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.

Monday, February 27 | Formal Writing Drafts

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Draft of your formal writing component will be due THURSDAY (March 2nd). The deadline for your final draft is tentatively set for Friday, March 10. 

DO NOW (If you haven't done so already- 89 of you haven't) : THESIS STATEMENT [4 min]
In G. Classroom, answer the Thesis statement question. You can always go back and revise it, so please write at least a draft of what you are thinking.


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 (it is may be best to leave your conclusion until last).

• 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: When will you carve out time tomorrow to complete at least 30 minutes of writing? What will that 30 min involve (goal for the writing period)? 

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?

Wednesday, October 12 | Drafting

ANNOUNCEMENT
Freshmen and year-long students with first names that begin with A-L will have an Extended Bibliography workshop with Addie in the cafeteria tomorrow, Thursday, October 13, 2016.

REMINDERS

• Annotated Bibliographies are OVERDUE. 
• Even if you have gotten feedback from Addie, all new reading and research should be added to your Annotated Bibliography throughout your project.
• Drafts of formal writing component DUE on Friday, October 14, 2016. Remember if you have intentions of doing an alternative writing component (not a research paper) you MUST meet with Addie for approval. 
• 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, innovators?
• What do I need to know about myself and my community, in order to develop a project?
• 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 plan their essays by thinking about how we support our thinking in the writing process.

DO NOW:
(1) Provide data for Sam L.'s project: School Safety - Intruder Scenario

(2) Make your annotated bibliography physical (should not take more than five minutes). Consider the examples shared on Monday. What evidence will help support the elements of your essay and your thesis statement?

STUDIO WRITING TIME

• Begin the drafting phase by considering your visual plan. Simply write your thesis statement at the top of your document (do not worry about creating an introduction at this point). 
• Your thesis statement is the guiding map of your essay. It reminds you of the information, the argument you need to present to your audience. 
• Set your intention for studio time. Possible choices for studio time:
• Finishing your PAST DUE annotated bibs
• Solidifying your thesis statement using the template from yesterday
• Creating your visual outline for your writing component.

REFLECTION: Share out your progress on your intention for today. Create a plan for tomorrow.

If there are questions about expectations, resources, or other aspects of the research paper, please communicate those through project advisors.

Week of October 10-14 | Synthesizing Research

Synthesis. With a range of quality sources and thoughtful annotations, synthesis will yield a thesis that is specific and unique to the context of your project and reading. Research papers are actually exciting when they grow out of an authentic thesis.

Please note that the resources on the Humanities website include example, details, and links to additional resources. All of those things are there, so that writing conferences can focus on the ideas and structures of arguments.
Again, each disciplinary group should determine the conditions for research and writing this week. Incorporate gatherings, do now, studio goals, reflections, feedback, and professional models at your discretion. We are all still working toward building intellectual community, developing our habits of mind and professionalism, practicing academic research, clarifying our ideas and asserting them through a supported argument.

MONDAY>>

PLAN: Many students still need to complete or revise Annotated Bibliographies. Create a visual plan for essay.

TUESDAY>>

ARGUMENT: Create a thesis statement, discuss it, get feedback on it, and add it to visual plan.

WEDNESDAY>>

SUPPORT: Add research support to visual plan.

THURSDAY>>

DRAFT: Writing day.

FRIDAY>>

DRAFT: Writing day. Rough drafts are today.

Next week, all students are required to participate in a writing conference with Addie, Heather or Beckah. Additional Writing Center times will be available during IDEAS Block. Conferences will not last longer than ten minutes.