March 29 ... Reading BNW ... (41 Days Remaining)

Reading Schedule ...

Chapter 1 (pp 1-18) - DUE TODAY
Chapter 2 (pp 19-29) - DUE FRIDAY AT THE START OF CLASS
Chapter 3 (pp 30-56) - DUE TUESDAY (Extra day since it's a longer chapter)
Chapter 4 (pp 57-71) - April 5
Chapter 5 (pp 72-86) - April 6
Chapter 6 (pp 87-106) - April 7
Chapter 7 (pp 107-122) - April 10
Chapter 8 (pp 123-139) - April 11

TEST Over 1-8 - April 12

Chapter 9 & Chapter 10 (pp 140-152) - April 13 (Read In Class)
Chapter 11 (pp 153-171) - April 17

QUIZ Over 9-11 - April 18

Chapter 12 (pp 172-185) - April 19
Chapter 13 (pp 186-197) - April 20
Chapter 14 (pp 198-207) - April 21
Chapter 15 (pp 208-216) - April 24
Chapter 16 (pp 217-229) - April 25
Chapter 17 (pp 230-240) - April 26
Chapter 18 (pp 241-259) - April 27

TEST Over 12-18 - April 28

March 27 ... Brave New World Reading Deadlines (43 Days Remaining)

Chapter 1 (pp 1-18) - March 29
Chapter 2 (pp 19-29) - March 31
Chapter 3 (pp 30-56) - April 4
Chapter 4 (pp 57-71) - April 5
Chapter 5 (pp 72-86) - April 6
Chapter 6 (pp 87-106) - April 7
Chapter 7 (pp 107-122) - April 10
Chapter 8 (pp 123-139) - April 11

TEST Over 1-8 - April 12

Chapter 9 & Chapter 10 (pp 140-152) - April 13 (Read In Class)
Chapter 11 (pp 153-171) - April 17

QUIZ Over 9-11 - April 18

Chapter 12 (pp 172-185) - April 19
Chapter 13 (pp 186-197) - April 20
Chapter 14 (pp 198-207) - April 21
Chapter 15 (pp 208-216) - April 24
Chapter 16 (pp 217-229) - April 25
Chapter 17 (pp 230-240) - April 26
Chapter 18 (pp 241-259) - April 27

TEST Over 12-18 - April 28

***There is a possibility of an unannounced quiz on any date that any even numbered chapter is due - an unannounced quiz would cover the most recent two chapters (ie. you could be quizzed on March 31st over Chapters 1-2.. .on April 4th over Chapters 3-4 ... etc.)

March 22 ... Brave New World Webquest (46 Days Remaining)

Today ...

You will turn in your permission slips for Brave New World and your pre-reading sheets from yesterday.

Once that is completed, begin the Brave New World webquest - you will need to record your answers on a separate sheet of paper.


http://www.union.k12.pa.us/cms/lib6/PA01001828/Centricity/Domain/52/bnwlinks.pdf

USE THE FOLLOWING LINK INSTEAD FOR SOURCE 5:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150414071143/http://www.egs.edu/library/aldous-huxley/biography

***Since the laptops were not plugged in to charge over the break, they may be less than fully charged (or maybe very low on power).  Make sure you plug yours in after use.  If it is too low to function, show me and we'll find you another one to use.***

March 20 ... Welcome Back Journal (48 school days remaining)

• Write a journal discussing the following prompt - 300-400 words ... it is a Minor (Quiz) grade.

• What form of technology is most important to your day to day life?  What, if anything, do you think are the advantages of being able to rely on this technology?  What, if anything, do you think are the dangers of relying on this technology?

February 27 ... Rough Draft and Works Cited

TODAY ...

• Students will continue working on their rough drafts - due date is March 1st.
• We will be in Lab A103 the next two days.

