1st Semester Research Project Assignments - English IV 2014-2015

Daily Assignments / Assignment Description / Handouts / Due Date
1 (100 pts) / Parent Letter (50pts)
Memo Statement of Understanding / Checklist/Assignments / 20-21 August 2014
Parent Letter Due: 29 August 2014
2 (100 pts) / Choosing & Shaping Your Topic
Formulate Research Question
Library – 20-21 Aug / HO #1 & #2
RP Handout-Proposal / 20-21August 2014
3 (100 pts) / MLA RP Formatting & Style / Owlpurdue.edu
Print a Sample MLA Research Paper / Due: 21 August 2014 - Sample MLA Paper owlpurdue.edu
4 (100 pts) / RP Proposal-
Library 10-12 Sep 2014 / What is an Annotated Bibliography HO,
Source Citations HO / RP Proposal Due: 10 September 2014
5 (100 pts) / Thesis Statement
Initial Research / Composition Rules / 15 September 2014
Thesis Statement Due 12/15 September 2014
Lecture: Argue a Position
MLA Lecture:
Reliable Sources / Organizing the RP
Choosing Trustworthy Sources
6 (100 pts) / Outline/Using the Annotated Bibliography to Guide RP
Library 22-23 September 2014 / Plagiarism, Paraphrasing
Analysis v/s Summary / Outline Due 23 September 2014
7 (100 pts) / Independent Research
Continue Annotated Bib and Writing Research Essay
16-17 October 2014 / Write an engaging Introduction!
Introduction/Thesis/ Planning & Prewriting / Annotated Bibliography
Due: 17 October 2014
Expository Writing- Helpful Guidelines
For inserting quotes with text. / Writing Workshop
Topic sentences In-text Citations
Proper use of Quotes / 30-31 October 2014
8-9 (200 pts) / Body- Rough Draft
Library 3-4 November 2014 / Dividing Paper, Proper & logical sequences / Body- Rough Draft Due:
4 November 2014
10 (100 pts) / MLA
Revision & Editing / Proofread/Peer Edition
Revisions / 7 November 2014
11 (100 pts) / Workshop/Peer Review / Working on the Final Draft 5 Pages plus the Works Cited Page / 17 November 2014
12 (100 pts) / Conclusion / Final Draft Review with
Works Cited / 21 November 2014
Final Draft-Instructor Review
13 (100 pts) / Power-point/Final RP
Library 5 December 2014 / Working Lab: Visual Presentation / PPT
14 (100 pts) / Final Draft RP / Essay/Works Cited
Copy of Visual Presentation / Final Draft RP Due: 12 December 2014
15 (100 pts - PPT) / Visual Representation & Presentation of RP / Presentations by Lotto / TBD
Test 1 (Week 3) (100 pts) / TBD
Test 2 (Week 6) (100 pts) / TBD
Test 3 (Week 9) Research Project/Essay & Presentation) / Research Project (Nine Weeks Grade)
MLA Format / Essay/Research Project / TBD