The Week of February 9-13 | Research Phase

We will be meeting in IDEAS Block disciplines starting this week. The student-advisor parings are based primarily on student proposals and habits of professionalism. Our collective goal is to have all students matched with an advisor and engaged in research by the end of the week. Attendance lists and Jupiter (Trimester 3) will be updated prior to 10:00am each morning.
Objectives:
  • Disciplinary groups will come to know each other as wonderers and project managers.
  • Students will become familiar with the definition of Academic Research.
  • Students will use the IDEAS Language Arts Research and Annotation Guide to 1) Locate credible sources for their project, 2) Read and annotate the source,s 3) Enter into EasyBib project.
  • Students will reflect on their experience and approach to research, identifying needs.

MONDAY >>
We will meet in disciplinary groups starting today. Those who need to complete or revise proposals will meet with Addie (Treehouse), Kim (Writing Room), or Beckah (Cafeteria). Students should check with an advisor to find out where to go.
Foci: Build community in disciplinary groups; Introduce research definitions and resources

TUESDAY(Juniors at LTC) >> 
Reading day. Collectively establish an environment that will work for everyone in the group. Students should have at least one source to read and annotate as part of their time today.
Foci: Continue to clarify research definitions and resources; Reading and annotating a source

WEDNESDAY >> 
EasyBib workshop and continued research.
Foci: Setting up EasyBib; Reading and annotating sources; Identifying obstacles in the research process and creating plans

THURSDAY >> 
Reconnecting - at this point most or all students should be in their disciplinary groups. Students who have spent the majority of the week working on proposals may need their peers to re-teach what has been covered this week.
Foci: Building community in disciplinary groups; Clarifying research definitions and resources; Reading and annotating a source

FRIDAY >> 
Reading day. Students will share out their new questions and understandings, being pushed to articulate the authors' points of view regarding the texts they are reading.
Foci: Revisiting annotation; Reading and annotating a source.


REMINDERS
Year-long project panels and writing conferences this week.
Semester 1 IDEAS Project Block grades are final as of Tuesday, February 10th at 8:00am
Semester 2 Proposals were due via email Friday, February 6th
Semester 2 Driving Question Workshop was due via LA folder Friday, February 6th
Semester 2 Annotated Bibliography is due Friday, February 20th
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