• Works Cited ... 
• To keep things simple for this paper - ALL sources you use in the paper OR printed for your notes WILL be included in the Works Cited Page.
• Rules for a Works Cited Page ... https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
• Sample Works Cites Page .... https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

• Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. It should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper.
• Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.
• Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.
• Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.
• List page numbers of sources efficiently, when needed. If you refer to a journal article that appeared on pages 225 through 250, list the page numbers on your Works Cited page as 225-50. Note that MLA style uses a hyphen in a span of pages.
• If you're citing an article or a publication that was originally issued in print form but that you retrieved from an online database, you should type the online database name in italics. You do not need to provide subscription information in addition to the database name.

• The source info for any article from the Gale Database is at the end of the article.  You can copy and paste from there - remember that sources go in ALPHABETICAL ORDER based on the first word(s) of the entry in MLA format.
• If you have used other sources, you will have to use the Citation Machine (see the link below)
• http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website
• You will need to click through as indicated on the website until you have a final MLA citation .. see me if you have problems.

February 21 ... Beginning the Rough Draft

TODAY ...

• If you have turned in an outline, you are ready to move forward to the next phase of the paper - the rough draft.  Your rough draft will: 
• Be typed in MLA Format
• Contain Parenthetical Citations where necessary - for review on how-to or when to, review the links below:
• http://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-cite-a-parenthetical-citations-mla/
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/
• "This is an example of what a direct quote might look like with an in-text MLA citation" (Davis).
• This is an example of what it might look like if you didn't directly quote a source - but instead paraphrased it in your own words (Davis).

• Be of (or very close to) the required length for your intended grading level (1000-1300 words for an "A" level paper)
• Again, unless what you are writing is your orignial words or thoughts, you MUST document it - simply rewriting or paraphrasing another writer's words is plagiarism unless you provide them credit.
• Document your source anytime you quote, paraphrase, or summarize information specific to a source.
• You do not have to document general information.
• You will not document your own thoughts or words.
• ROUGH DRAFTS WILL BE DUE NO LATER THAN MARCH 1st.

February 13 .. Beginning the Outline

Today ...

• First, read the information on these webpages about how to create the outline for your paper. The outline creates the framework for the rough draft - YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE ROUGH DRAFT PHASE OF YOUR PAPER UNTIL THE OUTLINE IS COMPLETE AND APPROVED

https://www.kibin.com/essay-writing-blog/argumentative-essay-outline/

https://valenciacollege.edu/wp/cssc/documents/SampleArgumentOutline.pdf

http://depts.washington.edu/leadta/hist_ta_web/resources/practice/writing/argumentative_writing_out_unk.pdf

• Once you have read these, begin putting your outline together. The outline should include a working thesis statement/sentence .. but the remainder of your Info can be more bullet point style if you wish. If you open an outline template in Word, Word will help with the Roman numerals and letters ... however, you may find it easier to just type it. That's fine too. 

• Refer to the online/saved versions of your articles if you need them - research has not been graded yet, so DO NOT TOUCH THE ENVELOPES. 

• Research envelopes being turned in should be stacked neatly on my desk. Be sure to make a not of the day you are turning it in and the reason it is late (absences, late work, etc). 

January 30 ... Research

TODAY ...

• Get a laptop from the laptop cart - make sure you are using the laptop assigned to you.

• To reach the Library Databases ... 
• Go to the district website www.sfisd.org
• Hover over "STUDENTS" and click on "DESTINY LIBRARY" on the pop menu
• Click on "Santa Fe High School"
• To start with (and this may be the only site many/most of you will need for this particular project) look under "ONLINE DATABASES" and click on "GALE DATABASES"
• Click on "OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT"
• Search for your topic - add keywords about your issue if you need the search to be more specific.

YOU CAN BYPASS THE DISTRICT WEBSITE VIA THIS LINK ... http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=j084909

username (if needed) - santafeisd

password - indians

• Take your time and read/scan through the information you find - we will work today and tomorrow in the classroom reading and scanning, so you will have time to dig for your 6-7 sources.  As you find sources relevant to your argument (or opposing arguments/viewpoionts), you SHOULD be able to download and save to your OneDrive ... from there, when we go to the computer lab, you will be able to print your sources.

