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Research Brief- FINISH ITTTTTT!

12/19/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Research Brief Version 2.0. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Annotated Bibliography Part 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.
Research Brief Reflection/Revision Prewrite. DLAST DAY TO TURN IN: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

Announcements:

Get your work done! Unless we have spoken of another arrangement, ALL WORK for the semester must be turned in no later than 3:30 pm today.
Proud of you all for this last push! You will deserve the rest ahead of us.
The week after break is a modified schedule, FYI. Plan on being here from 9:30-12. Remember no school on Monday, January 5th: Teacher PD day.

BEfORE SUBMITTING….

Do a final revision check using this Self-Critique protocol. Option to trade with a partner and do the same protocol for each other!

RESEARCH BRIEF 2.0: TURN IT IN!

Review: Quote Setup and In-Text Citation

12/18/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Research Brief Version 2.0. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Annotated Bibliography Part 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.
Research Brief Reflection/Revision Prewrite. DLAST DAY TO TURN IN: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

Announcements:

Get your work done! Unless we have spoken of another arrangement, ALL WORK for the semester must be turned in no later than 3:30 pm on Friday. Yes, tomorrow. I will be grading everything except the Research Briefs over break. The Research Briefs will be graded our first week back, so they will be fresh in my head when we do writing goals conferences.

Setting Up Quotes

Review signal phrases
Pass out Setting Up Quotes handout.

In Text Citation Review

Walk through a quick review of in-text citation rules

Transition to Work Time:

Ticket into work time or other work zones is to show me two quotes that are set up correctly using signal phrases, correct punctuation using one of the three methods, and an in-text citation. Highlight them in your draft and show your Humanities teacher.

Work Time Priorities

Finish drafting and revision of Research Brief 2.0
Have a mostly completed draft tomorrow ready for a self-critique/assessment + revision

Research Brief Version 2.0- Drafting

12/16/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Research Brief Version 2.0. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Annotated Bibliography Part 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.
Research Brief Reflection/Revision Prewrite. DLAST DAY TO TURN IN: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

Announcements

Wednesday- Working off campus! Be at Smiley Cafe or Library no later than 9:30.

Thesis Statement Starter
Do this in preparation for our conferences today- one more revision of your thesis statement!

Work Time Goals for Tuesday and Wednesday

Finish drafting/revising paragraph 1 of Research Brief 2.0
Conference with Lori/Jessica
Revise and refine paragraphs 2-6
GOAL- come in Thursday with a complete draft of Research Brief 2.0 for revision

Research Brief Reflection

12/15/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Research Brief Reflection/Revision Prewrite. DUE: 11:59 pm, Monday 12/15. Google Classroom.
Research Brief Version 2.0. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Annotated Bibliography Part 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

Announcements

Wednesday- Working off campus! Be at Smiley Cafe or Library no later than 9:30.

Starter: Gratitude
Write down 5 things you are grateful for. Share one of them out with the class.

Research Brief Reflection and Revision Prewrite
Complete this analysis of your Research Brief from your thesis defense. This assignment has two goals:

To build your metacognition around your own writing skills
To lead into writing goals that we will set at the start of next semester
To give you a guide for the revisions/expansions as we write Research Brief Part 2 this week.

This is due at midnight tonight, but you should be able to finish in class.

Done with that? Begin writing/outlining Research Brief 2.0
The goal here is to revise and add to your previous research brief. This will be a Frankensteinian creation in which we add limbs and body parts to make your original brief a more perfect creation (although some of you will probably need to chuck the previous limbs in an incinerator and gather some new corpses).

Annotated Bibliography Part 2- Finish it!

12/11/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

POL Notes Review + Plan. DUE: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.
Annotated Bibliography Part 2. DUE: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.
Research Brief Reflection/Revision Prewrite. DUE: 11:59 pm, Monday 12/15. Google Classroom.
Research Brief Version 2.0. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/19. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)
None!

(In lieu of)Starter: Teacher Pep Talk (proud of you guys for this push; it matters! We are in an iteration and laying the groundwork for the enormous academic tasks of next semester! You are fully immersed in the academic conversation! One more push…)

Preview the Next Iteration: Research Brief 2.0
The goal here is to revise and add to your previous research brief. This will be a Frankensteinian creation in which we add limbs and body parts to make your original brief a more perfect creation (although some of you will probably need to chuck the previous limbs in an incinerator and gather some new corpses).

Done with Annotated Bib Part 2 and ready to get started on the writing? Start with the Research Brief Reflection and Revision Prewrite (in Google Classroom)

Work Goals for Thursday/Friday

Finish and submit Annotated Bibliography and POL Notes Review
If you are finished with the Annotated Bibliography, submit it early and work on the Research Brief Reflection and Revision Prewrite assignment (due 11:59 PM Monday!)

Annotated Bib Part 2...keep on truckin'.

12/9/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

POL Notes Review + Plan. DUE: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.
Annotated Bibliography Part 2. DUE: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)
None!

