Mini-lesson:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm#2
Practice Quiz:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova1.htm
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Paper due dates have changed! :)
Research Paper due Thursday, June 5th!
Honors Option Frankenstein Paper due Monday, June 9th
Honors Option Frankenstein Paper due Monday, June 9th
Organizing the Body
In the body of your paper, you will describe the process of your search.
Where did you begin? (Refer back to "What I Know" and your "What I Want to Know" questions)
What did you learn from each of your sources? Be sure to cite from each source using MLA format. ex:"------"(Smith 5). What information were you unable to find?
How did your interview go? Describe who you interviewed and what you learned.
Conclude & be sure to write in a compelling fashion!
Where did you begin? (Refer back to "What I Know" and your "What I Want to Know" questions)
What did you learn from each of your sources? Be sure to cite from each source using MLA format. ex:"------"(Smith 5). What information were you unable to find?
How did your interview go? Describe who you interviewed and what you learned.
Conclude & be sure to write in a compelling fashion!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Error #7: Unnecessary shift in person
Mini-lesson & written practice: http://www.aum.edu/uploadedfiles/AvoidingShiftinPerson.pdf
Error #5: Missing Comma after Intoductory Element
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Error #4: Apostrophes
Mini-Lesson:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html
Online Quizzes:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_apostEX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_apostEX2.html
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/apostrophes_ex1.htm
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/apostrophes_ex2.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html
Online Quizzes:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_apostEX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_apostEX2.html
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/apostrophes_ex1.htm
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/apostrophes_ex2.htm
The Body
The next step to this paper is composing the body. Look back at your ten initial questions and begin to tell the compelling story of your search to answer these questions. Be sure to refer to and cite from each of your five sources-including your interview. Your introduction, body, and reflection (the next step) should total 5-7 pages. Due Friday!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Honors Option Frankenstein Assignment
Due Date: June 9, 2008
The following research essay assignment related to the novel Frankenstein is a required component of the honors option portfolio.
Background:
If we have learned anything from Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein, it is that playing "God" can be dangerous and irresponsible. Even today, modern science still grapples with some of those same issues and moral dilemmas.
If we have learned anything from Mary Shelley and her novel Frankenstein, it is that playing "God" can be dangerous and irresponsible. Even today, modern science still grapples with some of those same issues and moral dilemmas.
Task:
Your task is to write a 2 page paper connecting your research topic to the novel. The challenge of the assignment is to make a connection between the moral dilemmas raised in the novel and those occurring in the field of technology/science today.
Your task is to write a 2 page paper connecting your research topic to the novel. The challenge of the assignment is to make a connection between the moral dilemmas raised in the novel and those occurring in the field of technology/science today.
Guidelines:
*Be sure to reference the titles and authors of all sources used
*Include a thesis statement in your introduction that relates to both the novel and the issue
*Use at least three quotes from the articles and at least three quotes from the novel to support your major points
*Thoroughly compare the issue in the article to similar issues in Frankenstein.
*Include a Works Cited page
***If you are finding it difficult to connect your research topic to the novel, please speak with me to get permission to complete the following assignment:
*Be sure to reference the titles and authors of all sources used
*Include a thesis statement in your introduction that relates to both the novel and the issue
*Use at least three quotes from the articles and at least three quotes from the novel to support your major points
*Thoroughly compare the issue in the article to similar issues in Frankenstein.
*Include a Works Cited page
***If you are finding it difficult to connect your research topic to the novel, please speak with me to get permission to complete the following assignment:
Alternative Paper Topic:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Honors Option Information
Here is a link to the end of the year reflective essay assignmnet which is due the day of your final exam.
http://branfordhighschool.wikispaces.com/End+of+year+portfolio
*Summer Reading Meeting for all students taking English 11 Honors will be held on Wednesday, May 28th during Advisory in the F-Wing Lecture Hall.
*There will be an important meeting next Thursday to review all of the end of the year requirements. The meeting will be about 15 minutes. I will let you know next week where it will be held. If you would like to go over the SAT vocab. definitions for the final, plan to stay for an additional twenty minutes or so. Mr. Mattheissen was kind enough to compile a list of 27 additional words from the final exam that may be troublesome.
1. antiquity
2. arsonist
3. balk
4. belated
5. blistering
6. deem
7. discreet
8. displacing
9. elicit
10. entreat
11. epitaph
12. excommunicate
13. floundered
14. founder
15. frugal
16. indict
17. insinuate
18. lofty
19. monetary
20. plummet
21. thwarting
22. patronizing
23. precipitated
24. prescribed
25. premonition
26. pyromaniac
27. serenade
http://branfordhighschool.wikispaces.com/End+of+year+portfolio
*Summer Reading Meeting for all students taking English 11 Honors will be held on Wednesday, May 28th during Advisory in the F-Wing Lecture Hall.
*There will be an important meeting next Thursday to review all of the end of the year requirements. The meeting will be about 15 minutes. I will let you know next week where it will be held. If you would like to go over the SAT vocab. definitions for the final, plan to stay for an additional twenty minutes or so. Mr. Mattheissen was kind enough to compile a list of 27 additional words from the final exam that may be troublesome.
