Friday, March 10 | Formal Writing Due

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Molly's P-Block will be joining Mike's today.
• Students should be setting up a writing conference with Addie and Heather this week to discuss revisions and next steps for their formal writing
• Formal Writing Final Drafts are due TODAY!

DO NOW:

• Open your formal writing.
• Read through the feedback comments and determine your next steps. 
• Document your goal for today. What needs to be completed by the end of class today to have a professional, effectively communicated formal writing component?

STUDIO TIME | WRITING

• Following the studio time norms set by your group, spend the class period today finalizing your formal writing.

TICKET OUT:

• Submit your formal writing to G. Classroom. 
• Show your advisor that you have submitted it. 

Thursday, March 2 | Drafts of Formal Writing Due Today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Draft of your formal writing component is DUE TODAY! The deadline for your final draft is tentatively set for Friday, March 10. 

DO NEXT: PREPARE YOURSELF FOR A DAY OF WRITING [3 min]
Open your formal writing document. Open the Humanities Research Paper Resources site.  Consider the expectations laid out on the site and the current status of your formal writing component. Document your SMART goal for today.

RESEARCH MODEL [3 min each]

STUDIO TIME | ESSAY DRAFT 
Please use your time today to take meaningful and productive steps towards a solid draft of your essay. Use this time to conference with your advisor, revise your thesis statement, solidify your arguments based on your thesis, or write your introduction and conclusion.

• Share out your writing goal for today.
• Use your habits of self-discipline and innovation to complete your goal.
• Reflect on what you accomplished today and your next steps for home learning

TICKET OUT: TURN IN YOUR DRAFT
1. Add you document to G. Classroom.
2. Turn in your draft.
3. Then, "unsubmit" it.

This allows staff access to your draft, but still allows you to edit it. That way Addie and Heather don't have to return it to you once they have made comments, too.

Friday, February 16 | Annotated Bibliographies Due Today

DO NOW:  [10 min]
Select the source and annotation you are most proud of or that was most helpful to you.
DOCUMENT: a word that is powerful and strong within your writing, a phrase that summarizes the source, and a sentence that you wrote that shows a connection back to your topic and your research.

GATHERING: WHIP AROUND [5 min]

Share out 2 of the elements you documented in the do now.

RESEARCH MODEL PRESENTATIONS [3 min each]

STUDIO TIME: ANNOTATED BIBS [10:20-11:10]

• What is your research goal for today? What do you want to learn and how will you use your habits of observation, reasoning/interpreting and self-discipline to obtain this information?
  (Document this in your studio time journal or whatever way your P-Block has decided to collect daily goals) 
• 1-2 Annotations?
• Find the answer to -- questions...?
• Share out your goal for studio time.
• Follow your group norms, being respectful of the learning environment and remaining within your P-Block space.
• Reflect on your goal and set a home learning goal for yourself.

TICKET OUT [11:10-11:15]

• Submit your Annotated Bib to G. Classroom (If you have to make revisions, please unsubmit it. Do not email Addie to give it back to you)
• Show your advisor.

Friday, February 3 | Proposals Due Today

The focus of Friday is the continual work to clarify thinking about projects through writing. These proposals are essentially the criteria against which students can measure their own success and growth. At the same time, they serve as a map for how we will use staff and school resources to support each project.

DO NOW: REVIEW YOUR PROPOSAL [10 minutes]

• Read what you have written thus far and self-assess (based on the rubric) what you need to do to show proficiency in the standards being assessed.
• Identify your next steps for effectively and proficiently communicating your proposal

STUDIO TIME and CONFERENCING: Finish Writing Proposals [10:15 - 11:10am]

Purpose: Engage in a conversation about projects through interpreting feedback.

• Share out your next step you identified in the do now.
• Follow the studio time norms your group decided on yesterday.
• COMPLETE your proposal!

Advisors: Please meet with each of you students to fill out the survey shared with you.

TICKET OUT: Evidence of Learning [11:10 - 11:15am]

• Turn in your Proposal to G. Classroom
• Fist to Five: How confident do you feel about the proposal you are submitting?

Friday, October 14 | Formal Writing

Drafts of formal writing component DUE TODAY!

Addie is meeting with all freshmen and year-long students names M-Z in the cafeteria today to discuss extended annotated bibliographies. 

