OBJECTIVE: Conduct Research to Answer Questions and Present Knowledge. (DESK Standards

I-SEARCH 2016

OBJECTIVE: Conduct research to answer questions and present knowledge. (DESK Standards 2; 3:b, d-f; 4:b-c; 5) You will have approximately four weeks to complete your I-Search paper/project. At the end of the project, you will turn in many parts of the project together. Thus, you must keep track of your papers until the day the project is due – Thursday, March 17th. You MAY NOT use your late coupons on your I-Search project, poster, or presentation. Plan accordingly! Please refer to your grading rubric as you put your final project together. If you need extra copies of assignments, you may access them on the class web page. DATE Lib=Library DUE DURING CLASS HOMEWORK C=C. Lab Feb. 16 R. Log Introduction to research project; Invention sign- Get calendar signed ups; Get calendar Feb. 17 Nothing Parts of a Note Card; “Pioneer” (Mrs. Forsgren) Get calendar signed, Book Report, VOTE Lib CCATE quiz tmrw Feb. 18 Calendar signature, Book Creating questions; Basic background knowledge Create 5 researchable questions Report on topic, VOTE CCCATE quiz Feb. 19 5 Questions Plagiarism, Summarizing, and Paraphrasing None Feb. 22 Nothing Continue with “Pioneer,” “Pioneer” Quiz Reading Log signed Feb. 23 R. Log Online Sources (Mrs. Forsgren); Practice note card None Lib Feb. 24 Nothing Complete 2-3 note cards in class today Complete today’s 2-3 note cards at home Lib Feb. 25 Nothing Complete 2-3 note cards in class today Complete today’s 2-3 note cards at home Lib Feb. 26 Nothing Complete 2-3 note cards in class today Complete today’s 2-3 note cards at home; 7 Lib completed note cards due in class on Monday Feb. 29 7 completed note cards Complete 2-3 note cards in class today R. Log signed, Complete today’s 2-3 note cards Lib at home Mar. 1 R. Log Complete 2-3 note cards in class today Complete today’s 2-3 note cards at home Lib/C #206 Mar. 2 Nothing Complete 2-3 note cards in class today Complete today’s 2-3 note cards at home; 7 Lib/C #206 completed note cards due tomorrow Mar. 3 7 completed note cards Complete 2-3 note cards in class today None Lib/C #206 (not those checked on 2/29) Mar. 4 Nothing Last day to work on note cards You must have a minimum of 15 note cards Lib/C #206 completed by Monday Mar. 7 15th note card due (just one) Organize note cards in class; Begin the research R. Log signed, Complete outline at home…due paper outline on Wed., Mar. 9 Mar. 8 R. Log Lesson on Parenthetical in-text citations; Extra Outline due tomorrow; Rough Draft is due on time used on outlines Mar. 14 – continue to work on this at home Mar. 9 Outline Write rough draft in Utah Compose Rough Draft and Works Cited page due C #206 on Mar. 14; Bring all note cards tmrw. Mar. 10 Need all note cards in class Lesson on Works Cited Page – We will work on Rough Draft and Works Cited page due C #206 today www.easybib.com in class today; Work on rough on Mar. 14 drafts if time allows Mar. 11 R. Log Finish writing rough draft in Utah Compose and Printed copy of research paper due at beginning C #206 Works Cited Page in www.easybib.com of class Monday (www.utahcompose.com); Works Cited due Monday Mar. 14 Research paper from Utah Every student checks in with Ms. Johnson with R. Log signed, You need to bring your editing Compose; Works Cited materials today; Edit Works Cited page; Begin papers and your rough draft Self- and Peer-Edits in class Mar. 15 R. Log, Need your rough draft Self- and Peer-Edit in class None today Mar. 16 Nothing Make final changes to research paper in Utah ALL I-SEARCH PROJECTS DUE AT THE C #206 Compose – What you don’t complete in class, you END OF CLASS, TOMORROW!!! No late need to finish on your own time coupons allowed. Mar. 17 ALL I-SEARCH PROJECTS Final I-Search assembly and turn in. Must have: ALL POSTERS DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF TURNED IN AT THE END  Self-grading/reflection sheet CLASS TOMORROW!!! OF CLASS TODAY! Presentations begin tomorrow. Students will be Final Paper  called to present in random order. No late  Works Cited page coupons may be used!  Note Cards (you need a minimum of 15)  Outline Mar. 18 POSTERS DUE AT THE In-class I-Search Presentations. You lose 20% of None BEGINNING OF CLASS! your grade if you are called on and are unprepared. Be prepared. Mar. 21-24 Nothing In-class I-Search Presentations. You lose 20% of See due dates below for assignments during this your grade if you are called on and are unprepared. time frame. Mar. 22 R. Log, Book Report See above Nothing Mar. 25 – Apr. 3 No School – Spring Recess