1. antiquity
2. arsonist
3. balk
4. belated
5. blistering
6. deem
7. discreet
8. displacing
9. elicit
10. entreat
11. epitaph
12. excommunicate
13. floundered
14. founder
15. frugal
16. indict
17. insinuate
18. lofty
19. monetary
20. plummet
21. thwarting
22. patronizing
23. precipitated
24. prescribed
25. premonition
26. pyromaniac
27. serenade
Monday, May 19, 2008
Writing the Paper: The Introduction
Introduction Due: Tuesday, May 27th
The helpful information below is taken from Mr. Malley's Class Blog:
http://rm305.blogspot.com/
The iSearch paper is different from your standard research paper because it demands "processing information and compellingly communicating [this information]." Compelling means evoking interest in a powerful, irrestistable way. In other words, your content is good, and your storytelling is even better. The storytelling begins in your introductory section, which is usually 3/4 to 1.5 pages.
A good introductory section usually answers three questions:
* How did you become interested in the topic? - tell a story. What happened in your life that made you want to investigate abandoned houses and their effect on a neighborhood? What made you interested in school violence? Self Mutilation? Pull your reader in by making it relevant.
* What do you know about the topic already? What do you assume?
* What is the specific question you will be trying to answer?
The most successful introductory sections will devote one or more paragraphs to the first question, one or more paragraphs to the second section, and get to the research question in the last paragraph.
Click below for a sample from one of Mr. Malley's students at Mack High in Buffalo, NY.
http://rm305.blogspot.com/2007/04/isearch-introductions.html
The helpful information below is taken from Mr. Malley's Class Blog:
http://rm305.blogspot.com/
The iSearch paper is different from your standard research paper because it demands "processing information and compellingly communicating [this information]." Compelling means evoking interest in a powerful, irrestistable way. In other words, your content is good, and your storytelling is even better. The storytelling begins in your introductory section, which is usually 3/4 to 1.5 pages.
A good introductory section usually answers three questions:
* How did you become interested in the topic? - tell a story. What happened in your life that made you want to investigate abandoned houses and their effect on a neighborhood? What made you interested in school violence? Self Mutilation? Pull your reader in by making it relevant.
* What do you know about the topic already? What do you assume?
* What is the specific question you will be trying to answer?
The most successful introductory sections will devote one or more paragraphs to the first question, one or more paragraphs to the second section, and get to the research question in the last paragraph.
Click below for a sample from one of Mr. Malley's students at Mack High in Buffalo, NY.
http://rm305.blogspot.com/2007/04/isearch-introductions.html
Sample Interview Questions
*As discussed in class, your interview questions will differ from your "What I want to know" questions because they need to be tailored to the specific person you are interviewing. See below:
Dr. Lima Interview Questions:
1. What advice do you generally give your patients about cord blood banking?
2. If you don't mind me asking, what would you do if/when faced with making this decision?
3. Is there an option for public banking in CT? at Yale?
4. Do you recommend certain private banks over others?
5. Have you ever had a patient helped by a family member's cord blood?
6. Do you recommend CBB for patients that have a strong genetic predisposition to various diseases?
7. I read that I need to make this decision by 34 weeks. Should I alert the office to my decision?8. Have you done this procedure on a patient before? Is it a simple procedure?
9. What are your thoughts on CT starting its own public bank? Is it in the works?
10. Can patients donate cord blood to other states that have already started public banks?
Dr. Lima Interview Questions:
1. What advice do you generally give your patients about cord blood banking?
2. If you don't mind me asking, what would you do if/when faced with making this decision?
3. Is there an option for public banking in CT? at Yale?
4. Do you recommend certain private banks over others?
5. Have you ever had a patient helped by a family member's cord blood?
6. Do you recommend CBB for patients that have a strong genetic predisposition to various diseases?
7. I read that I need to make this decision by 34 weeks. Should I alert the office to my decision?8. Have you done this procedure on a patient before? Is it a simple procedure?
9. What are your thoughts on CT starting its own public bank? Is it in the works?
10. Can patients donate cord blood to other states that have already started public banks?
Sample Interview Request Email
May 19, 2008
Dear Dr. Lima:
The purpose of this email is to request a brief interview with you regarding your thoughts on cord blood banking. I am currently researching this topic at Branford High School, and I am interested in getting your professional opinion so that I can make an informed decision in the next few weeks. I have approximately 10 questions to ask you, and it should only take 15 minutes. I can meet in person, or if it is easier you can respond to my questions via email. Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Mindy Baker
Branford High School
185 East Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
mbaker@branford.k12.ct.us
(203)***-****
Dear Dr. Lima:
The purpose of this email is to request a brief interview with you regarding your thoughts on cord blood banking. I am currently researching this topic at Branford High School, and I am interested in getting your professional opinion so that I can make an informed decision in the next few weeks. I have approximately 10 questions to ask you, and it should only take 15 minutes. I can meet in person, or if it is easier you can respond to my questions via email. Thank you for considering my request.
Sincerely,
Mindy Baker
Branford High School
185 East Main Street
Branford, CT 06405
mbaker@branford.k12.ct.us
(203)***-****
Final Paper Due Date:
June 2, 2008!
You will present your research findings during our final exam.
Honors Option Frankenstein Section Due June 4th.
You will present your research findings during our final exam.
Honors Option Frankenstein Section Due June 4th.
Step V: The Interview
Find an expert in a field related to your paper, and contact this person to arrange an interview. Try to obtain a face to face interview if possible. Otherwise, you may hold a telephone, IM, or Email interview. Once you have a candidate in mind, develop 10 interview questions. Please post your interview questions by Wednesday.
Interview should be completed by Tuesday, May 27th
Typed Transcript of Interview due Wednesday, May 28th
Interview should be completed by Tuesday, May 27th
Typed Transcript of Interview due Wednesday, May 28th
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