Research Paper Rough Draft Due

Your rough draft, including an outline and Work Cited page, was due today. I'm happy to report that 25 students out of a class of 35 (Period One) turned their assignment in, with one, Diana Sanchez, turning it in early. Out of a class of 29 (Period Two), 17 turned in their assignment, plus two people who experienced printing problems.

Those who turn in their paper on Monday will be penalized one grade. If your paper is an A paper, it will receive a B, and so on.

Next, you should be planning your interview and writing your interview questions. You will conduct the interview and use whatever is valuable to fill out your final draft of your research paper. You will NOT include the entire transcript of your interview. You decide what goes into the final draft. We will review this next week.

Last Day to Turn in Note Cards is Friday

You had 20 note cards due on Nov. 7 and 20 more due on Nov. 14. More than that is extra credit. If you have not turned in any notes, you are failing the class. Note cards will not be accepted after Friday (even if you have an excused absence). Failure to turn in notes = inability to turn in a rough draft (due Nov. 26) of your research paper.
Failure to turn in a rough draft = inability to turn in a final draft (due Dec. 19)
Failure to turn in research paper = inability to take part in Senior Presentation (Jan. 20).
Hence, failure to turn in your notes = fail in the class.

Note Taking

We will meet in the library again on Monday, so that you can take notes from your sources. The rest of the week you will need to bring your sources to class with you and take notes in the classroom, as the library is booked. 

Bring a stack of index cards as well. If you can't afford index cards, the school can provide them; however, this is not the case in college, so you may as well get in the habit of providing your own supplies. You have 20 note cards due by the end of class on Friday. The following week you will turn in another 20 note cards. Additional note cards can be turned in for extra credit.

The rough draft of your research paper, including a formal outline and a Work Cited page, will be due typed on or before Wednesday, Nov. 26.

The final draft is due typed on or before Friday, Dec. 19.