How will I represent my thoughts and research in academic writing?
Who am I as a writer?
Our research paper deadline is this Friday, March 13th. Today's focus is reconnecting with what we have researched and written in recent weeks. Finally, it is essential to identify needs as a group and address them as soon as possible.
DO NOW: Silently, read your research paper draft AND your entire annotated bibliography. Then, share out a Connect. Extend. Challenge:
- CONNECTIONS [made]: Identify the strongest connections between your annotations and your argument.
- CONNECTIONS [needed]: Which source/annotation most needs to be connected to the argument by being included in the paper, but might not be included yet or is included ineffectively? Why is it important?
- EXTEND: How will the source/annotation extend the existing argument?
- CHALLENGE: What challenges does this particular source/annotation present to you as a writer or to the argument?
REVISE: Write a claim, use the source/annotation as evidence, and explain how the claim and source/annotation connect to the thesis and other claims in the research paper.
(Note: If you already have a 'complete' draft of your paper, choose one paragraph to dissect in order to ensure that it effectively represents the research/annotation, follows in-text citation, and has a meaningful explanation. Share your example.)
(Note: If you already have a 'complete' draft of your paper, choose one paragraph to dissect in order to ensure that it effectively represents the research/annotation, follows in-text citation, and has a meaningful explanation. Share your example.)
STUDIO WRITING TIME
COMPASS POINTS: Students should use post-it notes to build a Compass Points. They should generate as much as they'd like as a "ticket out." Staff will review these needs and groups will revisit at the beginning of the period on Wednesday.
SCHEDULE A WRITING CONFERENCE!