REMINDERS

• Even if you have gotten feedback from Addie, all new reading and research should be added to your Annotated Bibliography throughout your project.
• Formal writing components are DUE on Friday, October 21, 2016. You should setup a writer’s conference with Addie to discuss your essay before this date.
• YEAR-LONGS should have their panels scheduled and Addie should be present at your meeting. Please remember you are still required to complete all writing components by deadlines stated above. 

Advisors should continue to use the spreadsheet for attendance.


GUIDING QUESTIONS

• Who are we as a community of thinkers, researchers, and innovators?
• How does the world work?
• How do the needs of my community and audience influence my research?

OBJECTIVES:

• Disciplinary groups will continue to grow as a community of wonderers and project managers.
• Students will engage in academic research and writing.
• Students will reflect on their experience and approach to research, identifying specific next steps.
• Students will organize and create their essays by thinking about how we support our thinking in the writing process.

DO NOW:

• Read through the current draft of your research paper. Highlight all words that would be considered unique to the discipline or content you are discussing in your paper. 
• Make a plan for how you will add more authentic terminology within your writing for today, especially the definition section. 

DO NEXT:

• Reread your current draft. On a separate sheet of paper or sticky note, document: 
• 1 word that captures the essence of your argument
• 1 phrase that adds dimension to a sentence
• 1 sentence that you are most proud of because of what it adds to your paper
• Share out with the group

STUDIO TIME WRITING:

• Today is the day to write. Set an intention for your writing period, find a distraction-free space, and let your words flow.
• DRAFTING AND REVISION: Self-reflection questions to consider during the writing process:
• Have I constructed an argument or am I merely summarizing the topic?
• Do I have sufficient evidence that supports my ideas rather than summarizes them? 
• Does my writing include a SO WHAT in which I identify the intent of my essay and what I want my audience to do with this the information presented in it? 

REFLECTION:

• What did you accomplish and complete today during studio time? 
• What are your next steps tonight for Home Learning and tomorrow for IDEAS Block?

Friday, October 7 | Annotated Bibliography Deadline

Annotated Bibliographies are due for all students TODAY  Friday, October 7.

Please follow the directions below to submit your annotations. 

The steps in this process are:

(I) Prepare (review, export, organize)

(II) Compose (set up, content)

(III) Send

(I) PREPARE

(i) EasyBib : Review your project in EasyBib

• Are all of the sources you read cited?
• Are all of the sources you cited annotated?
• Have you proofread all annotations?
• How well do your annotations convey content?

(ii) EasyBib : Export

• Open your project in EasyBib
• In the upper right corner of the project, click "Export" and then "Google Docs"

(iii) Google Docs : Organize

• Change the name of your new Google document to Firstname Lastname | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2016
• Change the title of your new Google document from "Works Cited" to "Annotated Bibliography" (Remember that a Works Cited consists of just the sources you cite in an essay. A Bibliography consists of all the sources you considered throughout your project; it should continually grow. An Annotated Bibliography is the same as a bibliography but each source has an annotated paragraph with it.
• Move your new Google Document into your Project Block folder in Google Drive
• Change sharing settings to "Anyone with the link can comment."

(II) COMPOSE

(i) Gmail : Set Up

• Create a new email
• In the To: field, enter Addie’s email address,  adegenhardt@etudegroup.org
• In the CC: field, enter the email address of your IDEAS Project Block Advisor (and Beckah, if appropriate).
• In the Subject field, enter your firstname lastname | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2016
• Example: Addie Degenhardt | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2016
• Note: Addie will be reviewing all of the annotated bibliographies from IDEAS Academy. In order to enhance efficiency in this process, please follow the naming guidelines diligently. 

(ii) Gmail : Content & Guidelines

• Create a greeting to Addie
• In the first paragraph, explain that the purpose of the email is to turn in your Annotated Bibliography. Provide a description of the status of your Annotated Bibliography: Is is completed to your own expectations? Is it partial or incomplete? Explain what the factors are and communicate your plan for completion, including your expectations for quality and a timeline.
• In the second paragraph, share an overview of your research process so far. Tell us about how well you feel the sources you read match up with the intention of your project. Give specific details about especially enlightening sources or challenging sources. If they don't match up well, tell us what you feel is missing from your research. (We would like to help you find what you are looking for.) Finally, include any specific questions you have or feedback that you would like. 
• In the third paragraph, share a reflection on your Habits of Learning throughout this first portion of the Research Phase. What are your strengths as a learner? What is your area of growth as you approach writing a research paper?
• Hyperlink your Annotated Bibliography Google Doc into your email. 
• (Note: This is how you are turning in the evidence of learning.)
• End your email with a closing and your name.

