To Do Before Class:

WRITE: compile your bibliography, put it together into a document. Select a report template from Canva and fill it out with the material you’ve written for

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To Do Before Class:

WRITE: Final Source entry 

WRITE: Conclusion (at least 400 words). For your conclusion: 

• You will summarize what you found in your research
• You will tell readers

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To Do Before Class:

READ AND ANNOTATE: Graff & Birkenstein, “Chapter 3: As He Himself Puts It – The Art of Quoting”

WRITE:  Your second “Source Entry” Draft (incorporating quotations).

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To Do Before Class:

WRITE: First source entry!  Post on Brightspace discussion posts. Read through this linked source and make sure you have at least one “quote sandwich” in there.

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To Do Before Class:

WRITE: Write a blog post (at least 400 words) in which you introduce your research question. You may find your topic anywhere– from Unit One to

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To Do Before Class:

READ AND ANNOTATE: “Research Starts with a Thesis Statement” from Bad Ideas about Writing

READ AND ANNOTATE: “Schools are Killing Curiosity” from The Guardian 

WRITE:

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To Do Before Class:

READ AND ANNOTATE: “A Talk to Teachers” by James Baldwin.

WRITE:  Blog Post (at least 300 words) In “A Talk to Teachers,” James Baldwin writes:

I would

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To Do Before Class:

REREAD and ANNOTATE: “Later”

WRITE: Using your plan for re-reading as a guide, re-read (and annotate in a different color than the first time) “Later.” When

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To Do Before Class:

WRITE: Complete revisions of your Unit One assignment (the Educational Narrative) and post in the Assignments tab on Brightspace. Remember to include the peer reviews that

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To Do Before Class:

WRITE: Bring a full draft of your Unit One assignment (the Educational Narrative) to class.

Class Topic:

Accessing Feedback and Approaching Revisions

In-Class Activities:

Procrastination Station

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