New Due Dates!!!!!!!!!!!

Due Friday, December 21st at the end of 7th period:

- All of your note cards. Do not print these. Any source that you used in your paper must have at least one note card on www.noodletools.com.

- A printed copy of your annotated bibliography. Go to your list in NoodleTools. Click "Save as a Word Document." Formatting Options are as follows:

Current Setting (click to edit)
List Title:
Annotated List of Works Consulted
Page Header:
Your last name here (followed by one space and the page number)
Italics/Underlining:
Underlining
Annotation Spacing:
Annotation starts on a new line
Include:
Citations and annotations

Then click "Export and Print."

Then, on the print screen, "click here" and choose "save," then "open."

Add an MLA style heading, save, and then print your document. I WILL BE COLLECTING THIS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD ON FRIDAY!!!

Due Wednesday, December 26th @ 11:59pm:

Rough draft uploaded to www.turnitin.com to the assignment labeled Research Paper, Revision 7 (6g). Remember: the rough draft is 50% of your second quarter grade, and it will be graded with the same standards as a final draft. Don't forget to add your "Works Cited" page to the end of your paper.

Calendar

Thursday, November 29, 2007

For class on Monday

Please report to Room 307 for Monday's class instead of the Library.
Be sure to bring your Write for College books with you to class on that day.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Guidelines for Writing Your Annotations

By Monday, you must have completed your book. For this book, you must have a citation, an annotation, and at least five note cards. See the link below for more information as to how to write your annotation.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

For you annotated bibliography, please include all three elements in your annotation (Summarize, Assess, and Reflect).

Your complete citation, annotation, and note cards are due at the end of the class period on Monday.

Friday, November 9, 2007

Write an evaluation/critique of Super Size Me

Write a 1-2 page evaluation of Super Size Me.
You should address the following questions in your paper:

  • Was it effective? How?
  • Was it persuasive? Why?
  • Were his methods credible? Why?

Your papers, questions, and intro/conclusion will be collected on Tuesday.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Next Week...

We will be meeting in room 304 for the week of November 5th. Bring a notebook and a pen!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

New Due Dates

Due Friday, November 2nd:
  • Journals (blog)
  • New York Times notes (blog)
  • Sparknote summary (blog)
  • For 10 bonus points: book review by midnight (turnitin)

Due Monday, November 5th:

  • by midnight: book review (turnitin)
  • If you submit your book review after midnight, you will automatically lose 30 points.