Research Paper

This is a reminder that your paper needs to be shared with me by midnight tonight and I need the rubric turned into the basket.  Make sure that you paper says FINAL DRAFT in the title so that I know I can grade it.

Research Paper-5 W's/H

Here are the questions that should be answered for each of the 3 topics of the research paper:

Who

Event

Who is involved in this event?

Person

Who is this person-background on them?

Document

Who wrote/spoke this document?

What

Event

What is this event/describe what took place.

Person

What did this person do to make them famous?

Document

What did/does this document do?

When

Event

What date/dates that this event took place?

Person

When did this person live and when did they do something important?

Document

The date was this document written/spoken?

Where

Event

Where did this event take place?

Person

Where did this person live/do what they did to make them famous?

Document

Where was this document written/spoke?

Why

Event

Why did America participate in this event/why did it take place?

Person

Why is this person so memorable?

Document

Why was this written?

How

Event

How does this event affect American History?

Person

How does this person affect American History?

Document

How does this document affect American History?

Research Paper

Today, students will complete the research on their 3 topics so that they can start writing/typing tomorrow. The rough draft of their 3 body paragraphs is due on Monday, Sept 22.

Research Paper

Today, students picked out their topics for the research paper that will be done in Comm Arts/Social Studies.  The students do not have to research outside of school, but if they do, they will have more work time in class to type.  

Goal Setting

Today and Monday, the students will be working on setting their yearly goals.  When they are not meeting with me, they will be working on finding topics for their research paper.

9/11

Today, students took the Continents and Oceans Quiz.  After the completion of the test, we had a discussion and watched the news reports from 9/11.  No homework was given out.

US Map

Today, students will label a US Map that will be used throughout the year.  They also have an opportunity to earn some extra credit by working on a US Capitals latitude and longitude sheet.  Tomorrow is also the continents and oceans quiz.  The word bank is on Monday's blog post.