1. Synthesis Day 3
29 January 2018

2. Grab a Chromebook/make sure it is under your desk.
Bellwork
Come in Silently.
Grab a Chromebook/make sure it is under your desk.
Copy Down the Objectives on your doc
Open Up Topic Approval Form from Google Classroom
NO TALKING once the bell rings.

3. Objectives: Practice integrating quotes and paraphrasing
Evaluate texts in order to develop an argumentative paper (claim, grounds, and warrant)
Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
Understand vocabulary in context
Type these in your objective tracker!

4. Grad Paper Topics Warm Up
In google classroom, open up the possible topics.
Highlight 5 Topics that interest you!
Research those topics on Google Scholar and CM Library
If you find any interesting sources, use the working bibliography template in google classroom to cite them!

5. The Grad Paper
A Review

6. The Grad Paper… •6-8 page, argumentative research paper.
•The paper must synthesize information from 5 different academic sources
•Must be MLA formatted.
•Must be about a topic for which a policy claim can be clearly and objectively argued.
•will count for 20% of 2nd quarter’s total grade (about 7% of your semester grade).
•While we will have some workdays in class (about four during this unit), most of this paper will be completed at home.

7. Picking a topic... •Inability to sustain a 6-8 page paper
•You’re going to be stuck with this topic for the next two years.
•Make sure it’s something you are interested in, but probably not something about which you are already an expert.
•You will submit a topic approval form printed and digitally by 2/1
•I reserve the right to deny any topic.
•Reasons for denying a topic:
•Inability to sustain a 6-8 page paper
•Inability to create an objective policy claim
•Controversial for the sake of controversy
•Inability to complete volunteering associated with topic

8. •You will use your research to complete the senior portion of the grad project.
•The expectation is that you will complete 15 hours of community service that ties into your topic.
•For example, if you choose to write about the problem of food insecurity in America, then you might volunteer at a soup kitchen or food pantry.
•The idea is that you will document your time and present your research (academic and real-life) in the form of a 6-10 minute speech during your senior year.
•You may start your community service whenever you like; just be sure that you are documenting your experiences.

9. •I will not be editing your draft along the way
•I will not be editing your draft along the way. We will complete peer edits, you may see me during office hours and you may seek out help from another teacher.
•At the end of the day, I do not have time to fully read every draft from every student and make comments.
Honors Timeline
2. 1: topic approval form
2.8: working bibliography
2.15: outline
2.22: first rough draft
(three pages)
3.1: final rough draft
(6-8 pages)
3.22: final paper due

10. •I will not be editing your draft along the way
•I will not be editing your draft along the way. We will complete peer edits, you may see me during office hours and you may seek out help from another teacher.
•At the end of the day, I do not have time to fully read every draft from every student and make comments.
Standard Timeline
2.5: topic approval form
2.12: working bibliography
2.26: outline
3.12: first rough draft
(three pages)
3.23: final rough draft
(6-8 pages)
4.27: final paper due

11. Portfolio
Every turned in component of your grad paper must be turned in at the end of the paper. This grade will be a 50-point formal grade and breaks down as follows:
•Topic approval form: 5 points
•Working bib: 5 points
•Outline: 5 points
•First 3 pages: 5 points
•Final rough draft: 10 points
•Final paper: 10 points
•Final checklist: 10 points
•If you lose any element of the portfolio (the original document that is peer edited or written on by me), you will lose those points.
•Late work will be docked by half (this includes failure to include a turnitin.com submission). .
•You’d be surprised, but it’s this grade that usually hurts students more than their grad paper grade.
•Slacker students routinely get 25/50 on this formal test grade. Silly, I know

12. Minilesson: Why do I quote versus paraphrase?
Before you use a quotation, decide if you can use your own words (paraphrase) to express the author's ideas. If you include too many quotations, readers form the impression that you cannot think for yourself. However, in text-based writing, you will want to include some quotes so you keep your analysis of the text central to your discussion.
Use quotations when… the original language is as important as the ideas it contains, that is, when the author’s words are so articulate or expressive that they deserve to be preserved. the original language is concise and a paraphrase would be too wordy. The original language is from an established authority who could lend extra credibility to your claims. The original language itself is the object of analysis, a situation that happens most commonly when writing about literature.

13. How do I quote and paraphrase?
When you quote, you want to enclose all borrowed language between quotation marks and then provide an in-text citation that cites the source.
In MLA formatting, the in-text citation generally includes the author’s last name and the page number in parenthesis after the quote (Garcia 21).

14. When to Paraphrase
When you paraphrase, you are deciding that an author's ideas but not his/hers exact words are important to your point.
A paraphrase should not change the ideas but it can eliminate or change words, often in order to condense a long sentence that contains details unnecessary to your point.
Even though you are not quoting, you still need to credit the source you are paraphrasing by making it clear in the context of your discussion or by citing it as you would a quote.

15. Practice: Quoting and Paraphrasing Original
The solidarity that characterizes communities does not mean, however, that all is unity and harmony within. Many commentators err, I think, by insisting that absence of conflict, like the family conflict we all know, is real, though it differs from, say, market competition, in being mediated by emotional bonds (from "The Meanings of Community" by Thomas Bender, page 67.)

16. Examples: Quote, paraphrase, and partial paraphrase
Quote: According to Bender, "The solidarity that characterizes communities does not mean, however, that all is unity and harmony within" (67).
Paraphrase: While some people believe a lack of conflict characterizes community, Bender asserts that some communities may have and need conflict.
Partial Paraphrase: Unlike other forms of conflict, though, Bender believes that family conflict is "mediated by emotional bonds” (67).
In writing you will use a mixture of direct quotations, paraphrases and partial paraphrases.

