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Wednesday 1-15

Wednesday 1-15. Spring 2014. with Mrs. Adams. What we are going to do…. We will spend about 6 weeks on a research unit where you will research a culture and compose a 3-5 page research paper complete with 3 sources and present your research findings to the class.

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Wednesday 1-15

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  1. Wednesday1-15

  2. Spring 2014 with Mrs. Adams

  3. What we are going to do… • We will spend about 6 weeks on a research unit where you will research a culture and compose a 3-5 page research paper complete with 3 sources and present your research findings to the class. • We will read the novel, The Giver, as a class and create mini-projects as a group. You will also present these projects to the class. • We will spend about 4 weeks on informational text where you will analyze directional and informational texts.

  4. What you need to do… • You will need a fresh, new notebook for this semester, so try and get this by the end of the week. • You have about 20 weeks to prove that you are ready to move on to the 8th grade, so work hard as it will pay off!! • You need to stay on top of all of your assignments and turn everything in, on time. • Focus on this class in this class; leave your drama, attitude, issues, etc. outside. When you are in this classroom, I want you worried about this class and its contents. • If you do not understand something, you need to come and get help. I will be here on Thursdays and Fridays after school to help you in any way that I can. I want you to succeed in my class and move on to the 8th grade ready to succeed there as well. I will do whatever I can to help you succeed.

  5. Rules/ Expectations… • Respect EVERYONE in this classroom (yourself, your peers, and your teacher). • Trash will be thrown away on your way out, not in the middle of class. • If you need tissue, ask me; do not get up in the middle of class to get a piece of tissue. • Sharpen your pencils on your way in or out. • Turn in work on time. Late work will only be accepted for partial credit for one week after the assignment was originally due. • All quizzes can be retaken once, but only for one week after the original quiz took place.

  6. Thursday/Friday1-16—1-17 • Set-up Notebooks (15 minutes) • Comparatives and Superlatives (30 minutes) • Notes • Practice • Research Vocabulary (30 minutes) • What is Research? (25 minutes) • Research Essay Prompt (20 minutes)

  7. First …(on the front cover) • Write your full name (first and last) • Write your subject/ period • Write teacher’s name/ room number NAME (FIRST LAST) SCIENCE/ PERIOD MISS FLORES/ ROOM #

  8. Next, add your title page SUBJECT Name (First and Last) Period *Feel free to decorate this page

  9. Next, add in the Table of Contents Table of Contents Date Assignment Page #

  10. Skip a few blank pages (2-4) for your table of contents

  11. How to set up your notebook … 1L Label the left side “1L” and the right side “1R” in the center of bottom margin 1R

  12. How to set up your notebook … 1L Date: Date: Make sure you put the date on each new page 1R

  13. How to set up your notebook … 1L Date: Date: Title Title Make sure you title your page and underline it in the center top margin 1R

  14. Setting Up Your Glossary Section…Carefully count out 7full pages or 14half pages backwards from the contacts section 2 1

  15. … 4 3

  16. … 14 13

  17. Label page 14“A” at the top and “B” at the bottom. Then, continue through the alphabet until you get to Z. A C B D

  18. … W Y X Z

  19. Comparatives and Superlatives (1R) • Comparatives are used to compare 2 things or people. • Example: She is nicer than Betty. • Superlatives are used to compare 3 or more things or people. • She is the nicest person I know.

  20. Superlatives and Comparatives (page 1R) One syllable adjectivesComparative: add er (cheaper) Superlative: add est (the cheapest) One syllable adjectives ending in 'e'Comparative: add r (nicer) Superlative: add st (the nicest) One syllable adjectives ending in consonant - vowel - consonantComparative: add consonant + er (hotter) Superlative: add consonant + est (the hottest) Two syllable adjectives ending in 'y' Comparative: replace 'y' with ier (happier) Superlative: replace 'y' with iest (the happiest) Two or more syllable adjectives Comparative: add more / less (more / less beautiful) Superlative: add the most / the least (the most / least beautiful) Irregular adjectives good - better - the best bad - worse - the worst far - further - the furthest Fun – more fun – the most fun

