Thursday, December 1st

*Sample Essay
---Review "advice" organizer.
------Nailed it?  = checkmark
------Keep working on it? = ?
------Two additional notes for Eddie, either positive or critical
*Begin Drafting!
---Completed first draft due 12/7. Use . . .
------Prewriting (check today)
------Model Texts (McStudent's and the pros')
------Organizer (with "advice to future self")
------Notecards
------Interviews (treat as one)

*OBJECTIVE: Use narrative and informative writing to develop a draft of the feature story.

Wednesday, November 30th

*Check Prewriting
*Dubliners Essays:  Returned
*Sample Essay:  Eddie McStudent
---What rules seem to be controlling where I used parenthetical documentation?
*Begin Drafting!
---Completed first draft due 12/7.  Use . . .
------Prewriting
------Model Texts (McStudent's and the pros')
------Organizer (with "advice to future self")
------Notecards
------Interviews (treat as one)

*OBJECTIVE:  Use narrative and informative writing to develop a draft of the feature story.

Tuesday, November 29th

*Fact-checking
*Check 30 cards & interview #2
*Prewriting
---First, have at least 20 cards
---Due tomorrow
*Finished?
---Set up doc in GClassroom
---Feeling brave?  Jump in!

*OBJECTIVE:  Produce well-organized writing appropriate to task, audience, and purpose.

Monday, November 28th

*Fake News?  Why?
*Check 24 Notecards
*Absent Tuesday?

---Add interview to bibliography
*HW: Interview #2 Due TOMORROW, 11/29
*Continue Research
---HW: 30 cards due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Use books, databases, and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Tuesday, November 22nd

*Check 16 Notecards
*Add interview to bibliography

*Organize Notecards

---Drill down in to subtopics?
*HW:  Interview #2 Due TUESDAY, 11/29
*Continue Research
---HW: 24 cards due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Use books, databases, and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Monday, November 21st

*Check 10 Notecards
*Print Resources
*Interview #2 Details:  Due 11/29
*Continue Research
---HW:  16 cards due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE:  Use books, databases, and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Friday, November 18th

*Check 6 Notecards
*Keep Learning!
*HW:  10 Notecards Due MONDAY

*OBJECTIVE:  Use databases and websites to gather relevant, reliable information.

Thursday, November 17th

*Late Interviews?
*Catch up!
---1)  1st Database
---2)  1st Notecard
---3)  Research Plan
---4)  6 Cards Due TOMORROW
------Off-campus passwords in packet

*OBJECTIVE:  Use databases & internet resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

Wednesday, November 16th

*Check Interview #1 Answers
*Catch up!
---Intro to DATABASES
------Show off 1st database in bib.
---Intro to NOTEBOOK
------Show off 1st notecard
*Develop Research Plan
---Due Tomorrow
*6 Notecards Due Friday

*OBJECTIVE: Use databases, internet, & print resources to gather relevant, reliable information.

Tuesday, November 15th

*Intro to Databases
---Coming up empty?  Let's talk . . .
---Show me one database article added to your bibliography, then...
*Intro to EasyBib's Notebook
---Show me your first notecard.

*HW:  Interview #1 Answers Due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE:  Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information.

Monday, November 14th

*Website Evaluation:  The C.R.A.P. Test
---Website #1
---Website #2
---Website #3
---Website #4
---Website #5
---Website #6
---Website #7

*HW: Interview #1 Answers Due Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Evaluate multiple sources of information.

Friday, November 10th

*Transcription
---dictation.io
---Google Docs > Tools > Voice Typing

1)  Finish Proposal Conference
2)  Intro to Easybib
---ADD step 4.5:  Name your project "Lastname / Becker#" (# = hour)
3)  Compose Interview Questions

*HW:  Interview #1 Answers Due Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information.

Thursday, November 10th

*Collect Dubliners Books
*Got your topic?  Testify!
*Paper Proposals
---Due ASAP, 10pts
*Interview #1
---ANSWERS due Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Use EMPATHY to select a topic and gather information through an interview.

Wednesday, November 9th

*Late Essays = -1 letter-grade per day!
*Feature Story Notes
*Interview #1 Details
*Paper Proposals
---Due Tomorrow
*Collect Dubliners

*OBJECTIVE:  Learn to gather relevant information through a personal interview

Monday, November 7th

*18 yet? Registered? VOTE TOMORROW!
*Feature Story: Assignment Packet Walkthrough
*Elements of the Feature Story: Synthesis---Google Classroom

*REMEMBER!!! Final draft of Dubliners essay
---TONIGHT by 11:59 pm
------Submit to Turnitin.com
------Hit “Turn In” in GoogleDoc

---------MUST do BOTH to meet deadline!

*OBJECTIVE: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

Friday, November 4th

·        “Children Killing Children—Just Another Normal Day”

o   Break down the structure—what makes this piece?

o   Analyze until you can’t analyze anymore!

·        REMEMBER: Final draft of Dubliners essay due: November 7th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “Turn In” in GoogleDoc

Objective: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

Thursday, November 3rd

·        Check “Nintendo Power” and “Against All Odds” Rows in Organizer

o   Review/Discuss

·        Read “How David Beats Goliath”

o   Read 1^st three pages

o   Skim middle

o   Read last page

§  HOMEWORK: Complete third row of organizer.

§  Due tomorrow!

·        REMEMBER: Final draft of Dubliners essay due: November 7th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “Turn In” in GoogleDoc

Objective: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

Wednesday, November 2nd

·        If you were “sick” yesterday, read “Nintendo Power” and record your observations on the graphic organizer.

·        Then, everyone label:

o   Color #1: Narrative (Storytelling, “small”)

o   Color #2: Research (Comes from the author looking at a source, “big”)

o   Main idea?

·        Review organizer and start thinking: Who do I know with an interesting story to tell?

·        Homework: Read “Against All Odds” and complete next row of organizer: due tomorrow!

·        REMEMBER: Final draft of Dubliners essay due: November 7th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “Turn In” in GoogleDoc

Objective: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.

Tuesday, November 1st

·        Introducing… The Feature Story!

·        Read “Nintendo Power” and record your observations on the graphic organizer.

o   Due tomorrow

·        Start thinking about someone you know with an interesting story to tell!

·        Final draft of Dubliners essay due: November 7th at 11:59 pm

o   Submit to Turnitin.com

o   Hit “Turn In” in GoogleDoc

Objective: By analyzing model texts, we will understand the organization and style of feature stories.