(III) SEND

• Gmail : Check
• Double check your email setup
• Proofread your email
• Make sure you have included a hyperlink to your Annotated Bibliography Google Doc
• Send
• Note: We sincerely appreciate your attention to detail and the thought you put into your email. Please send only one email. We will do our best to get back to everyone in a timely fashion. If you submit your work late, be patient in getting a response.

Wednesday, October 5 | Read, Research, Annotate

Annotated bibliographies are due on Friday, October 7.  Instructions will be posted then on how to submit them professionally to Addie.

See an outstanding example that has already been submitted:
Superior Annotated Bibliography

Friday, September 23 | Proposals Due Today

The focus of Friday is the continual work to clarify thinking about projects through writing. These proposals are essentially the criteria against which students can measure their own success and growth. At the same time, they serve as a map for how we will use staff and school resources to support each project.

Consider the elements of a successful proposal, and the assessment standards to which those elements correspond:

• Driving Question -- Wondering
• Personal Connection -- Connecting
• Research Plan -- Reasoning/Interpreting 
• Creative/Innovative Project/Art Form -- Innovating
• Overall Proposal - Deadline -- Habits of Work

Please take attendance using the spreadsheet. Next week, we will be in disciplinary groups, to be determined at tonight’s proposal meeting.

GATHERING: Headline [10:00 - 10:15am]
Purpose: Isolate and share the essence of your project to focus revision.

• Imagine you've finished your project. Write a headline that announces what you have accomplished, solved, found, expressed, or otherwise done. 
• Headlines must have a noun and action verb; they are short but specific; they bring attention to the most important information; the report newsworthy happenings.
• Share headlines.

READ ALOUD: Student Blog [10:15 - 10:25am]

Purpose: Reconnect with purpose and opportunity of Project Block

• Read Ted's Student Blog Post on Creativity
• Clarifying Questions? Values? Concerns for your project? Next Steps or Suggestions for your project or projects in general?
• Optional: If you look closely at your headline, how might you revise it to make a greater connection to the blog post? What might you need to add, revise, question about your current proposal to push it even further?

STUDIO TIME: Finish Writing Proposals [10:25 - 11:10am]
Purpose: Engage in a conversation about projects through interpreting feedback.

• Staff should share feedback with students’ proposal drafts submitted yesterday.
• Students consider that feedback and revise as needed.
• What is your next step?
• Complete missing proposal pieces.
• Revisions of Proposal - What specifically?
• Communicate with staff, seeking help and clarification.
• Please stay within project block rooms. Staff may arrange collaborations, if needed, through Google Hangouts. 

TICKET OUT: Evidence of Learning [11:10 - 11:15am]
Purpose: Share proposal status.

• Have you submitted the Proposal Submission Form and attached your completed Proposal?
• If yes, GREAT! If no, state how you will get this completed by 3pm today.

Friday, February 19th | Annotated Bibliography Deadline

Annotated Bibliographies are due for all students on Friday, February 19th. Please follow the directions below.

PREPARE

• EasyBib : Review your project in EasyBib
• Are all of the sources you read cited?
• Are all of the sources you cited annotated?
• Have you proofread all annotations?
• How well do your annotations convey content?
• EasyBib : Export
• Open your project in EasyBib
• In the upper right corner of the project, click "Export" and then "Google Docs"
• Google Docs : Organize
• Change the name of your new Google document to Firstname Lastname | Annotated Bibliography | Spring 2016
• Change the title of your new Google document from "Works Cited" to "Annotated Bibliography" (Remember that a Works Cited consists of just the sources you cite in an essay. A Bibliography consists of all the sources you considered throughout your project; it should continually grow. An Annotated Bibliography is the same as a bibliography but each source has an annotated paragraph with it.
• Move your new Google Document into your Project Block folder in Google Drive
• Change sharing settings to "Anyone with the link can comment."

