Homework Reminder

Ok, so quite a bit to do to get caught up! I expect this all completed, posted and/or on you before class Starts on Friday! READ ALL OF THIS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU NEED TO DO!

Due:

Complete and Post to your Personal Blog:
A summary(in your own words please!), paraphrase(what's this? summarizes a specific part of the article but not the whole article!), and a Direct Quote for each of your sources! So that means you need to have atleast three summaries, three paraphrases and three direct quotes! Can you have more? Of course! Maybe you want to take down three or four direct quotes and maybe two more paraphrases that will aid you in your Research paper. I want to see at minimum, one of each for each source but you may want to include more for your research purposes!

Complete and post to Class Blog:
The INTRO, LIT REVIEW and CONNECTION parts of your Research Essay. Your intro must be atleast 150 words, your lit REview must be atleast 250 words and your connection piece must be atleast 200 words. Your intro must include: your interest, your question, your hypthesis as well as the sources you intend to use (and how you will use them!) and the research you plan on doing. Your Lit review must get at what your sources are saying, why they are saying them and the implications for what they are saying! Your connection piece pulls what your Sources are saying and connects them to your interest or idea. You may also choose to Sythesis what your sources are saying here and determine what the implications are for your interest and question.

Complete and Bring into Class on Friday (Ready to put it to use!):
Your research materials: Surveys, interviews, experiments, texts for analysis, etc. You've decided on how you will approach your reseach already, now you need to come up with a presentable text that you can use to complete your research. What does that mean? Of your going to use a survey for 40 people then it probably needs to be typed out, with space for people to write their answers on, and you'll need to create a number of copies (enough for atleast 40 right? if that's your goal). If you're doing an experiment and then bring it in to class ready to go into action! If your experiment needs to prompt 5 people to write something then you'll need to create those prompts as well as have paper for those people to write on.

Think: what is it that I want to do with the tools I've chosen and how can I achieve the best results? What do I need to create in order to get some answers?


SQR 1 Revision/Makeup: Didn't get such a hot score on your first SQR? Want to turn that C into an A? Go back, read my comments and revise accordingly. That doesnt mean simply going back to answer my questions but rather after reading my questions you return to revise and rewrite your SQR to attend to the questions I raised. Once you've revised comment on your original post! I'll respond before the end of the semester with your new grade! If you need to make it up, nows the time, go back and read Downs and Wardle and post your SQR up on your personal blog. Those of you making it up cannot recieve higher than a C on it, however, a C is far better than a 0. This can make or break you guys, so please PLEASE if you are missing it DO it now! Revisions and Makeups are due this Friday at midnight,