Exposito
Exploring Research Topics
Discussion or Writing Assignment:Playing the Devil's Advocate
Argumentative Thesis Statements
View: Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning lesson
Assignment: Create a Thesis statement for Queenie's situation
Resource: What is an Argument
Watch: Thesis Statements for Research Papers
Assignment: Write the Four Types of Thesis Statements
Quiz: 4 Types of Thesis Statements. To take the quiz, click HERE
Students will need to go to the link above and enter a code to take the quiz. Once they have taken the quiz, they can email the results to their teachers by filling in the information at the end of the quiz.
The code: 4Thesis
Read:Introduction to the Student Portfolio
Questionnaire: The Writing Portfolio
Organizing Your Argumnet
Resource: Outline Organization Handout
Template: Outline Template
Watch: Research Paper Outlining Instruction
Assignment: Thesis and Outline Assignment and Rubric
Building Depth and Adding Detail
Watch: Building Depth and Adding Detail
Assignment: Building Depth and Adding Detail
MLA Formatting and Writing Style Overview
Watch:MLA Formatting and Writing Style Guidelines
Using Quotations
Resource: Using Quotations In MLA Format
Read:Use this Article for the following quiz
Quiz:Quotations Quiz
Note: Use the code "Quotation" to log into the quiz above. After taking the quiz, you can email the results to the teacher by filling in his/her email address.
Writing the Introduction
Watch:Introduction Instruction
Watch: Writing the Conclusion
Assignment: Writing the Intro
Assignment:"Stranger Than Fiction Introduction Discussion
Resources
Resource: How to Write a Catchy Title
Resource:Sample Research Paper in MLA Format
Activity: "Tweet Your Title" (If you have a class Twitter feed, Tweet the title using the correct hashtags for fun and feedback!) Otherwise, you can use whatever class social media you use, or todaysmeet.com
Assignment:Write your Title, Introduction, Detailed Outline, Conclusion, and Works Cited
Checklist: Checklist for assignment
Complete and Evaluate Your Draft of the Research Paper
Review: Tips for Avoiding Common Mistakes in Writing
Evaluate Your Draft: Final Paper Checklist Coming soon!
Assignment:Final Research Paper Grading Rubric Coming soon!