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Be Safe, Seniors!

2/29/2016

 
NOTE: Due to common knowledge that Monday is The Day That Shall Not Be Named (aka, Senior Skip Day), Tuesday is NOT, I repeat, NOT classroom optional.  You will need to show up on Tuesday with Parts I-IV of your outline PRINTED for critique!

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Friday, 3/4

SPAM 2- If you haven't sent this yet, NOW is the time!
See the Senior Project page of my DP for guidelines of what to include in your email to your advisor and the SPAM 2 Form you will need to turn in for this.

HOMEWORK:
  1. Outline Parts 1-IV:  PRINT a copy of this for outline critiques on TUESDAY. 

Outline, Part IV

2/26/2016

 
NOTE: Due to common knowledge that Monday is The Day That Shall Not Be Named (aka, Senior Skip Day), Tuesday is NOT, I repeat, NOT classroom optional.  You will need to show up on Tuesday with Parts I-IV of your outline PRINTED for critique!

Week Goals and Objectives:  
See my Senior Project Page for this week's daily benchmarks and all class resources and handouts.

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Friday, 3/4

SPAM 2- If you haven't sent this yet, NOW is the time!
See the Senior Project page of my DP for guidelines of what to include in your email to your advisor and the SPAM 2 Form you will need to turn in for this.

Guest Speaker- Judge Martha Minot
La Plata County Judge Martha T. Minot will visit with seniors to share her expertise and perspective about the legal issues surrounding drug and alcohol use among teens under and over 18.

Work Time
  1. Send SPAM 2 email to advisor (if you didn't already)
  2. Outline Part IV of paper

HOMEWORK:
  1. Outline Parts 1-IV:  PRINT a copy of this for outline critiques on Monday. 

Classroom Optional- Keep Outlining!

2/26/2016

 
Week Goals and Objectives:  See my Senior Project Page for this week's daily benchmarks and all class resources and handouts.

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Thursday, 2/25
  2. Tuesday, 3/1
  3. Friday, 3/4

SPAM 2 
See the Senior Project page of my DP for guidelines of what to include in your email to your advisor and the SPAM 2 Form you will need to turn in for this.

IGet your email sent to your advisor TODAY.

Work Time
  1. Send SPAM 2 email to advisor (if you didn't already)
  2. Outline Part 3 of paper

HOMEWORK:
  1. Outline:  Outline Part 3 of your paper. 

Thesis Workshop and SPAM 2 Email

2/24/2016

 
Thesis Workshop!
See the Senior Project page of my DP for the Thesis Workshop process.  If you were absent, do the process on the back of the sheet, then show me your revised thesis for my feedback.

Week Goals and Objectives:  See my Senior Project Page for this week's daily benchmarks and all class resources and handouts.

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Thursday, 2/25
  2. Tuesday, 3/1
  3. Friday, 3/4

SPAM 2 
See the Senior Project page of my DP for guidelines of what to include in your email to your advisor and the SPAM 2 Form you will need to turn in for this.

Get your email sent to your advisor TODAY.

Work Time
  1. Send SPAM 2 email to advisor
  2. Outline Part 2 of paper (Historical Context)

HOMEWORK:
  1. Outline:  Outline Part 2 of your paper. 

Heeeeeere we go...Let the outlining process commence!

2/23/2016

 
Turn in Annotated Bibliography:  Email or share with Lori in the first minute of class.

Week Goals and Objectives:  See my Senior Project Page for this week's daily benchmarks and all class resources and handouts.

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Thursday, 2/25
  2. Tuesday, 3/1
  3. Friday, 3/4

Bibliography Workshop:  We will clarify standards and format for our Senior Project bibliographies.  I will walk you through tools, and you will do a final peer critiques of someone’s Works Cited page.  Yes, this is nitpicky.  Yes, this is tedious.  Just get through it- it will be one less thing to think about when you are panicking and trying to finalize your thesis!  There's a resource on my Senior Project Page to help you with this. 
 
Outline Workshop:
  1. Revisit “Elements” handout.  Let’s make sure we’re clear on all the objectives.
  2. In Pairs:  Look at an example outline to make sure you’re clear on what’s required.
  3. On the examples, note with your partner (like, actually write notes):
    1. How does the author approach each element?
    2. Given the differences between this topic and yours, how will you approach each element?
    3. What do you notice about this outline?  How is it similar to outlines you’ve done in the past?  How is it different?
    4. What questions/concerns do you have?
  4. Now look at Tucker’s annotated example.  Read it, write down any questions you have at this point, and we’ll review it as a class.
  5. Class review to answer questions

Start Outlining!
Your goal for tomorrow is to get Part I (the introduction) outlined, and have a draft of a thesis statement (even if it's crappy).

