Thursday, December 5, 2013

Today's Tasks

1. December Home Reading Book

a. Submit your December Home Reading Book to the link below:
December Home Reading Book Submission Form

2. Review of Informative Writing Assignment

a. The assignment is linked again for those that may have missed it.

Informative Essay Assignment

b. Review expectations and what assignment requirements are:
     i. Five outside sources must be used... (one must be Mitch     
          Albom's Five People book.
     ii. Essay Overview Review

3. Noodle Tools Review

a. Research with databases

     i. Citing databases
b. Research with websites
     i. Validity of websites
     ii Citing websites

c. Note Cards Use
     i Notes and Outline 
d. Tasks to Complete on Noodle Tools

4. Start Research

a. Create/Copy several tasks for Noodle Tools 
b. Complete topic selection task on Noodle Tools with Research Question and Preliminary Thesis Statement
c. Begin research to complete Note Card and Works Cited task.

5. Home Reading for November Check Off

a. As students work individually on essay research, we will continue to check off home reading for November.

6. Homework

a. We will pass off the November Home Reading book TODAY.
b. Choose a book for December. If you have not submitted this today, it will need to be done by next class.

b. Study your vocabulary and grammar daily.

c. Complete tasks on Noodle Tools on time!