1. THE OUTLINE SHOULD BE COMPLETED. THE WRITING OF THE RESEARCH PAPER IS IN PROGRESS.
a. The written draft of the research paper must be completed no later than March 17. Students are encouraged to peer edit their papers.
b. THE FINAL TYPED DRAFT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE MARCH 18-22.
2. Students are evaluated on their preparation in class for this project. We have utilized the library and computers. We have gathered sources and note cards. The students used http://mywebspiration.com for the creation of an outline. The Works Consulted page was created through easybib.com
The document, RESEARCH BASICS, gives instruction on margins, font, size, spacing, and page numbering. The class lessons have covered: Writing an introduction. How to preview keypoints in an introduction, how to cover the answers to 5 research questions in the paper, and how to write a conclusion to a research paper.
Your child has written two narrative compositions, two persuasive compositions, and an adventure story in this class. A narrative and a persuasive were written in timed sessions of the ISATs last week.
The research paper should be a representation of the student's best writing.
Up and coming ....( March, April , May, etc.)..Third Trimester :
Literature Pilot Text book... Benchmarks test#2 is Mid-May, 2010.
Illinois Learning Standards ..... affixes ( suffixes, prefixes).
Language Network text-----Class lessons covering prepositions, appositives, and gerunds.
Writing in other styles: Advertisements, jokes, fortune cookie fortunes, sky writing messages, free verse poetry...., summaries.
Mechanics: Capitalization and punctuation.
Writing Process: Fantasy or Sci-Fi Story.
