Board work starting 4/6 IB English

Chapter 10  After reading chapter 10, list the key actions which progressed the relationship between Ash and Christabel. How did these actions influence Ash? How did they influence Christabel?  Which of the two characters do you relate to the most? Which one do you sympathize with the most? Do you like both of them? Neither of them? Why?  After reading this chapter, what do you think Ash's strengths and weaknesses are? Christabel's? How have these strengths and weaknesses influenced their outcomes by the end of this chapter?

Research projects  The next several days will be dedicated to our research projects. Here's what you need to know:  You will work in teams which have been selected for you on a designated packet.  You will follow the outlined schedule through the research process. However, you will be personally responsible for scheduling your interview and any extra cross referencing you plan to do.  You will be careful to treat your packets appropriately and observe all warnings related to the mishandling of packets.  You will produce a bibliography, research notes (organized by fact and inference and linked to sources), an inquiry page, a first draft, and a final paper.

Research schedule  Days One and Two: Creating a Bibliography  Days Three and Four: Reading and creating Research Notes and Inquiry pages  Day Five: Cross-Referencing Day  Day Six: Final research day/Rough Draft  Day Seven: Finish paper and turn it in!  Schedule may vary as I see necessary.

Cross Referencing Day and the Interview  Cross-Referencing Day is a day dedicated specifically to collaborating with your peers and answering questions through their research. You must answer any questions you are asked to the best of your ability, preferably with support from your research notes.  You may choose to simply continue research on Cross-Referencing Day, but it's the ideal time to get some answers to your questions from your peers who may have some information that you don't.  The Interview is a chance to get answers to your questions from the owner and person most knowledgeable about the documents (Me!). However, you only get ONE interview. WARNING: Be sure you have all of your questions ready at the time of the interview. If you think of another afterwards, tough bananas. WARNING 2: You may be tempted to casually ask me a question during the process. Don't or you'll waste your interview and your partner will hate you forever.

Handling your packet  You will be given a packet of original documents from which you will research the lives of the people who relate to these documents.  You must be very careful to preserve every document in the exact order and condition in which you originally found it, even if the order makes no sense to you. (It probably won't.)  You may put post-it notes on the documents to help you organize and understand them. Please do not remove post-it notes from other classes.  Remember that others in other classes are using the same documents, and anything you do to disturb the order will disturb their research as well.  Remember that these documents do not belong to you and any damage is vandalism.  Any violations to the above, be it so little as changing the order of the documents on accident, will incur heavy penalties, starting with 5-10% deduction of your final grade on the project for the first offense.

Bibliography  Your first task is to create a bibliography. You will catalogue your sources by author, title, and date. Any relevant publication information is useful as well, but most of the documents are unpublished.  You must list all documents in your bibliography.  If you have a question about how to cite a type of document, you may reference our handbooks or ask me. (Don't worry; process questions don't count toward the interview!)  An entry for a letter would look something like this:  Dickison, Lyndsee. "Hey," Unpublished letter. June 2, Print.  Author Last, First. "Title" Publication Info. Date. Media type.

Research Notes and Inquiry Page  The Research Notes are notes you take over the documents. You must divide these notes into facts and inferences.  Be sure to link each fact and inference to the source. TIP: if you number your bibliography in the first place, you can simply write the source number next to the detail or quote in your notes.  Inquiry page is a place for you to write down your questions. These can be questions that you think your can find the answer to yourself by further research or cross-referencing as well as questions you feel you need to ask me. Hopefully, many of your questions will be answered as you continue your research.

Drafting  Once you've made good progress into your research, you need to start developing a direction for your paper.  What are the big ideas or inferences you've drawn? What arguments can you make about them? Brainstorm and come up with a good overall idea for your paper. The best place to start is with your bigger inferences in your research notes.  Once you have a plan for the argument, start laying out points and evidence to support your points. Remember, research papers require specific evidence, so you'll want to lay out around three quotes per paragraph.  Don't forget to cite each bit of evidence! Your final draft requires a work cited page, including only the documents you used specifically for your paper.

Wow. A lot happens in chapter 12.  How does the Bethany house reflect the tension between Romantic and Postmodern ideas? (Postmodern ideas are those influenced by a decentralization of meaning--basically, those that have been shattered by deconstruction.)  How do Val and Fergus provide tension within this chapter? How do they add to the story?  Why does Beatrice connect with and choose to trust Maud? What is the connection between the two? What is their connection to Ellen, other than the quest for answers? (pages )

Chapter Quiz  Swammerdam does not leave his microscopes and other paraphernalia to his friend Thevenot, in spite of their friendship. Why not?  What shocking discovery does Swammerdam make about the ants, causing him to remark, “Their commonwealths are not as we supposed”?  What does Beatrice believe Ellen is trying to do in her journals?  Who comes to visit Ellen?  What do Maud and Roland decide to do next in their search?

Research Day 2: Continuing Bibliographies  Break into your groups and collect your packets.  Continue working on your Bibliographies today. If you finish before time is up, focus on your Research notes and Inquiry pages.  Reminder: You will catalogue your sources by author, title, and date. Any relevant publication information is useful as well, but most of the documents are unpublished.  You must list all documents in your bibliography.  If you have a question about how to cite a type of document, you may reference our handbooks or ask me. (Don't worry; process questions don't count toward the interview!)  An entry for a letter would look something like this:  Dickison, Lyndsee. "Hey," Unpublished letter. June 2, Print.  Author Last, First. "Title" Publication Info. Date. Media type.

Research Day 3: Research Notes and Inquiry pages  Poetry?  Be sure to note both facts and inferences.  Be sure to link all information back to which source it comes from. (Referencing it back to the Bibliography page.  Keep writing down questions.  Use the Wikiboard to share information/family tree