Plan for Tuesday, March 31 -- English 101

During Class :

• quick re-cap of “The Argument Culture”
• Review bib. guidelines & create checklist
• Sample annotated bib.
• Peer review of annotated bib.
• hand out Portfolio 2 assignment sheet
• discussion about perspectives; complete stakeholder analysis chart.

Assignment for Thursday, April 2

• Complete the final draft of your annotated bibliography 
• Complete the stakeholder analysis chart
• Read “Doing Focused Research” pp. 354-359. 
• Review sources for quotes and facts -- complete a minimum of 5 "note cards"

Plan for Friday, March 27 -- English 101

 1. Complete the quiz on the reading, “The Argument Culture”
 2. Continue to work on Annotated Bibliography  [Guidelines, Sample]

Assignment for Tuesday, March 31:
--Continue to work on Annotated Bibliography.  Have your bibliography ready for a peer conference during class on Tuesday.  (Final draft of Annotated bib. is due on Thursday, April 2).

Plan for Wednesday, March 25 -- English 101

During Class:

• Reflective writing on analyzing sources
• introduce citations 

Assignment for Friday, March 25:
1. Read “The Argument Culture” (handout).
2. Be prepared for an in-class quiz about the reading.
3. Work on your annotated bibliography.   [Guidelines, Sample]
4. Peer review draft of annotated bib due Tuesday.

Plan for Tuesday, Oct. 20 -- English 101

During class:

• Comments on Personal Position Analysis 
•  Finding information (see text, pp. 370 - 390) 
• Analyzing sources, including how to evaluate websites (see text 390 -398).  For samples of non-useful sources, see link here.
• Overview of annotated bib and questions about it 
•  In-class research if time permits. 

 Assignment for Thursday, Oct. 22: 
1. Read “Assembling a Working Bibliography” pp 350-352 in the Handbook
2. Familiarize yourself with MLA (pp 424-471) and APA (pp 472-500) documentation sections.
3. Find at least 2 more articles about your topic. Bring all the articles you collected so far to class Wednesday (bookmarked on browser or in Diigo Web Collector).

Plan for Thursday, March 19 -- English 101

During Class:

• Check on article assignment
• Topic mini-presentations
• introduction to annotated bib assignment
• re-introduction to Diigo Web Collector (a Google Chrome Extension)
• begin working on personal position analysis.

Assignment for Monday, March 23:
--Read pages 360-370 in the handbook
--Complete personal position analysis
--Use academic databases to find at least two more articles and bring all the articles you collected so far to class (these can be saved to a thumb drive or printed, whichever you prefer.)

English 101 -- Tuesday, March 17

During Class:
 --collect homework assignment
 --review reading
 --how to research (videos)
 --research as asking good questions
 --research tool: Diigo
 --intro. to academic databases
 --research log sheet
 --begin topic proposal

Assignment for Thursday, March 19:

• Complete your topic proposal
• Bring 3 articles about your topic to class (these can be bookmarked or printed).  2 or more of the articles should be found via an academic database.

Resources for Research

• Marvel
• see especially
  --Teen Resource Center
  --Proquest
  --Points of View Reference Center
  --Academic Search Complete

• Issues & Controversies

• New York Times - Times Topics
• Clusty 
• Virtual Learning Resources Center
•  Google Scholar
• iseek

English 101 -- Plan for Thursday, March 10

During Class:

• Portfolio 1 will be collected.  Please refer to the assignment checklist we created to make sure you have met all requirements.  Other documents to refer to include: Portfolio 1 Contents, Portfolio 1 Guidelines, and Portfolio 1 Rubric.
• Intro to portfolio 2; research topic criteria overview; potential topic list exercise. 

Recommended Publications for News Articles:
1. New York Times 
2. Issues & Controversies
3. The New Republic
4. The Economist
5. Bangor Daily News
6. Utne Reader
7. Fox News

Assignment for Monday, March 17:
1. Complete the Potential Topic List Exercise by listing 7 articles (include source information, a one sentence summary, and a potential question for each).
2. Decide on a topic/issue for Portfolio 2 – refer to the research topic criteria discussed in class to make sure your topic is a good fit.
3. Read pages 350-360 in the handbook.

