1/31/12

Tuesday, January 31st

*Finish Writer's Workshop
*Info.:  3 Errors
*HW:  Practice
*BRING CURRENT DRAFT EVERY DAY!

*CHANGE:  Final Draft Due MONDAY, 2/6 before 11:59 via turnitin.com

1/30/12

Monday, January 30th

*Writer's Workshop
*Meanwhile, check first drafts
*BRING CURRENT DRAFT EVERY DAY!

*CHANGE:  Final Draft Due MONDAY, 2/6 before 11:59 via turnitin.com

1/26/12

Thursday, January 26th

*2nd Hour:  Survey
*First Draft Requirements
*Continue Drafting
*Completed First Draft Due MONDAY
*Final Draft Due Friday, 2/3

1/25/12

Wednesday, January 25th

*Review Model
---Voice
*Completed First Draft Due MONDAY
---In Writing Lab Wed. & Thur.
*Final Draft Due Friday, 2/3

1/24/12

Tuesday, January 24th

*2nd Hour:  COC Video
*Review Model
---Parenthetical Documentation

*Completed First Draft Due MONDAY
---In Writing Lab Wed. & Thur.
*Final Draft Due Friday, 2/3

1/22/12

Monday, January 23rd

 *Check 40 notecards
*Prewriting/Organizing
---Body Paragraphs
------Review notecards
------Slug with topics
---Draft a Working Thesis
------Define a question that your research can answer.
------Answer that question = draft your thesis.
------Self-Evaluate:  Goldilocks Zone
*Topic Outline Due Tomorrow
*Completed First Draft Due MONDAY
---In Lib. Classroom tomorrow; Writing Lab Wed. & Thur.
*Final Draft Due Friday, 2/3

1/20/12

Friday, January 20th

*In Library:  Researching
---40 (total) notecards due by Monday
------dig into your subtopics

1/19/12

Thursday, January 19th

*In Library:  Researching
*Check first 20 notecards
---40 (total) due by Monday
------dig into your subtopics

1/18/12

Wednesday, January 18th

*In library:  Researching
*20 (total) notecards due by TOMORROW
---40 (total) due by Monday

1/17/12

Tuesday, January 17th

*Check first 10 notecards
---20 (total) due by Thursday
---40 (total) due by Monday
*Finding Works Cited Info. on the internet.
*Quick note about evaluating sources

1/13/12

Friday, January 13th

*In Library
---Show me your research plan.
---10 cards by the start of class Tuesday.

1/12/12

Thursday, January 12th

*Snow Day

1/11/12

Wednesday, January 11th

*In library
*Together
---What now?
------Complete research plan (Due today)
------Remember process (see flowchart)
------40 cards total, 10 by Friday
------On each card:
---------Source title
---------Fact
---------Document
---As you read . . .
------What are the important, unanswered questions about your topic.  By the time you get to ~20 cards, your thesis should be starting to take shape.
*Begin Research
---10 cards by Friday

1/10/12

Tuesday, January 10th

*In library:
---Librarian:  Search Strategies
---You:  Informal research
*By tomorrow, decide on a topic (not a thesis, just a topic).

1/9/12

Monday, January 9th

*In library:
---Librarian:  Identifying Sources
---You:  Informal research

1/6/12

Friday, January 6th

*Check Freewriting
*Info.:  The Big Paper Details
*Peer Feedback
---Group-swap, and read each topic aloud.
---Discuss:
------Easy or difficult to find sources on this topic (4-6 pp)?  Label it.
------Very engaging, potential to engage readers, or not much potential?  Label it.
*Group-swap-back
---Review feedback
---Share with your groupmates the topic to which you're leaning.  See what they think.

1/5/12

Thursday, January 5th

*The Big Paper:  Topic Selection
---Still stuck?  Use computers to fish for ideas.
---See me to approve your three topics
---Complete freewriting
------due tomorrow

1/3/12

Wednesday, January 4th

*New seats
*Collect stray novels
*Distribute essays
---READ IT, along with the feedback
*Complete & turn in Essay Reflection
*The Big Paper
---Just a bit of info.
---Topic Selection
------Freewriting due by Friday