Objectives:
- Disciplinary groups will collaboratively interpret the language and expectations of academic writing in the context of projects.
- Students will maintain academic research practices in order to revise and build on to an Annotated Bibliography.
- Students will engage with models throughout the writing process, advocating for themselves by using the Writing Center and advisors.
- Students will use reasoning to synthesize their research for themselves and a specific audience, creating an original thesis and supporting claims.
- Students will reflect on their Habits of Learning in the context of writing.
MONDAY>>
Accountability is an important place to begin a week of writing. We will take time today to make sure that documents are present, complete, labeled, and shared in a way that creates clear communication between students, advisors, and writing supports. Thesis completion and revision are primary.
Foci: Reasoning to study and create research-based arguments; Maintaining academic research practices; WritingTUESDAY>>
A writing day. Students will briefly workshop one body paragraph of their research paper. (Juniors are taking the ACT. Mike will have a sub. Beckah, Kim, and Addie will not be available.)
Foci: Interpreting the language and expectations of academic writing; Engaging with models; Maintaining academic research practices; Writing
WEDNESDAY>>
A writing day. (Juniors are taking the WorkKeys. Beckah, Kim, and Addie will not be available.)
Foci: Reasoning to study and create research-based arguments; Maintaining academic research practices; WritingTHURSDAY>>
A writing day. Works cited workshop.
Foci: Reasoning to study and create research-based arguments; Maintaining academic research practices; Writing
REMINDERS
Evidence for Language Arts
(These should be documents shared with Addie, as they
are evidence of the writing process and valuable in
writing conference.)
Driving Questions Workshop
Annotated Bibliography
Thesis Workshop
Research Paper Deadline - March 13th