English 101 -- Plan for Friday, March 6

During Class:

• Read about Peer Review in handbook
• Discuss peer review process
• Peer review conferences (see Peer Review Guide)
• Schedule teacher conferences 

Assignment for Tuesday, Feb. 10:1. Make revisions based on the peer review
2. Have teacher conference and make revisions
3. Bring an edit-ready draft to class on Tuesday.

Portfolio I -- Skills & Process

English 101 -- Plan for Wednesday, March 4

During Class:

• Use the Portfolio 1 Guidelines and Rubric to create a checklist. 
• Use the Revision Guide to annotate your essay
• Read & Discuss pp. 15-17 about Peer Review in the handbook 
• Read the Peer Review Guide as a way to prepare for next class
• Additional questions and discussion of grading criteria and questions about essays as needed. 

Assignment for Friday, March 6:
1. Make revisions based on teacher comments and your annotations from the Revision Guide
2. Bring a hard copy of your rough draft to class for peer review.

English 101 -- Plan for Monday, March 2

During Class: 

• Read pp. 79-81 in the handbook. Go over conclusions & introductions.
• Read Sample Summary / Response Essay passed out in class last week. 
• Review Double-Entry Journal
• In-class workshop on rough drafts.  Reminder:  Portfolio 1 is due Thursday, March 12
•  The rough draft will be submitted to me at the end of this class.

Assignment for Wednesday, March 4:

1. Create a Double Entry journal for the article you are writing about for Portfolio 1, if you have not already done so.
2. Read the Portfolio 1 Guidelines and Rubric and write down any questions you may have.  Next time, we will use these two documents to create a checklist.
2. Read the “Revision Guide."  This will be important to your approach to revising your Portfolio 1 Essay.

2. Bring any questions about revision to class. 

English 101 -- Plan for Thursday, Feb. 26

During class:

• Discuss final essay assignment sheet
• reverse outline of response
• additional discussion about parts of an essay as needed
• grammar work
• look at samples of effective essays
• talk about deciding which summary/response essay you want to revise & polish for Portfolio I.

 Homework due Monday, March 2:
1. Choose one summary/response essay to revise and polish for Portfolio I.  Revise this summary/response essay to the best of your ability. This revised draft will then go through a self/peer/teacher critique process.
2. We will be working with your summary/response essays in class.  A copy of this essay will be passed in to me at the end of class.
3. (Read “Concluding Paragraphs” pages 77-78 in the handbook.)  We will do this during class on Monday. We will also look at the sample essay (passed out in class today) on Monday.

English 101 -- Plan for Tuesday, February 24

Class time:
 --Return Facebook summaries & responses. Comments & goals.
--Intro. to course calendar (see forum)
--Identify main ideas in "College's Priceless Value"
--Review MEAL Plan --Strategy for responding: read article comments and respond on forum --Additional work with evidence as needed
--Peer review of summaries (time permitting).

Homework due Thursday, Feb. 26
1. Make necessary revisions to your summary of the “College's Priceless Value” article. It will be helpful to re-read the article.
2. Create a double entry journal with at least 3 reasons why you agree or disagree with the article. Refer to specific points made in the article and then provide your reaction noting whether you agree or disagree and why. Bring this to class. 
3. Follow your summary with a response to the article. Your response should include a thesis statement saying whether you agree/disagree, or both, with the main idea(s) of the article. State specifically with what points you are agreeing/disagreeing. Be sure your paragraphs begin with clear and specific topic sentences. Back up your points with specific evidence. Your summary/response essay should be roughly 3 pages in length. Bring this to class. 

English 101 -- Plan for Friday, Feb. 13

Class time:

• Side-Shadow Facebook response essay.  Submit essay & summary.
• Read & annotate 3rd article, "College's Priceless Value" 
• Share and discuss annotations.   
• Write initial responses on forum.
• Read comments section of article on New York Times website

Homework due Tuesday, February 24:
Write a summary of the article, "College's Priceless value."  Prior to writing your summary, annotate the article.  Also create an outline of the article in which you list the main ideas.  Bring the annotated article, outline, and summary to class on the Tuesday after vacation.  (Your double-entry journal and 2.5 page response to article #3 will be due the Thursday after vacation.)