British Literature * Research Process Due Dates
*****You MAY Work with a Partner of your Choosing (with the understanding that you will each receive the same grade)*****
Media Center visits listed with deadlines: Classes will keep these dates by maintaining focus and proper behavior in the media center. Bring money to print or make copies as needed.
AssignmentDue DatePoints
Information shared with classFriday, Jan. 5n/a
Novel due in class/book checkFriday, Jan. 1220/R
ELACC12RL10: Read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, independently and proficiently.
--- Media center visit: Monday - Tuesday, Jan. 29 and 30 ---
Initial claim/argument (*see note at bottom)Wednesday, Jan. 3125/R
ELAGSE12RL2: Determine two or more themes or central ideas of text and analyze their development over the course of the text.
Eleven PRIMARY notecards (3x5 bib card + ten 4x6 notecards) Friday, Feb. 16 50/W for notecards
ELAGSE12W2: Write informative texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. b. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic.
ELAGSE12W9: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
--- Media center visit: Mon., Tues., Feb. 26, 27 & 28---
--- Computer labvisit: Tues.-Thurs., March 13, 14, 15 ---
Secondary sources assignment(four sources required) Wednesday, Feb. 28 50/R
[4 bib cards (3x5) and 8 quote cards (4x6)]
ELAGSE12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
ELAGSE12RI2: Determine central ideas and analyze their development, including how they interact and build on one another to provide a complex analysis.
Annotated BibWednesday, March 1450/W
ELAGSE12W8: Gather relevant information from sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
Quote lead ins/lead outsThursday, March 1540/R (ELGSE12RI1, ELAGSE12RI2)
*You will use this process/information to compose an argumentative essay which addresses a contemporary topic in today’s society. Keep this in mind as you read your novel and develop your claim statement. Ask yourself: how do events in this novel impact current issues in today’s headlines? How would today’s media represent OR MISrepresent these events? You will be required to give concrete examples from secondary sources.