COMPOSE

• Gmail : Set Up
• Create a new email
• In the To: field, enter the email address of your Humanities/Language Arts teacher (Addie or Kimberly)
• In the CC: field, enter the email address of your IDEAS Project Block Advisor and Beckah, if appropriate.
• In the Subject field, enter your Initials | Annotated Bibliography | Project Title
  (Example:  TT | Annotated Bibliography | Neither Rock nor Refuge)
  (Note: Project titles are an important indicator of your interest in your project and your developing understanding)
• Gmail : Content & Guidelines
• Create a greeting to Addie or Kimberly
• In the first paragraph, explain that the purpose of the email is to turn in your Annotated Bibliography. Provide a description of the status of your Annotated Bibliography: Is is completed to your own expectations? Is it partial or incomplete? Explain what the factors are and communicate your plan for completion, including your expectations for quality and a timeline.
• In the second paragraph, share an overview of your research process so far. Tell us about how well you feel the sources you read match up with the intention of your project. Give specific details about especially enlightening sources or challenging sources. If they don't match up well, tell us what you feel is missing from your research. (We would like to help you find what you are looking for.) Finally, include any specific questions you have or feedback that you would like. 
• In the third paragraph, share a reflection on your Habits of Learning throughout this first portion of the Research Phase. What are your strengths as a learner? What is your area of growth as you approach writing a research paper?
• Hyperlink your Annotated Bibliography Google Doc into your email.
  (Note: This is how you are turning in the evidence of learning.)
• End your email with a closing and your name.

SEND

• Gmail : Check
• Double check your email set up
• Proofread your email
• Make sure you have included a hyperlink to your Annotated Bibliography Google Doc
• Send

Note: We sincerely appreciate your attention to detail and the thought you put into your email. Please send only one email. We will do our best to get back to everyone in a timely fashion. If you submit your work late, be patient in getting a response.

Thursday, January 4th | Proposal Deadline

Please take attendance using the Spring 2016 | P-Block Ideation Attendance spreadsheet. Staff, please consider taking notes on this spreadsheet about students' project ideas and possible project advisors. (See my sheet as an example.) The more information we have about each project, the better we will be able to assemble groups. 

It is important for everyone to understand the importance of meeting today's deadline. This evening, the entire staff will look at each proposal, providing feedback and direction.  It is rare and valuable to have all of our great minds focused on you! The more information we have during that conversation, the better we can support you and your projects for the rest of the semester.  

DO NOW: Review Proposal Page [10:00 - 10:15am]
Purpose: Clarify directions and expectations. Generate suggestions

• Read Proposal Page independently
• Open your proposal document in Google Drive
• As a group, discuss the parts and purposes of the proposal. Clarifying questions? Please consider that this is a formal piece of writing. What will it take to effectively communicate your ideas, so that the proposal is approved and you end up with the advisor who has the expertise/resources you'll need?

STUDIO TIME: Write [10:15 - 11:10am]

Purpose: Complete proposals for creative and innovative projects.

• Set up norms for Studio Time writing based on your space and group. 
• Determine noise level.
• Determine location for conferencing with staff and create an order/sign up for conferences needed.
• Students should stay in their project block rooms today. Since everyone needs their own proposal, groups can share documents with one another or email if needed. Staff should keep Hangouts open, in the case that exceptions need to be made. 
• Write proposals.
• Make sure no one wants to say "so what?" when they read about your project idea. 

TICKET OUT: Share [11:10 - 11:15am]

Purpose: Submit proposal for review.

• Share proposal document with Kimberly Johnson kjohnson@etudegroup.org

Staff, please remember that we will meet at 4:00pm to review proposals. Please gather as much information about students' intentions with their projects as you can. This can be done through project block, advisory, and classes.

Week of October 12th - 16th | Synthesizing Research in Writing

Who are we as a community of thinkers, innovators? What do I need to know about myself and my community, in order to develop an argument? How does the world work? How do the needs of my community and audience influence my research and writing?

This week we all make the transition from exploration and analysis to synthesis and assertion in the research phase, and, while this does not look the same for each thinker or project, we share the same intellectual challenge of crafting logical arguments in academic writing. 

Advisors, please make sure that there are goals set for studio time and structures for reflecting on habits of work and self discipline each day. 

We will continue to use the spreadsheet for attendance. Some students will still move this week, with communication coming from either Beckah or Kimberly. Please use Jupiter for approving and noting feedback on proposals. Additional evidence will be added this week as well.

Students proposing year long projects must have full documentation and approval by November 1st.

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 Annotated Bibliographies. 
• 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 Habits of Learning:

Habits of Learning: Learning is a lifelong pursuit. Students today will face unprecedented technological, global, and professional changes that will require them to be continuous learners. At IDEAS Academy, we strive to...

