//melvindale.melnapschools.com/apps/classes/1000706/assignments/ Class Name: 4th Hr. Honors Lit/Comp 3-4 Collard - SEMESTER 1 Instructor(s): Jennifer Collard en-us SchoolSitePro //melvindale.melnapschools.com/homeworkItem6803212 //melvindale.melnapschools.com/apps/classes/1000706/assignments/
Please complete the Final Exam. While most people will be able to complete the final exam DURING our class time today, the exam itself is due just before midnight tonight in case anyone needs more time to answer the questions. Please read the directions on the top of the page to help you complete the exam.

Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and creative learning this semester! Let's finish strong! You've got this!

Mrs. Collard

P.S. I have been grading, and will continue to grade, your essays and essay-related assignments, including Source Logs (for 10th grade) submitted late. While I am checking emails, I am not responding immediately because I am focused first on grading. You are welcome to email me; just know that a response will not be immediate. Thank you.

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Attached are two documents. The document titled, "Write Your Essay Here," is where you can type your essay. The document titled, "Essay Formatting" is a guide to help you format your essay correctly. Please use that guide. Correct formatting is an essay requirement.

Finally, there is a link to a helpful Purdue OWL website about how to set up your essay. This website has a helpful visual with notes that can explain what to include and why.
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1 - At a minimum, your job is to complete the Thesis Statement portion of your Outline by Today (Jan. 6, just before midnight).
2 - You are also encouraged to work on your outline further, as the due date will approach very soon. (Due dates listed below.)

The entire outline is due on Tuesday, January 12th at midnight. We will have the majority of our class on Monday, January 11th to work on the outline so that you can ask questions, etc. However, please work on this BEFORE class so you can ask questions DURING that class time. Your Outline is the basis of your Research Paper, and it is a grade in and of itself. USE IT. TAKE IT SERIOUSLY TO MAKE YOUR PAPER EASIER TO WRITE. THE FINAL RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

→ Revise and Resubmit your Works Cited Page TODAY (Jan. 7)
→ Research Paper Outline: Thesis Sentence TODAY (Jan. 7)
→ Research Paper Outline due on Wednesday, Jan. 13 for 4th, 5th, and 6th Hour.
→ Research Paper due on Friday, Jan. 15 at midnight. THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE.

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Using the Works Cited Template, along with the sources provided, use YOUR Source Log (the left hand column for each entry) to create 3 Works Cited Entries on your Works Cited Page.

YOU ARE TURNING IN THE WORKS CITED PAGE HERE, BUT YOU WILL ALSO ATTACH (COPY AND PASTE) THAT PAGE TO THE FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR RESEARCH ESSAY.


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Please attach your Research Log here to receive a grade. This is the location I will check to grade your Research Logs.

Please note that this is an assessment grade.

All materials related to the Research Log and the Research Paper can be found on Google Classroom.

You can turn in your Research Log by accessing it from your Google Drive.

NOTE:
The grade book has two assignments for this Source Log.
--> The first assignment is called, "Source Log Completion" and is worth 20 points for completing the entirety of the Source Log. It is an assessment grade.
--> The second assignment is called, "Source Log Assessment" and is worth 20 points. The rubric is used to evaluate the quality of work for this assignment and a letter grade is awarded. It is also an assessment grade.
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Using the materials from Assignments Week 15, along with the attached materials today, complete Entry #2 on your Source Log about the topic (and research question) you chose.

Remember that Entry #1 on the Source Log was about the Whales Article. Entry #1 should now be complete. But for Entry 2 and Entry 3, you will find a reliable source (keeping in mind the Crash Course video from Civic Online Reasoning) to address your research question. After finding that online source, complete Entry #2 on your Source Log.

Finally, use the Purdue Online Writing Center (OWL) to help you complete the left hand column of Entry #2 on your Source Log.

NOTE: Please do not submit your Source Log to Google Classroom yet. HOWEVER: Be prepared for a possible in-class check, mini quiz, or group activity about your Source Log for next class.
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Your task is to complete Entry #1 on your Source Log using the article, "Whales are Vital to Curb Climate Change - This is the Reason Why." Please complete both the left and right column on the Source Log for Entry #1.

