Category: Weekly Assignments (Page 4 of 4)

Project 2  DRAFT Due Mon. Nov. 7th 

Project 2 – Reflective Annotated Bibliography Due Mon. Nov. 14th 

 

Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography

***THUR. Sep. 29**

In Class

• PowerPoint
• Celebrate Our Literacy Narratives! 
• Closely look at Project 2
• Narrow Down Topic Choices
• Read and discuss  “Research Starts with a Thesis Statement” from Bad Ideas about Writing

Homework

• Begin Project 2: Step 1- Choose a topic and add it to the class topics list
• Read “Wikipedia Pops Up in Bibliographies” by Larry Gordon and write a response to the questions on OpenLab.

Mon. Oct. 3   

In Class                                            

• Generate 5-8 research questions on the topic to guide your research. These questions should be questions that inspire your curiosity, drive your interest on the topic and will help you narrow down your research. 
• Read “Freewriting Exercises” by Peter Elbow and discuss what to include in a free write– do a free write
• Discuss what type of sources might help answer your research questions

Homework

• Read “School Is Killing Curiosity” by Wendy Berliner and write a response to the questions on OpenLab          

Wed. Oct. 12

In Class

• PowerPoint
• Review your research questions! Write a thoughtful response to these questions. Spend some time on this– because this will serve as the first draft of the introduction for your annotated bibliography!
  • Why are you interested in this question?  (Feel free to talk about your own personal experience with the topic, or to tell an anecdote about your experience with this subject matter) 
  • What do you expect to find in your research? (Why do you expect to find this?)
  • What will you do if you find information that goes completely against what you had expected to find? (Will you throw it out? Will you write about it anyway? Will you challenge your own assumptions?) 
• Explore the elements of a Reflective Annotated Bibliography and practice with a class text
• Learn HOW to research. Model how to find sources. Begin to find sources. 

Homework

• Find your 3 sources for your topic. Remember, the sources must be in 3 different genres. Add your sources to OpenLab.                  

 MON. OCT. 17

In Class

• PowerPoint
• Learn how to cite sources for a bibliography and prepare the bibliographic entry
• Discuss how to determine if a source is credible and evaluate your sources for credibility
• Explore FAKE News! 
•  Begin the 5Ws and 1 H for EACH SOURCE!

Homework

• Write bibliography enty for all 4 sources 
• Read “Backpacks vs. Briefcases” by Laura Bolin Carroll and write a response to the questions on OpenLab

Wed. Oct. 19

In Class

• PowerPoint
• Discuss “Backpacks vs. Briefcases” by Laura Bolin Carroll
• BRING PRINT COPIES OF YOUR SOURCES TO CLASS! (if a video or podcast, bring a device to watch/ listen). 
• Discuss the elements of a summary of a source and prepare to write summaries of your 3 sources
• Discuss Rhetoric and Rhetorical Situations
• Discuss Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)

Homework

• Read “Is Google Making Us Stupid” by Nicholas Carr and write response to the questions on OpenLab

**DRAFT of Project 2 Due Mon. Nov. 7th             

Mon. Oct. 24    

In Class       

• **LIBRARY VISIT**
• BRING PRINT COPIES OF YOUR SOURCES TO CLASS! (if a video or podcast, bring a device to watch/ listen). 
• Discuss how to prepare a short oral presentation on your research 

Homework

• Write a summary of your 3 sources.
• On Wednesday, you will be briefly presenting your research with our class. You will create a short oral presentation on your research. The presentation can be the summaries you write and a brief explanation of how you found the sources or something you found interesting in one of them! Just whatever pops out at you that you think the rest of the class might find interesting! 

**DRAFT of Project 2 Due Mon. Nov. 7th                                                           

Wed. Oct. 26

In Class

• Oral presentations of research
• Read and discuss “They Say I Say” by Graff and Birkenstein
• Choose and evaluate quotations from your sources
• Draft a source entry

Homework

• Draft ONE source entry and post on OpenLab

**DRAFT of Project 2 Due Mon. Nov. 7th

Mon. Oct 31

In Class

• PowerPoint
• Draft second source entry
• Review elements of a Reflective Annotated bibliography and make sure you include them all in your drafts
• Explore how to write Introductions and Conclusions 

Homework

• Draft SECOND source entry and post on OpenLab

**DRAFT of Project 2 Due Mon. Nov. 7th

Wed. Nov. 2

In Class 

• PowerPoint
• Draft 3rd source entry
• Compile your Reflective Annotated Bibliography. Put all the pieces together: Introduction, 3 Source Entries, Conclusion. 

Mon. Nov. 7

In Class 

• PowerPoint
• Engage in Peer Revising and Editing Sessions
• Use the Revising and Editing Checklist to strengthen our writing
• Share a favorite part of your projects
• Introduce Unit 2 Reflection

Homework

• Project 2 Due Mon. Nov. 14th