19 Feb 2016 ….more information about your topic … how to organize your evidence into claim stacks …what your three claim sentences will be about TODAY WE WILL LEARN….

Time line… YOU NEED:  AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT SOURCES NOTES TAKEN FROM THE SOURCE LISTED ON YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE SAVED TO PRINT LATER)  AT LEASST 15 NOTE CARDS 6 OR LESS QUOTE CARDS 9 + PARAPHRASE OR SUMMARY CARDS YOU SHOULD HAVE: DETERMINED YOUR 3 CLAIM CATEGORIES A FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR THESIS STATEMENT TODAY: BY THE END BLOCK YOU NEED:  AN APPROVED THESIS STATEMENT  ENOUGH EVIDENCE IN THE FORM OF NOTE CARDS TO BEGIN WRITING THE FIRST DRAFT OF YOUR OUTLINE. MONDAY: BY THE END BLOCK NEED HELP FINDING EVIDENCE? SUBMIT A HELP CARD TO MRS. SDAUNDERS WITH YOUR NAME AND TOPIC help YOUR NAME TOPIC

SKILLS CARD RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS 15 NOTE CARDS FROM RESEARCH NO MORE THAN 2 QUOTE NOTE CARDS PER DOCUMENT NO LIMIT ON PARAPHRASED NOTE CARDS YOU MUST HAVE NOTE CARDS FROM AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS – MORE IS MUCH BETTER. 3-6 RESEARCH DOCUMENTS 1. FIND IT 2. ENTRY CREATED ON YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE 3. SAVED OR PRINTED OUT FOR LATER YOUR NAME

ON THE BACK OF THE BLANK INDEX CARD PROVIDED AFTER THE BREAK COPY DOWN THE STATEMENTS BELOW, FILLING IN THE BLANKS WITH YOUR INFORMATION. YESTERDAY’S TICKET OUT THE DOOR: YOUR NAME MY TOPIC IS __________________________________ I have created ____ note cards from _____ different documents I have _____ citation entries listed on my Work Cited page. I have saved a copy of or ed to myself _____ research documents to print later. I have created ____ quote cards I have created ____ paraphrase or summary cards

1. Find a document containing information about your topic. 2.Use EASYBIB.COM to create a MLA citation 3.Copy and paste the citation onto your works cited page 4. Save a copy of the actual research document : Sometimes there is a save or link Sometimes you will need to: a) block and copy the document b)Open “new” word document c)Paste into the word document d)Save this document on your drive under its parenthetical citation so you can print it off later or you can print it off at home. 5. Create note cards from the document: mostly paraphrase cards. Limit of 2 QUOTE cards per research document.

FINISHING RESEARCH PHASE #1 … COMPLETE PARTS I, ii & ii OF “the PHASE #1 RESEARCH SUMMARY” SUBMIT IT TO mrs. saunders FOR APPROVAL (or to the basket if it IS the end of block). AFTER your summary is approved you may move onto the organization phase

MOST STUDENTS WILL BE STARTING AT THIS POINT ON MONDAY. STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO TURN IN THE RESEARCH PHASE ONE SUMMARY SHEET BEFORE LEAVING CLASS.

PHASE #1 RESEARCH SUMMARY ____________________ ____________ ________ ________________ II. SOURCES 1.How many sources have you taken note cards from? ______ 2.How many sources have you listed on your Works Cited page? _______ 3.How many research documents have you saved to print off later? _____ I. Note Cards 1.How many note cards have you taken? ___________ 2.How many of those note cards are quote cards? _________ 3.How many of those note cards are paraphrase or summary cards? _____ III. PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS On the lines below list each of the parenthetical citations you have used on note cards. Next to it list the number of note cards which have that parenthetical citation in the top corner. 1.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 2.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 3.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 4.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 5.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 6.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 7.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 8.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 9.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken 10.(___________________________) ____ note cards taken