All materials that you need are located under "Research Paper: Session 1." That's the Assignment on Google Classroom from earlier in the week. I have posted the most essential documents here as well. PRO TIP: Make sure you put all of your work on ONE Source Log.

NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT TURN IN YOUR SOURCE LOG YET. WE WILL TURN IT ON ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. COMPLETE ENTRY #1 ON YOUR SOURCE LOG. BUT DO NOT TURN THE SOURCE LOG IN YET.

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Located below, are several materials we will use throughout our Research Writing Unit. Also included is the Research Topics Sheet that you will need to complete before our next class, as well as the Source Log document.

HERE IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE OUR NEXT CLASS:
(1) Complete the Research Topics sheet by recording your research topic + your research question under the appropriate hour. (Find your hour first and then write your research topic and research question.)

(2) Complete the first three prompts on the Source Log. Those prompts are, "Your Research Topic." "Your Research Question." "Why do you want to research this topic?"




--> THIS IS AN UPDATED LIST FROM OUR LAST CLASS. I REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WAS DUE.

MATERIALS TO REVIEW:
--> Look over the following materials:
- Evaluating Web Sources (PPT)
- Evaluating Web sources (DOCX)
- Research Vocab Day 1
- Research Writing Google Slides

While you do not need to read every word, skim and review the documents to prepare for our next class session, where we'll discuss how to conduct research.
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Your Short Story Assessment gave each of you a chance to write about the characters and story that we discussed in depth in class. As we continue writing - and as we move into a writing unit with an essay - knowing how to use FANBOYS can be especially helpful. FANBOYS are conjunctions (linking words) that connect different parts of a sentence together. Getting practice with FANBOYS can help your writing right away. In other words, it's a quick way to level up your writing.

To help you do that, please do the following:
1 - Watch the Kahn Academy video on Coordinating Conjunctions. Kahn Academy does a good job, but they sometimes use words and phrases that can be a little complicated. If you feel a little unsure of what the speaker means, just keep listening. Overall, this is a good video that should be helpful.

2 - Complete the No Red Ink exercise titled, "Identifying Coordinating Conjunctions" (FANBOYS). (You should do this lesson before the second No Red Ink Lesson.)

3 - Click on the next circle (gray circle with a key in the middle of it) to go to the next assigned lesson and exercise. This next lesson and exercise is called, "Identifying the Function of FANBOYS." Please complete the Lesson and Practice portion. (NOTE: The "Quiz Me" and "History" portion are optional.)

Try to complete as much of this assignment as you can in class today. If you do not finish, the due date is Tuesday, Dec. 1 just before midnight.
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Last week, you researched an article of your choice when you completed the “Research an Article” document. (You can find that document under “Assignments: Week 12. You can also find the two videos about Click Restraint that we discussed.)

For our shortened week this week, I’d like you to clean up the summary you wrote in the “Research an Article” document. You already wrote a summary for the article of your choosing. Think of that as a rough draft. Now, using the ACE Summary Template, please do the following:

1 – Pull up the article you selected last week for the “Research an Article” assignment.
2 – Reread the summary you wrote on the “Research an Article” document last week.
3 – Reread the article you choose for the “Research an Article” document.
4 – After rereading both the summary you wrote last week and the article you chose last week, use the ACE Summary Template I’ve attached for this week, do the following:

--> Complete Steps 1-3 on the ACE Summary Template.
--> Complete Step 4 on the ACE Summary Template. You can use your original summary as a guide but consider the summary you wrote last week as a rough draft. THE SUMMARY YOU ARE WRITING FOR STEP 4 TODAY SHOULD BE A REVISED, NEW SUMMARY THAT INCORPORATES THE INFORMATION FROM STEPS 1-3 ON THE ACE SUMMARY TEMPLATE.

This is your only assignment for today. So please make it a good one! When I grade your ACE Summary, I will give a completion grade for your “Research an Article” document, but I will give a larger grade for the ACE Summary.

Thank you for your time, effort, and energy. I’m proud of what you are doing, and I hope that each of you has a truly wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

P.S. Try as best as you can to get this done during class today so you don't have homework. If you do not complete it during class, finish it as soon as possible so you don't have homework. The due date is Tuesday, November 24 before midnight, but finish it sooner than that so you can relax!


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