17. Quote Integration Additional Help
A quote can be smoothly integrated into the sentence by using a signal phrase. A signal phrase can be set up in three ways:
1. Writing a complete sentence followed by a colon and then the quote
Example: Demeter is not actively responsible for the plants’ growth, but passively so: “When Demeter felt especially fine, tiny shoots of barley or oats would spring up in the footprints She left” (110).
2. Writing an incomplete sentence, followed by a comma and then the quote
Example: The author shows that Demeter is seen as passively responsible for the plants’ growth, saying, “When Demeter felt especially fine, tiny shoots of barley or oats would spring up in the footprints She left” (110).
3. Writing a statement that ends in that or a signal phrase and then the quote
Example: Demeter’s passive responsibility in the plants’ growth is clear when the author states that “When Demeter felt especially fine, tiny shoots of barley or oats would spring up in the footprints She left” (110). You can create your own signal phrase by mixing these basic styles with verbs. T

18. Signal Words for Quote Integration
adds
Admits
agrees
argues
asserts
believes
illustrates
Implies
Insists
notes
observes
points out
reasons
says
states
suggests
thinks
writes
claims
comments
compares
demonstrates
denies
emphasizes

19. Example
Technology is isolating because it limits face-to-face communication and it allows people to hide their true identity behind social media and technological platforms. According to Dr. Christian Bale, a research psychologist, “most people don’t know how to interact with people face-to-face anymore” (Source J). This quote by Dr. Bale exposes the reality that communication skills are lacking in today’s society. Another psychologist, Ryan Gosling, would add, “people are so dependent on technology that they remain in their houses like hermits all day and don’t interact with anyone in person.” (Source Z) Gosling expresses the negative effects of technology on today’s society.
(Paragraph 2) Technology is also isolating because it allows people to hide their true identity behind social media and technological platforms. A study in Pew Research shows that, “98% of all people use social media accounts and they create their own persona” (Source K). This information shows how ubiquitous technology is and how it is important for people to moderate their use of it. Dr. Leonardo DiCaprio states, “technology is a medium for people to communicate, but most people use it to hide.” (Source Y). DiCaprio clearly shows that it is important for people to reveal their true identity. Technology is isolating because it limits face to face communication and allows people to hide their true identity….

20. Now open googleclassroom and practice!
Using the original quotations below, create one of each type:
Quote 1: "In my teaching I never concealed my political views: my detestation of war and militarism, my anger at racial inequality, my belief in a democratic socialism, in a rational and just distribution of the world's wealth. I made clear my abhorrence of any kind of bullying, whether by powerful nations over weaker ones, governments over their citizens, employers over employees, or by anyone on the Right or Left, who thinks they have a monopoly on the truth." (from Howard Zinn's book You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, page 7).

21. Share: Student Examples as a Class
Quote:
Paraphrase:
Partial Paraphrase:

22. Optional: Parenthetical Citations

23. Compose: Synthesis Essay
ASSIGNMENT: You have evaluated the sources, including the introductory information for each source. Now, synthesize information from at least two of the sources and incorporate it into a coherent, well- developed body paragraph that evaluates whether college is worth its cost.
Template is in google classroom. Include a thesis statement first with two main points. In BP1 one of those main points will be discussed. Remember, the claim is that main point. You must have two pieces of textual evidence and an explanation. Submit when finished!

25. Compose Thesis Statement for College Prompt
Do you think college IS or IS NOT worth the Cost?

26. Optional Help: Introduction
This is where the audience gains familiarity with the topic. If the intro answered these questions, the reader will be ready to follow the argument:
What is this? (Set the context for the topic.)
Why is your audience reading this? (Briefly define the problem/context of issue.)
What do you want your audience to do? (Policy claim/thesis.)
Your essay will be more effective if you include an introduction.

27. As you WRITE….. THINGS TO REMEMBER
1) FORMAL LANGUAGE- no conversational words
2) USE Correct Grammar
3) DO NOT USE “I” or “YOU”
4) INTEGRATE quotes from the SOURCES that support your claim!
5) Explain your quotes- don’t just put random quotes together.
Use transition words..”According to Dr. Rosen,” “Secondly” “While some people believe”...”the most current data shows…”

28. Compose: Prompt 1 Body Paragraph 1
“Is college worth it?”
Using your source evaluations from Friday, compose your first body paragraph using at least two pieces of textual evidence. If you would like to draft an introduction before you begin your BP1, you may.

29. Self Revision: Body Paragraph 1
Identify your thesis by underlining/highlighting it.
Does it take a stance and provide reasoning?
Look at the topic sentence for your body paragraph (BPs).
Are you stating a claim—something you have to prove—or are you just stating a fact? (I can help those struggling.)
Highlight/underline the sources. Makes sure you used at least two for BP1.
Are you citing properly?
Do both paragraphs utilize more than a single source?
Evaluate the quotes you have used.
Are they actually proving or supporting the point of the paragraph?
Are they the majority of the paragraph?
If yes, THIS IS BAD. They need to be used as support for your point, not in place of the warrant that justifies their use.

30. If you are FINISHED Work on Vocabulary List 1 on Google Classroom!
Don’t forget Vocabulary Quiz is on 2/2

31. Closure: Exit Slip 3 things you learned 2 questions you still have
1 comment
Please write this on notebook paper and turn in to me.

32. Reminders: How many pages are required for the Grad Paper?
When is the Final Grad Portfolio due?
When will we be finished with the synthesis bootcamp?
Read through and begin topic approval form (due 2/1) .