Fifty-Sixth Class Period: Research Paper Peer Critique

Mr. Stone checked for completion of the rough draft. Students completed a peer critique of a partners rough draft.

Homework: Complete revision of research paper.

Fifty-Fifth Class Period: Research Paper Rubric Completed

Mr. Stone finished going through the grading rubric for the research paper.

Homework: Complete rough draft of research paper. Minimum length: three-and-a-half pages

Fifty-Fourth Class Period: Research Paper Rubric

Mr. Stone distributed copies of the grading rubric for the research paper. He began clarifying each of the criteria.

Homework: Begin drafting research paper.

Fifty & Fifty-First Class Periods: Notetaking

Students used class time to complete note cards for their research paper.

Homework: Students should have completed a total of thirty-five note cards by the beginning of class time on Wednesday.

Forty-Ninth Class Period: Conducting an Interview

Students submitted fifteen potential questions to use either for their interview(s) or their questionnaire.

Mr. Stone discussed tips for interviewing using a handout from Ms. Taylor-Johnston.

Homework: Schedule an interview for your research paper.

Forty-Seventy & Forty-Eighth Class Periods: Research, Interviews, and Questionnaires

Students met on Monday in the library for a final day of gathering sources. They completed their working bibliography of at least ten sources (not including interviews or questionnaires).

In class on Tuesday, Mr. Stone had students define their selected campus problem in one sentence. The majority of the students had the opportunity to read their sentence to the class and receive feedback.

Homework: Prepare a list of fifteen questions for either your questionnaire or an interview.

Forty-Fifth & Forty-Sixth Class Periods: Library Research

The class met in the library to locate ten sources for their research papers. A working bibliography of these sources in MLA format is due on Tuesday, December 6th.

Students will need to conduct an interview, create an questionnaire and conduct a survey in addition. These should be conducted after December 6th.