HOMEWORK:
  1. Outline:  Outline Part 1 of your paper.  Get an initial draft of your thesis statement in there, so you'll have something to work with for our thesis workshop tomorrow.

Classroom Optional- Finish Annotated Bibliography

2/22/2016

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS!  NEW DUE DATES!
  1. Full Annotated Bibliography (8-10 sources)- TUESDAY, Start of Class (email or share with Lori)

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Monday, 2/22
  2. Thursday, 2/25

HOMEWORK:
  1. Finish Annotated Bibliography:  Due TUESDAY, 2/23, at the start of class (like, the first minute of class).  Email or share with Lori

Classroom Optional:  Finish Annotated Bibliography

2/19/2016

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS!  NEW DUE DATES!
  1. Deep Reading Redos- Friday, End of Class
  2. Full Annotated Bibliography (8-10 sources)- TUESDAY, Start of Class (email or share with Lori)

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Monday, 2/22
  2. Thursday, 2/25

HOMEWORK:
  1. Finish Annotated Bibliography:  Due TUESDAY, 2/23, at the start of class (like, the first minute of class).  Email or share with Lori

Annotated Bibliography Conferences

2/18/2016

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS!  NEW DUE DATES!
  1. Deep Reading Redos- Friday, End of Class
  2. Full Annotated Bibliography (8-10 sources)- TUESDAY, Start of Class (email or share with Lori)

Upcoming Classroom Optional Days:
  1. Friday, 2/19
  2. Monday, 2/22
  3. Thursday, 2/25

HOMEWORK:
  1. Finish Annotated Bibliography:  Due TUESDAY, 2/23, at the start of class (like, the first minute of class).

Annotated Bibliography and Deep Reading Review

2/16/2016

 
Starter: Deep Reading Survey
Take the survey to give me feedback on the Deep Reading assignment.
 
Review Deep Reading Assignment
If you have a highlighted section, you need to REDO that section, and turn it in to Lori by the end of class on Friday. Below are specific instructions for what to do for each highlighted section.  If you are confused about what you need to do, come and talk to me!
  1. ​Annotations:  To redo this, do substantive annotations on a NEW article (so you're not wasting your time).
  2. Lexicon List:  See my notes, redo to address them.
  3. Annotation Key/Reading Notes:  If you failed this section, you need to redo this as Reading Notes, using the Reading Notes Form.
  4. Intertextuality Paragraphs:  See my notes, redo to address them.
  5. Bibliography:  See my notes, redo to address them.

In Class
  • Review Annotated Bibliography assignment
  • Find more resources. Read them.
  • Annotated Bibliography for 5 sources
  • Annotated bibliography process check conferences- as soon as you're done with 5 sources, sign up for a conference so we can move this along.

Possible Sources for your Annotated Bibliography:
  1. Any of the articles you used for your Deep Reading assignment
  2. Newspaper/magazine articles
  3. Books
  4. Documentaries/TV Series 
  5. Interviews
  6. Survey Data
  7. Data from your own scientific experiment
  8. Websites (be careful here!  No blogs!  No crappy websites or Wikipedia!  If in doubt, ask me!)

HOMEWORK
  • Annotated Bibliography:  5 completed sources due on Tuesday, 18, at the Start of Class.  Email or share with Lori.  Have all 5 sources in ONE document.

Annotated Bibliography- Work it!

2/12/2016

 
Annotated Bibliography Purpose
See the Senior Project page for the full assignment handout.  We do the annotated bibliography for 3 main reasons:
  1. To expand your research into new sources and new types of sources
  2. To analyze sources with an eye towards how they'll fit together in your paper
  3. To get ready to outline and write, and to make this process easier

Possible Sources for your Annotated Bibliography:
  1. Any of the articles you used for your Deep Reading assignment
  2. Newspaper/magazine articles
  3. Books
  4. Documentaries/TV Series 
  5. Interviews
  6. Survey Data
  7. Data from your own scientific experiment
  8. Websites (be careful here!  No blogs!  No crappy websites or Wikipedia!  If in doubt, ask me!)

HOMEWORK
  • Annotated Bibliography:  5 completed sources due on Tuesday, 18, at the Start of Class.  Yes, you will need to work over your 4-day weekend.  Your goal for Wednesday should be to have at least 3 additional sources found and done.
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