Day 1- Annotated Bib + POL Review

DUE DATES- ON TIME​​​​​​​​

1. POL Notes Review + Plan Checked off. DUE: Wednesday, 1/8, by noon. See Kyle, Lori, or Jessica.
2. Annotated Bibliography PROCESS CHECK (5 sources). DUE: Monday, 1/13, by end of class. SHARE with Lori.
3. POL Notes Review + Plan- Completed with signatures. DUE: Tuesday, 1/21, start of class. In basket.
4. Annotated Bibliography FINAL (8-10 sources). DUE: Tuesday, 1/21, start of class. Google Classroom.​

 
DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)​​​

1. Nothing!

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Announcements:

1. Off Campus Work on WEDNESDAY- Smiley Cafe or Durango Public Library. Be there at 9:30am, plan on being released at 12:00.  This is a big chunk of work time, so bring what you need to be productive.  Need to print things?  Do it on Tuesday!
2. Schedule this Week- Normal core classes Tuesday and Thursday, off-campus Wednesday from 9:30-12:00, Friday all seniors here from 9:30-12:00.
3. Grading for this Semester. 50% final draft thesis (yes, you will have an opportunity to revise), 30% TED Talk, 20% everything else (drafts, SPAM meetings, etc.). 
4. GripTape Applications HERE. Submit anytime in January. 
5. Senior Project Funding Applications are HERE. Submit anytime.
6. Spanish 4- Go to Spanish Tuesday and Thursday.
7. Language- Stop swearing. In classes, in hallways, in this building in general.

Starter 1: Work Habits
Work Habits

1. How well did your work habits/behaviors serve you for the Deep Reading assignment? Discuss 1-2 things that worked well for you that you'd like to continue, and 1-2 things you would like to change, and how you might change these habits. 

POL Notes Review + Plan
The goal here is to review the feedback you received, and use that to make a concrete plan moving forward into the next stage of research. Let's get started on the assignment in Google Classroom. You will need to get these checked off by one of us on Wednesday, and then completely signed off before you turn it in with your annotated bibliography.

Our Rationale about the next assignment!
This is actually a really key piece- it requires you to engage and interact with your sources at a deeper level, and it's something that former seniors have found hugely helpful once they enter into the writing process.  If you do this well, you should have some pieces of analysis and evidence that you can pop right into your thesis when you are drafting.  This is also a task that is key to academic research, and is likely something you are going to have to do at some point in college- I've talked to a number of alumni who have had to do this in college.  As far as the number of sources, the more research you do, the more you know.  Remember-- the goal of a writing assignment is the RESEARCH, not the actual writing. The downfall of  much non-fiction writing is not having done enough research.

Example Annotated Bibliographies
Read over two of the examples: Annotated Bibliography Examples

1. What do you notice about their annotated bibliographies?  Explain what stands out to you and why.
2. How do you think this type of notes might be useful when you go to outline and write your senior thesis?  Explain.
3. Read over this document outlining acceptable uses of AI for this assignment and the cost of using these tools. This is a living document and is subject to change.

Annotated Bibliography

1. Read CAREFULLY over the instructions for this assignment.  
2. If you are confused, you have a few strategies:
   1. Check out the example that's linked on the Senior Project page of my DP
   2. Talk to a classmate (or a few classmates)
   3. Talk to Lori or Jessica
3. Start on this assignment.  
4. Daily Goal for Today:  Find (and print!) at least two additional sources.  Remember, these must be reputable, but do NOT have to be from academic journals.  If you find these quickly, start reading and annotating them!  For those of you doing original research, this is where you should start using interviews as sources!

Meet With People Doing Original Research/Interviews

1. Interview vs Focus Group vs Survey- Pros and Cons
   1. Interview and Survey/Focus Group Question Tips and Tricks
      1. Interview Question Resources
   2. Focus Group Guide
   3. Survey Guide

1. Questions written and shown to Jessica or Lori
2. Plan for who to reach out to and how (what method)- go back to POL advice
3. Start getting these scheduled ASAP
4. Daily Goal for Today: Read the appropriate guide, decide on your method, write your questions (interview, survey, or focus group). Figure out who you would like to reach out to.  Bring all this to a conference with Lori tomorrow. ​