If you have lost your list of terms and definitions I gave you at the beginning of the unit, you can find the list here.
Study! This is an easy quiz, so there's no reason to miss any points!
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Research Paper Example Paragraphs
Below is an example introduction paragraph. You are not required to cite outside sources in your introduction, but if you do, make sure you cite them properly. You can also use this example to see how your heading, header, title, and spacing should look.
Next, is an example body paragraph for one of your main arguments.
Next up is an example opposing viewpoint body paragraph:
And last paragraph: your conclusion.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Next Research Paper Step: Outline
Your outlines are due Tuesday, Oct. 28 by midnight (although don't stay up that late, get it done sooner!) to turnitin.com. Here's the format that I passed out in class if you were absent or lost it.
Since we don't have school Oct. 23 or 24, and the 22nd is an early release day, you'll need to work on this at home! It takes some time to complete!
Friday, October 10, 2014
Argumentative Research Paper--Annotated Bibliography
We will start talking about your annotated bibliography on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Click on the images below for expectations and examples. Click here to view the scoring guide.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Argumentative Research Paper Unit
Click below for the argumentative research paper due dates, expectations, and details.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Turnitin.com Class ID's 2014-2015
3rd Hour: 8746700
5th Hour: 8746703
6th Hour: 8746709
7th Hour: 8746718
Password for all classes: titans
5th Hour: 8746703
6th Hour: 8746709
7th Hour: 8746718
Password for all classes: titans
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Share Your lsr7.net Username With Me
Please click on the link below to share your lsr7.net username with me so I can share documents with you throughout the school year.
Click on this link.
Click on this link.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
"Like, You Know" by Taylor Mali
Below is Taylor Mali's video "Like, You Know," that we watched in class when talking about overusing rhetorical questions. This sends a great message about speaking with conviction and authority.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Revising Your Argumentative Research Paper
Below are the steps and process necessary to revise your paper. All revisions are due by Friday, May 2. Revise early, and set up your appointment with me!
Click here to see what the common mistakes were and how to fix them.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Rough Draft Due Dates and After Spring Break
Rough Draft #1: All 6 paragraphs of your first rough draft need to be uploaded to turnitin.com by the beginning of school (7:30 a.m.) on Monday, March 17.
If at any point during Spring Break you finish your rough draft and want to go ahead and upload it, you can. You do not have to wait until Monday, March 17. I recommended NOT waiting until March 17. Upload it before then so you don't have to worry about waiting until the last minute.
Rough Draft #2: In class on Monday, March 17, we will pull up our first rough draft in turnitin.com. It will automatically show us some spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes to fix. These "minor" corrections will be due the evening of March 17. You can probably finish that in class that day, but you will have until 11:59 p.m. to re-submit your rough draft (Rough Draft #2) to turnitin.com.
*You will also see what percentage of your paper comes from other sources after you submit Rough Draft #1. Remember, you can only have 20% or less of your paper coming from other sources. Because this is a rough draft, if you have more than 20% when you first submit, you will have the chance to revise so less than 20% of your paper is from other sources.
**Tuesday, March 18-Thursday, March 20 will be used for peer editing/revision. Your final papers are due to turnitin.com by Thursday, March 20 at 10 p.m. If they are turned in after that, you will automatically lose 50%. **
Some of these dates are different from the dates on the list of expectations I gave you at the beginning of the unit due to the snow day. Please refer to these dates as the current, correct due dates.
Thank you, and enjoy Spring Break! Maybe it will actually feel like Spring instead of Winter!
If at any point during Spring Break you finish your rough draft and want to go ahead and upload it, you can. You do not have to wait until Monday, March 17. I recommended NOT waiting until March 17. Upload it before then so you don't have to worry about waiting until the last minute.
Rough Draft #2: In class on Monday, March 17, we will pull up our first rough draft in turnitin.com. It will automatically show us some spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes to fix. These "minor" corrections will be due the evening of March 17. You can probably finish that in class that day, but you will have until 11:59 p.m. to re-submit your rough draft (Rough Draft #2) to turnitin.com.
*You will also see what percentage of your paper comes from other sources after you submit Rough Draft #1. Remember, you can only have 20% or less of your paper coming from other sources. Because this is a rough draft, if you have more than 20% when you first submit, you will have the chance to revise so less than 20% of your paper is from other sources.
**Tuesday, March 18-Thursday, March 20 will be used for peer editing/revision. Your final papers are due to turnitin.com by Thursday, March 20 at 10 p.m. If they are turned in after that, you will automatically lose 50%. **
Some of these dates are different from the dates on the list of expectations I gave you at the beginning of the unit due to the snow day. Please refer to these dates as the current, correct due dates.
Thank you, and enjoy Spring Break! Maybe it will actually feel like Spring instead of Winter!
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Example Paragraphs
Example introduction:
...and skipping to an example body paragraph:
*In the body paragraph, notice how I introduce the source credentials. After you introduce the source credentials once, you don't have to do it again. You would just refer to the authors using their last names, for example.
*Also notice how my quotes are "infused!"
*...and, how I also cite paraphrased information!
Finishing up with an example conclusion: 
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Argumentative Research Paper Scoring Guide
The rubric for the argumentative research paper will be passed out in class on Thursday, March 6, and you can also find it here!
Page 1:
Page 2:
Friday, February 28, 2014
Guidelines for Argumentative Outline
If you were absent Friday, 2/28, here is the outline format you will need to follow. Outlines will be due Tuesday, March 4. In the event of a snow day, they will be due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, March 5. Either way, you will probably need to work on this some at home. Let's hope we don't have a snow day!
After the outline step, the next step is the rough draft! The outline is simply a plan for your paper. The more detailed it is, the easier your rough draft will be.
After the outline step, the next step is the rough draft! The outline is simply a plan for your paper. The more detailed it is, the easier your rough draft will be.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Annotated Bibliography/Source Sheets for Research Paper
What's the point of an annotated bibliography? Watch this video to learn more:
Directions and expectations for the Annotated Bibliography (AB) are here. Below is an example of one entry of an annotated bibliography, so you can see what kind of content is necessary:
Source sheets are here. If you are doing note cards in Easybib, you don't have to do source sheets.
Directions and expectations for the Annotated Bibliography (AB) are here. Below is an example of one entry of an annotated bibliography, so you can see what kind of content is necessary:
Source sheets are here. If you are doing note cards in Easybib, you don't have to do source sheets.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Second Semester Book Project Options
You have three options this semester for the independent book project. If you lost your copy of the three different options and the rubrics, here they are!
Unit 5--Argumentative Research Paper
Click here for the argumentative research paper expectations/due dates.
Turnitin.com Class ID's and Passwords:
2nd Hour ID: 7712689
3rd Hour ID: 7712695
4th Hour ID: 7712696
5th Hour ID: 7712700
The password for all classes is: titans
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
The Taming of the Shrew Review Sheet
If you were absent on Wednesday, February 12, click here for the review sheet!
Remember, your test is Tuesday, February 18 after our four-day weekend!
Remember, your test is Tuesday, February 18 after our four-day weekend!
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