Announcements

Wednesday- Working off campus! Be at Smiley Cafe or Library no later than 9:30.
Kick in the Pants- The semester is coming to an end quickly! Make sure, especially if you are riding the line of passing, that you are doing the things you need to do to pass. Gandalf will not be coming to save you…

Starter- Feedback Survey

Lori Fisher Feedback Survey

Work Goals for Today: Before the start of class on WEDNESDAY, I have…

Found all 5 new sources for my annotated bibliography
Read all FOUR new sources
Completed an Annotated Bibliography Entry for at least FOUR new sources.
Checked in with my Humanities teacher if I am done with all the above things for feedback on my annotated bibliography entries so far

Annotated Bibliography Part 2, Week 2

12/8/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

POL Notes Review + Plan. DUE: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.
Annotated Bibliography Part 2. DUE: 3:30 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)
None!

Announcements

Wednesday- Working off campus! Be at Smiley Cafe or Library no later than 9:30.
Kick in the Pants- The semester is coming to an end quickly! Make sure, especially if you are riding the line of passing, that you are doing the things you need to do to pass. Gandalf will not be coming to save you…

Starter (10 min)

Where are you at with your research process right now?
What can you do with your annotated bibliography notes/reflections to set yourself up for success when we start outlining and writing next semester?

Work Goals for Today: Before the start of class on TUESDAY, I have…

Found all 5 new sources for my annotated bibliography
Read at least four new sources
Completed an Annotated Bibliography Entry for at least three new sources.
Checked in with my Humanities teacher if I'm done with tasks 1-3 above for feedback on my annotated bibliography entries so far

Annotated Bibliography- Get 'er done!

12/4/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Deep Reading Re-dos. DUE: 11:59 pm, Sunday 12/7. Google Classroom.
POL Notes Review + Plan. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Expert Interview Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Start of Class, Wednesday 11/19. Google Classroom.
Action Project Reflection. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: End of Class, Monday 12/8. Google Classroom.

Announcements

Deep Reading Re-Dos- Look at grades in IC. You MUST re-do any scores that are not passing. See me if you’re not sure- I have a list. Those re-dos are due no later than Sunday, 12/7 at midnight.

Starter: Turn and Talk (partners or table groups)

What’s one cool new thing you have learned in this round of your research?
As you do this assignment for a second time, how are you finding the difficulty? Is it easier than before? Harder?
What strategies are you using this round for research, reading, and note-taking that you have changed or added since the first round? How has your process changed based on your past experience?

Work Goals for Today: Before the start of class on MONDAY, I have…

Completed and turned in my POL Notes Review.
Found all 5 new sources for my annotated bibliography
Read at least three new sources
Completed an Annotated Bibliography Entry for at least two new sources.
Completed and resubmitted any Deep Reading Redos that you need to do (due at midnight on Sunday!)

Annotated Bibliography- Keep plugging!

12/4/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Deep Reading Re-dos. DUE: 11:59 pm, Sunday 12/7. Google Classroom.
POL Notes Review + Plan. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Expert Interview Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Start of Class, Wednesday 11/19. Google Classroom.
Action Project Reflection. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: End of Class, Monday 12/8. Google Classroom.

Announcements

Deep Reading Re-Dos- Look at grades in IC. You MUST re-do any scores that are not passing. See me if you’re not sure- I have a list. Those re-dos are due no later than Sunday, 12/7 at midnight.

Work Goals for Today: Before the start of class on Friday, I have…

Completed and turned in my POL Notes Review.
Found at least 3 new sources for my annotated bibliography
Read at least one new source
Completed an Annotated Bibliography Entry for at least one new source
Completed and resubmitted any Deep Reading Redos that you need to do

Work Time Priorities

Finish POL Notes Review- turn it in on Google Classroom so Lori can print it for you to get signatures! You will turn in the page with all the signatures as soon as it is completed, but no later than the end of the day next Friday.
Annotated Bibliography part 2
1. Find new sources- use your POL feedback and Notes Review as a guide!
2. Have Lori/Jessica print them for you
3. Start reading/annotating/taking notes
4. Do NOT USE AI to write your summaries or write your reflection/assessment. This will result in a zero for this assignment, and could mean you do not pass this semester of Humanities.
Deep Reading Re-Dos
1. Spend some time on these if you are on the list!

Off Campus Work- Annotated Bibliography

12/3/2025

DUE DATES- ON TIME

Deep Reading Redos. DUE: 11:59 pm, Sunday 12/7. Google Classroom.
POL Notes Review + Plan. DUE: 11:59 pm, Friday 12/12. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Expert Interview Notes. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Start of Class, Wednesday 11/19. Google Classroom.
Action Project Reflection. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: End of Class, Monday 12/8. Google Classroom.

Hello Seniors!

Welcome to winter! It's a lovely day to cozy up with coffee and/or books, and get some stuff done.

Here are your work priorities for today:

Deep Reading Redos- See the linked list here for folks who have to redo. Remember, the redone sections get re-submitted to the assignment, and if you revise more than the required sections, you should leave me a comment saying which ones I should look at when I regrade. See my comments on the IC rubric for guidance, and come check in with me for further instruction! These are due no later than midnight Sunday, 12/7. For those of you on the borderline grade-wise, this resubmission could really help you!
Annotated Bibliography Research- You need to find 5 NEW sources, then read them and complete annotated bibliography entries for them. This is due next Friday. Your goal for today should be to find, read, and complete an entry for at least one new source. Again, come see me if you have questions or need help finding sources!

As always, please consult with us for guidance and support, or if what you should be doing is not clear. Kyle is at the library, Lori is at Smiley, and Jessica, unfortunately, is stuck in her driveway. She is available via email, or you can talk to Lori for humanities help.

Drive safe, and we'll see you all soon!

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