To get us started on choosing your outside Senior Project Advisor, we need a complete list of your research questions and project ideas.  Go to the google doc linked above, and follow the directions!

Sample Senior Thesis Analysis
Choose ONE of the student examples based on the discipline of your own research question.  Read it, and take some notes on what you notice about how the paper is structured, and what you notice generally about their thesis.

Senior Thesis Examples:

• Molly Black:  Education and Standardized Testing (Ed. Philosophy)
• Tony Williams:  Music and the Brain (Neuroscience and Music)
• Shannon Etz:  Arts and Education (Educational Philosophy)
• Tucker Leavitt:  Water Arc Explosions (Physics)
• Bekah Kuster:  Energy Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases  (Energy)
  
• Cori Giannini:  Conceptualizing Beauty (Psychology)​​
• Lyle Bryson:  Trends and Youth Culture  (Marketing/Psychology)
  
• Philip Wiley:  What makes good science fiction?  (Literary Analysis)

HOMEWORK:
Read and annotate the sample senior thesis.  Have it done when you walk into class tomorrow!