...approach tasks with an open mind

...accept challenges

...seek to understand when we do not understand

...use evidence to document our learning

MONDAY>>

All students should look ahead to their next step of synthesizing their research. Grade 9 students and those proposing year-long projects and have not been in the Introduction Workshop for Extended Annotated Bibliographies will attend the workshop with Addie in the cafeteria. Other students should begin work on Research Papers, beginning with a focus on Thesis work. The example with Creative Hunt posted on October 8 is an important resource as well.

TUESDAY>>

Each group should take time to reflect on their Habits of Learning by creating a list of evidence that aligns with each of the components listed above. The rest of the time should be studio time for writing and conferencing. Reminder to all that some of this work may need to be done outside of designated Project Block time.

WEDNESDAY>>

Studio time for writing. Extended Annotated Bibliography Conclusion workshop with Addie. Advisors should conference with students to nurture habits, studio goals, and progress.  

THURSDAY>>

Extended Annotated Bibliography Conclusion workshop with Addie. More studio time for writing and conferences.

FRIDAY>>

Deadline: Extended Annotated Bibliography AND Complete Research Paper Drafts. (Google Classroom)

 

Tuesday, Sept 22nd | Proposal Deadline

Please take attendance using the spreadsheet. (Add days.)

Who are we as a community of thinkers, innovators?
What do I need to know about myself, in order to develop a project?
How does the world work?  How does the world work relative to my project?
How can (and do) my values, beliefs, skills, and bias interact with the world, my project?

DO NOW:

• Prepare resources for a day of questioning, initial research, and proposal writing. 

REMINDERS:

1. Proposal deadline is today at 3:00 p.m.
2. Year Long Projects  have additional expectations
3. Submission by form only

DO NEXT:

• Set a goal for studio time: What will you complete by the end of IDEAS Project Block today
• Write a work plan for studio time: What steps will you need to take, in order to complete your goal?
• Set a stretch goal for studio time: If you finish your goal, what will you do next?

GATHERING: Wave-around! Share out / document studio time goals.

STUDIO TIME: Make it all happen!

CLOSING CIRCLE: Wave-around! (Again) Share one work that captures the essence of your proposed project!

Wednesday, March 18th | Weather Report

Who are we as a professional community?
Why interpret ideas through art forms?

GATHERING: Weather Report + Forecast
Today is the absolute deadline for research papers. Through reflection on research and looking at professional models, most students have had an opportunity to envision their project within a discipline. Please take time at the beginning of today to share out a Weather Report + Forecast. Use these responses as an opportunity to reflect on Habits of Learning. Reference notes or dot-vote from earlier in the semester.

• Weather Report
  (How are you feeling about your progress so far this week? Deadlines? Quality of research paper?)
  AND
• Forecast
  (Based on how you are currently envisioning your project, what will the creation phase be like? How will it end up?) 

STUDIO:  Professional Models

Advisors may determine whether the group needs to look at a professional model of their choice together, or if the group has diverse needs and outcomes for studio time as in other days this week. 

A goal is to get everyone to a point where they are collecting professional models related to the vision they have for their own project. Models in their discipline. Advisors may need to provide some direction on where to look in some cases.

The advanced version of this is students preparing a professional model they found to share with the group using a thinking routine. Please ask if there is a student willing to work toward this today, and at end of the hour today have one student share the model using a thinking routine.

REMINDER: Fill out Materials Request Form for Stuart!

TOMORROW: Norms, Routines, Calendars, Oh My!

Monday, March 16th | Interpretation of Habits

Who am I as a professional?
Why interpret ideas through art forms?

Today is designed to kick off the creation phase but also give people one last gulp of get-to-it-ness. We'll begin with a group interpretation of habits, then define the needs of the group, and finally generate "Why do we interpret ideas through art forms?" 

DO NOW/GATHERING: Paper Sculptures (15-20min)

1. Each person in the room gets one piece of paper. It is best if all of the paper is exactly the same color, texture, and size. This is their only tool for this reflection.
2. Think Time: How are my Habits of Work in Project Block? Strengths? Obstacles? Evidence?
3. Each person should take at least three deliberate actions (tear, fold, wrinkle, etc) to the paper to represent their reflection on Habits of Work. They can only use their hands and the paper to do this. No pencils. No scissors. No glue. Just minds! 
4. Advanced groups should create a rapid artist statement on a post-it note, explaining the What? How? Why?
5. Circle up! Share out one move and the reasoning behind it. Take opportunities to discuss opportunities and strategies for success. Identify next steps.
   (If the interpretations are grim, take additional time to develop ways the group can hold each other accountable. Capture and display these with the sculptures.)
6. Display the paper sculptures in your work environment.