RESEARCH CALENDAR ... 

January 30 - Research in Class

January 31 - Class Will Meet in the Cafetorium due to MOY Testing for English I and II

February 1 - Library Computer Lab A103 to Print Sources

February 2 - Classroom to begin analyzing and highlighting notes in sources

February 3 - Library Computer Lab A103 to find/print additional sources

February 6 - Work in Class to finish analyzing/highlighting sources - SOURCES DUE TODAY!

January 27 ... Continuing Research

TODAY ...

• Get a laptop from the laptop cart - make sure you are using the laptop assigned to you.
• We will start out using the Library Database for our research - DO NOT GOOGLE SEARCH ... YOU WILL END UP WITH SOURCES YOU CANNOT USE AND WILL HAVE TO TRASH THEM AND START OVER.

• To reach the Library Databases ... 
• Go to the district website www.sfisd.org
• Hover over "STUDENTS" and click on "DESTINY LIBRARY" on the pop menu
• Click on "Santa Fe High School"
• To start with (and this may be the only site many/most of you will need for this particular project) look under "ONLINE DATABASES" and click on "GALE DATABASES"
• Click on "OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT"
• Search for your topic - add keywords about your issue if you need the search to be more specific.

YOU CAN BYPASS THE DISTRICT WEBSITE VIA THIS LINK ... http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=j084909

username (if needed) - santafeisd

password - indians

• Take your time and read/scan through the information you find - we will work today and tomorrow in the classroom reading and scanning, so you will have time to dig for your 6-7 sources.  As you find sources relevant to your argument (or opposing arguments/viewpoionts), you SHOULD be able to download and save to your OneDrive ... from there, when we go to the computer lab, you will be able to print your sources.

RESEARCH CALENDAR ... 

January 27 - Research in Class

January 30 - Research in Class

January 31 - Class Will Meet in the Cafetorium due to MOY Testing for English I and II

February 1 - Library Computer Lab A103 to Print Sources

February 2 - Classroom to begin analyzing and highlighting notes in sources

February 3 - Library Computer Lab A103 to find/print additional sources

February 6 - Work in Class to finish analyzing/highlighting sources - SOURCES DUE TODAY!

January 26 ... Beginning your research

TODAY ...

• Get a laptop from the laptop cart - and give me the number of the laptop you select.  This will be your assigned laptop for the remainder of the year.
• We will start out using the Library Database for our research - DO NOT GOOGLE SEARCH ... YOU WILL END UP WITH SOURCES YOU CANNOT USE AND WILL HAVE TO TRASH THEM AND START OVER.

• To reach the Library Databases ... 
• Go to the district website www.sfisd.org
• Hover over "STUDENTS" and click on "DESTINY LIBRARY" on the pop menu
• Click on "Santa Fe High School"
• To start with (and this may be the only site many/most of you will need for this particular project) look under "ONLINE DATABASES" and click on "GALE DATABASES"
• Click on "OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT"
• Search for your topic - add keywords about your issue if you need the search to be more specific.

• Take your time and read/scan through the information you find - we will work today and tomorrow in the classroom reading and scanning, so you will have time to dig for your 6-7 sources.  As you find sources relevant to your argument (or opposing arguments/viewpoionts), you SHOULD be able to download and save to your OneDrive ... from there, when we go to the computer lab, you will be able to print your sources.

RESEARCH CALENDAR ... 

January 26 - Research in Class

January 27 - Research in Class

January 30 - Research in Class

January 31 - Class Will Meet in the Cafetorium due to MOY Testing for English I and II

February 1 - Library Computer Lab A103 to Print Sources

February 2 - Classroom to begin analyzing and highlighting notes in sources

February 3 - Library Computer Lab A103 to find/print additional sources

February 6 - Work in Class to finish analyzing/highlighting sources - SOURCES DUE TODAY!