Wednesday:
The instructor picked up each student's tentative working thesis and three points, the revised Annotated Works Cited, and the list of words for the definitions section. We reviewed a few of the thesis statements on the doc cam.
Next there was an internal text citation handout and the instructor went over it.
The instructor was unable to provide the written research paper assignment as the copy machine was out. The documents are uploaded and available, however:
Research Paper Assignment and Parts of Research Paper
Finally, at the end of the class, we went over the poetry assignment. The three links needed to work on this assignment are at the left: a) poetry assignment, b) poetry explication, and c) "How to Read a Poem."
To Do for Next Class:
Write Point 1, which is due March 1. Write the definitions section.
Read 1st half of "How to Read a Poem" by Wed., Mar 3
On Wed, March 3, students will select their genre. Come prepared with one back up choice. Choose the genre.
Monday:
We exchanged the Annotated Works Cited and each student corrected another's paper. The instructor told what items to look for, such as 12 pt. type, centered "Works Cited" with no boldface, etc.
Next the instructor demonstrated how to come up with a working thesis statement and the three points. She also talked about the definitions section. She asked students for their research question and from the RQ went on to develop a working thesis and three supporting points.
We did a Langan check-in.
Next class:
Due: Corrected Annotated Works Cited.
Working thesis with three supporting points. List of words that will be defined in the paper.
