Language Arts for 6-1/LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2010

Language Arts for 6-1/
LaBarbera/Feb. 2-Feb. 9, 2010

1. The adventure story is in progress. Most students are nearing the "falling action" or the "solution." The written draft should be completed this Friday, Feb. 5.
THE FIRST TYPED DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE FEB. 8, 9, 10, OR 11.
THE FINAL TYPED DRAFT OF THE ADVENTURE STORY IS DUE FEBRUARY 16. ( AND NO LATER, THANK YOU.)

2. The work for the Research Paper begins February 8. All students must submit their research topic and five questions with the topic within the questions on Monday , Feb. 8. The assignment is checked by the teacher-librarian and graded by Ms. LaBarbera, Language Arts Teacher.

Please note the following:
Date: Classwork in Library ( within Language Arts class)........Due
Day #1 Work on Search Terms Sheet............................................Topic and research questions should have been done last week.
Monday, Feb. 8--no computers
Day #2 Finish search terms sheet ...................................................Search terms sheet due by the end of class.
Tuesday, Feb. 9--Review Print Source Cards and
Encyclopedia Index
Find print source ( must find before going to computers
unless approved otherwise.)
( no computers)
Day #3 Review website evaluation and source card
Wed. Feb. 10--Search time
( Use computers in media center.)
Day #4...Search Time
Thursday, Feb. 11.
Day #5--Search Time
Friday, Feb. 12---.................................................................................Website evaluation by end of class.
Day #6 Search Time
Tuesday, Feb. 16
Day #7...Easybib instructions...............................................................E-mail address
Wed. Feb. 17--Work on the Works Consulted Page.............................All sources @ beginning of class.
Day #8--Work on the Works Consulted Page 9 Easy bib.........
Thursday , Feb. 18
Day #9--Highlighting and making notecards.......................................Works Consulted ( Easybib) by end of class.
Friday, Feb. 19 Work on Easybib or notecards.
Day #10--Work on notecards.................................................................Check in first 5 notecards by end of class.
Monday, Feb., 22.
'( no computers.)


Other notes:
Each research question should include the topic in the question 9 no pronouns) and address one specific idea. Questions with multiple parts are complicated to research easily.
Minimum number of sources will be differentiated.
Suggestion is 4 websites and at least one printed source. This will be determined with differentiation.
Diffentiation will occur for this project through topics, questions, number of sources, and time allotment for the project.

The written draft of the paper will occur in the student's spiral notebook for the project AFTER note cards are checked and an outline has been produced from the notecards.
The final typed draft of the project is due March 18 &19.
What is due for this project:
Teacher will check all source cards,notecards, notes, outlines, and first written drafts.
Teacher will grade all of the above and the final typed paper which includes : Cover page, Outline page, The Research Paper, the Works Consulted page, and a blank note page in a clear plastic folder .

Ongoing: Literature Text book.
We are reading at least one poem per class, citing figurative language and vocabulary context clues.

Please contact the Teacher with questions.