Who am I as a writer?
DO NOW: You will need your Annotated Bibliography and Driving Questions Workshop. Read these two documents and use post-it notes to generate the key words/concepts from your research. Write one word/concept on each note. (For example, the search terms from the example research paper we read yesterday include: digital technology, application, operating system, learning styles, teacher reluctance, 21st century skills, special education, and more.) It is wise to keep track of which sources connect with each idea.
EXAMPLE OUTLINE: As a group, get out your notes from yesterday's review of the example research paper. Then, review the example outline for the same paper. How does the outline connect, extend, and challenge your groups' analysis of the writer's purpose for each paragraph?
It is important to notice how the key words/concepts are defined in paragraph 2 and they are interacting for the argument in paragraphs 3, 4, and 5.
- In paragraph 2 "technology" is a system of code and communication device, whereas in paragraph 4 "technology" devices help students communicate in a variety of "learning styles" because of the code.
DO NEXT: Sort and Connect
- Start by identifying which of your key words/concepts will need to be defined in paragraph 2 of your paper SO THAT you can create an argument about them?
(NOTE: In the example, "technology" and "personalization") - Then, identify which of your key words/concepts are really products or outcomes of your argument. In other words, which ones will likely end up in your conclusion.
(NOTE: In the example, "personalization" through "technology" in schools will mean more "engagement" and the development of "21st Century Skills.") - Begin to draw lines and write sentences that connect your key words. Do not be afraid to overlap, repeat, or mix-up possibilities.
Try incorporating some of the following phrases to build logic into sentences:
...through...
...because of...
...so that...
...in order to...
...builds on...
...complicates...
BEGIN OUTLINING: Start by organizing the sentences into possible paragraphs in your research paper. Then write purpose statements for each paragraph idea, remembering to focus on what readers NEED from you as a writer.
TICKET OUT: Share one sentence connecting key words/concepts.