(Example: I might poke holes in the page, then tear fringes on one edge, and finally roll up the paper like a scroll. This would represent that there are still some aspects of the Habit of Work that I'm missing, that my evidence is incomplete or rough around the edges, and the rolling could signify that even though it's not perfect, it can still come together. My project is on track. I'm ready to start creating, but I need to be more diligent if I want to have a quality project.)

STUDIO: Choose your necessary adventure!
(Advisors, have each person declare their intentions for studio time. Then please make physical arrangements so that those working in similar modes are in proximity. Position yourself in a place where you can work with those who are behind and need the most direction.)

• I REQUESTED A BRIDGE PAPER DEADLINE EXTENSION, so I am using this last day of studio time during Project Block to follow through on my request and the plan that I shared with my advisor. I have already met with Addie. I just need time. I've got this.
• I AM BEHIND ON MY RESEARCH, so I am using this time to advocate for myself. I need to meet with my project advisor, so they can help me identify next steps with my writing and schedule a writing conference with Addie. At the very least, I will leave today with a detailed plan for what I need to do and when I plan to do it.
• I'M STARTING THE CREATION PHASE. I just finished my research paper, and I'm looking forward to feedback so I might revise. But...today...I'm ready to start thinking about creating by doing one or some of the following:

I'm still exploring, so I will be creating a LIBRARY OF PROFESSIONAL MODELS that inspire, interest, and challenge me. I'll be finding experts and collecting their work and what they have to say about using a google doc, Pinterest, or another web tool. 

(Having like ten of these would be rad, five are required.)

Writing down the DETAILED VISION I currently have for my project, including the materials, timelines, collaborators, and exhibition style. Later this week, I'll share this with my advisor and others who are involved in my project and get their feedback.

• I HAVE A YEAR-LONG PROJECT, so I'm basically on a roll. I'm going to do a self-check to make sure I am on track with materials, timelines, and feedback sessions. Then I'm going to make sure that, without a doubt, my Advisor and I have a clear and useful way of communicating with each other about my progress. Then...more creating...

REFLECTION: Why do we interpret ideas through an art form anyway? (5min)

In the format of a generate, sort, connect, elaborate, each person should take five minutes at the end of the period to generate as many responses to this question as they can. One post-it for each idea. Before leaving, post-its should be collected in a common space...to be sorted tomorrow.

EXTENSION: Read What Is the Use of Art Anyway?


NOTE (from Addie): Please check your email for a shared document from me today. This document is the language arts rubric that will be used to grade your research paper. Please make a copy of this document, rename it by your first name Spring 2015 Research Rubric (example: Addie Spring 2015 Research Rubric) and save in your LA folder along with your research paper. Thanks!

Friday, March 13th | Deadline

Who am I as a writer?

DO NOW: Read your email >> Subject : Research Paper Deadline | March 13th

DISCUSSION & CLARIFICATION:

• What are the characteristics of a paper in MLA format?
• Where should the final draft of my research paper 'live'?
• Which Habits of Learning will I reflect on in my email to my IDEAS Block advisor?
• What am I most excited about in the upcoming creation phase?

STUDIO TIME: Make it happen!

REFLECTION: Share one claim from your paper that you feel is...thought-provoking, insightful, informative, and somewhat controversial. 

Wednesday, March 11th | Envisioning a Complete Draft

What do I need to know in order to write?
Who am I as a writer?
What do readers need in order to engage in a written argument?

Today we will revisit our Compass Points from yesterday, to determine the our needs as a group of writers. Then we will share resources and suggestions.  We will look at "So what?" questions for feedback on arguments tomorrow. 

DO NOW: Review your Compass Points. Summarize the Excitements. Try to share suggestions for each worry. Review resources to address the Need to Knows.

DO NEXT: As individuals, consider your Habits of Professionalism regarding your research paper. If you feel you are developing and strengthening your Habit of Work AND you feel you are in need of a revised deadline for your paper, please complete the form at the bottom of the post. Share a detailed accountability plan and request a deadline no later than Wednesday, March 18th.

STUDIO WRITING TIME

REFLECTION: What did you accomplish today? If you will be here for Guided Work Time, what do you hope to accomplish during that time and what specific steps will you take to do so?

....