Thursday 5-20-04: Seventh Grade
Reminders: What's Due this Week: (do we all understand?) (2 minutes max)
  1. Rough Draft, (with everything), due Friday, May 21st.
    -Staple your "Research Paper Check-Off Worksheet" to the top of your Rough Draft.
Warm Up: ( 1/2 point for each good sentence. 1/2 point for each correct citation) (7 minutes max)
                Turn the following bullet notes into a paragraph:
    *note: Source #1 is "Smith," Source #2 is "Jones," Source #3 is "Birds."

    I. What are birds? (Characteristics)


Correct Warm Up (5 minutes max)
Review Lesson on turning bullet notes into a research paper (5 minutes max)
  1. Have all notes which relate to a particular question on one page.

  2. Remember to cite the specific information which you have learned from your research.

  3. Remember that the format changes when you switch from your notes to your paper.

  4. ** examples: (1, 1) in notes becomes (Smith 1) in paper,  likewise, (3, 47) becomes (Birds 47).**
"Turning Notes into Text" Activity (20 points possible: not extra credit) (20 minutes)

     Using your "Notes Assignment #2," and your "Works Cited Page,"  please do the following:

  1. Write one paragraph or two or more paragraphs using your notes.

  2. Cite any information which you would not have known without doing your research.

  3. Do not cite "Duh" information. (choose to ignore your "Duh" notes).

  4. 1 point for each complete sentence.

  5. 2 points for each sentence which incorporates findings from your research.

  6. 1 point for each correct citation.
Exchange Papers and Correct (10 minutes max)
Mr. B Answers Your Research Paper Questions (remainder of period)