Tuesday 5-11-04:
Seventh Grade

Reminders: What's due this week:

  1. Dragonwings books need to be returned and checked-off by Friday, May 14th.
  2. Notes Assignment #1, (2 good sources, 3 notes each), due Wednesday, May 12th.
  3. Second Rough Draft Outline, (with Thesis Statement), due Friday, May 14th.
  4. Works Cited Page, (with 5 sources / 3 types), due Friday, May 14th.
Teacher Collects Remainder of Rough Draft Outlines: (Pink Sheets). (3 minutes max)
  1. You must have this completed, with a Thesis Statement by Friday.
  2. If you don't have this today, you still must tell Mr. B what your topic is.

  3. **Mrs. Speidel needs a listing of all students and all topics TODAY.**
Teacher Disributes and explains "Notes Assignment #1" Handout: (3 minutes)

Note Taking Example: (5 minutes max)
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In-text citation.

In the notes, it looks like this:

(source number, page)

In the paper, it looks like this:

(first thing in works cited entry [no comma] page [if available])

...The only animal with feathers (Smith 1), birds are from the phylum Chordata (meaning with a backbone), and the class, Aves (birds)("Birds" 554). Every species of bird has feathers, but not all birds fly.
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Walk to the Library, (keep together, quiet, orderly, respectful) (3 minutes)

Mrs. Speidel will Give a Brief Research Lesson (10 minutes max)

Work on Notes Assignment #1 ( Remainder of Class Period)