1. Greetings!: Warm Up: In your notebook list the important things you think you should talk about in your introduction that say “My research is smart and people should care about it!” HW: Read pages 455 through 459 in your text. Take notes on meteors, meteorites and comets. ALSO – ensure you are working on (and eventually finishing the body of your introduction). This may involve additional research!

2. Writing the Introduction to Your Science Project Research Paper – Part II

3. Rubric  Heading: Name, House/Hall, Date  (Possible) Title: Centered before text  Spacing: Double space  Font: 12  Type: Arial or Times New Roman  Expected length: 1-3 pages  Expected number of citations: 4-10  All parts of introduction included *Staple all self and peer edits to final draft

4. Important Parts of an Introduction 1.State the topic and main question(s) being investigated 2.Supply background information by discussing past research on the topic *Extensive referencing establishes your project as relevant to current science 3.Explain how your study will add to the past research on the topic 4.State your initial hypothesis

5. PART 2: Supply background information by discussing past research on the topic. *Extensive referencing establishes your project as relevant to current science

6. HOW DO YOU What is the topic being studied ? People’s ability to focus on task. Is this research specific to your topic?  Early investigations showed that food deprivation was associated with sluggishness and inability to concentrate (Keys, Brozek, etc.)  A food study by the FDA showed amounts of fat, protein and carbohydrates vary between foods (Mende 1970)  A study found showed that fasting for several days produces apathy, irritability and depression (Kollar 1964) YESNOYESNO

7. What was the main question? Many things interrupt people’s ability to focus on a task: distractions, headaches, noisy environments, and even psychological disorders. To some extent, people can control the environmental factors that make it difficult to focus. However, what about internal factors, such as an empty stomach? Can people increase their ability to focus simply by eating regularly? (Delancy and Solberg 2000)

8. Works Cited Delancy, Thomas, and Adam Solberg (2000). Running on Empty: The Effects of Food Deprivation and Perserverance. Retrieved Nov. 23, 2008, from http://www.thewritesource.com/apa/apa.pdf http://www.thewritesource.com/apa/apa.pdf Also refer to page 233 in your Write Source 2000 book.

9. In Class Assignment 1.Begin working on the first paragraph of your introduction on the handout 2.Once you have completed your first draft of the 1 st paragraph review it and read it to a peer (for peer review) 3.Write down your peer comments in the space provided on the handout 4.Rewrite your draft to show peer review 5.Self-edit and peer edit your improved 1 st paragraph 6.Write the final draft

10.  HIT pause on this recording  Press play again in the last 5 minutes of class.