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WELCOME TO SECOND
SEMESTER!WE’VE MADE IT HALF WAY!
"Anything worth doing, is worth doing right." Hunter S. Thompson
1/28/14
Learning Target: Describe the research paper process
Agenda1/28/14 Senior Project Reminders Review PP#3 and future portfolio plans Grade wrap up and new passes for
semester Bellwork
What should you be doing for your senior project right now? Make sure all your paperwork is updated
and current Did you change something? Update your
proposal, parent awareness form, and mentor agreement form.
Make sure you’re OFFICALLY approved with Mrs. Downs Tuck those papers away in a safe spot-class
portfolio folder? Keep updating your hour log with the
work you’re doing. Next hour log check is Thursday, March 27th.
15 hours should be completed by then!
Senior Project Database-get this in ASAP! A WHOLE LOT OF YOU!
This is where you go on the CHS homepage, click in the student section, and then follow the directions on the Google Form.
Important step for Mrs. Downs-please do this by FRIDAY (if you’re not sure how to, a really quick stop into the Career Center is the best way to do it!)
Portfolio connection to SRP
All those good revision skills will be put to MAXIMUM effect with your senior research paper! You’ll self-edit, peer-edit, and get a teacher
edit before your final You’ll be better prepared to take suggestions
for improvement to make sure you pass the first (or at least second!) attempt
After the SRP, you’ll feel like the last portfolio pieces are a breeze!
Bell Work 1/28/14
List any questions you have about the Senior Project Research Paper. Do you have an idea yet about what you want to write about?
Why Research?
To demonstrate a depth of knowledge related to your senior project topic
To answer questions about a topic you are interested in learning more about
To practice synthesizing information from multiple sources
To prepare yourself for the academic expectations of college
To demonstrate an ability to work and think independently
Or… just to meet the requirement for graduation and to get credit for my class!
The Hardest Part(s)?
Gathering resources appropriate to the task and reading level (independent, instructional, frustration)
Reading complex materials and identifying author’s claims
Understanding your sources well enough that you can enter into the discourse and add your own reflections and insights in your paper
It’s not really about writing, it’s about reading!
Our plan of attack
Check out this packet carefully Read over the first and second pages,
please, and be ready to ask any questions at __________
Library and Lab Times
Woah…we have a lot. Why? Because it takes a lot of time to find, read, and take
notes on good sources Because it gives you more time to work
collaboratively with teachers, librarians, and each other
Because I ask you to demonstrate skills throughout the process so you’re more likely to have a good final product
Because I have high expectations for quality, and I want to give you class time to complete most of it
Because we don’t add any other content until after you’ve submitted your teacher draft Don’t look a gift teacher in the mouth…use this
time wisely, or it will be reduced! Know where we are each day, and be on time to
the location! Behave respectfully in those shared spaces-we
want to be allowed to come in for all that time!
Topic Selection
This paper is about an issue related to your project; it’s not about your ACTUAL work
It’s not a report of facts, it’s more of a survey of attitudes and researched arguments about the issue
It’s not a “pro-con” paper- you’re not trying to persuade someone to agree with a position
It’s somewhere in the middle…present content objectively, focus on OTHER’s opinions, not yours
Good topics should be:
Manageable Narrow enough
Argumentative/Analytical Not persuasive, not a report
Relevant Connected to your project
Fun! Something you actually want to put
this much time and effort into learning about!
Does this topic pass the MARF test?
Project: Volunteering at a local homeless shelterPaper: Indentifying the leading causes of homelessness
Does this topic pass the MARF test?Project: reading to the elderly at a retirement home
Paper: Figuring out the best funding method for the future of Social Security