  21. Superlatives and Comparatives (page 1L) • Wayne thinks it would be ____ to go to Colorado than Oregon. (fun) • Florida is ____ south you can go in the United States. (far) • She wants to be ____ than her sister at soccer. (good) • He is the ____ behaved student at our school. (bad) • Chelsea is the ___ friend I have. (odd) • I think the pink necklace is ____ than the black one. (elegant) • Ken tries hard to be the ____ player on our team. (good) • Jake had the ____ in kindergarten because he didn’t have any homework. (fun)

  22. Comparatives and Superlatives Homework (Worksheet—tape to page 1L) Next, you are going to complete a ½ sheet worksheet. You may write on this sheet, and I want you to tape it to page 1L(on top of the practiceyou just did with your partner). This is homework and will be checked on Tuesday/ Wednesday.

  23. (2R) Research Vocabulary • Since we will be spending the next 6 weeks on research, it is important that you know the academic language that goes with it.

  24. (2L) Research Vocabulary Copy each of the words and definitions below. • in-text citations- n. the citation in the writing • Thesis statement- n. a statement that states what the entire essay will be about. • Factual evidence- n. proof that can be proven • Fact- n. something that is true and can be proven • Opinion- n. a person’s thoughts • Concrete evidence- n. solid proof • Bibliography- n. list of sources that you used to get your information • Transitions- n. sentences that move on to the next paragrah • Hook- n. 1st sentence of an essay that grabs the reader’s attention 10. Support- n. evidence 11. Statement- n. claim; what you are talking about 12. Paraphrase-v. to summarize 13. Sources- n. where you get your information from 14. MLA format- n. the format and method for giving credit to your sources 15. Prompt- n. what you have to write your essay about 16. Research- v. to find information about a specific subject 17. Source cards- n. a card where you record your sources 18. Quotation marks- n. used to give credit to others’ work

  25. What is research? (page 2R) • What is research? • When you gather information about one single idea. • When you look at sources to get the information that you need. • A project to find new information. • Based on facts about a topic or subject. • Steps… 1. Brainstorm and pre-write 2. Find sources (websites, books, etc.) 3. Takes notes on the information 4. Start typing/writing (in-text citations) 5. Edit, rewrite, finalize (bibliography) 6. Present your findings/ turn in paper

  26. What is research? (page 2R) • I want you to take about 3 minutes to come up with 4 or 5 steps that everyone should follow when conducting research.Think of the steps you took in writing your research paper last year and the steps that you will be taking to write your research paper this year.

  27. (page 2R) What is Research? • Getting more information about a topic • To search for info that you don’t already know • Looking on the internet or in books for info • Using resources • Use citations and give credit to the author Steps to Research 1. Pre-write and plan out your essay 2. Find resources 3. Read and take notes 4. Write drafts 5. Edit and finalize 6. Bibliography

  28. What is Research? 9 Steps to Follow When Conducting Research… • STEP 1: Formulate your question • STEP 2: Get background information • STEP 3: Refine your search topic • STEP 4: Consider your resource options • STEP 5:Locate your materials • STEP 6:Analyze your materials (notes) • STEP 7:Organize and write • Step 8: Revise your writing • STEP 9:Compose your bibliography

  29. Research Structure (2R) • You usually write a research essay on a general or broad topic (a larger topic) and then break that down into narrow topics to support your larger idea. • Chezlette is my research topic (very broad, general, or large) • Traditions, Religion, Food, and Location are more narrow, specific, or small subtopics to give more information about my larger topic. • These subtopics can be broken down even further to provide even more information. Example: Religion can be broken down to Christianity, Islam, and Voodoo.

  30. Research Structure (page 2R) • Broad to narrow and back to broad

  31. 7th Grade Research Paper • For this paper, you will need to examine a culture that you are unfamiliar with. You will become an investigative reporter and learn everything you can about your culture and its (1) food, (2) religion, (3) traditions (music, dance, art, etc.), (4) location, and (5) school system.

  32. Requirements for your paper: • It must be 3-5 pages in length, using formal writing style and proper MLA format (including citations). • You must incorporate material from at least 3 resources into the body of your report. • (One of these sources must be a book or encyclopedia.) • In your first paragraph, you will introduce your culture; tell what you already know about this culture and what interests you have in that culture. (this and the last paragraph are the only paragraphs where you will use first person pronouns) • In multiple paragraphs, you must give a complete report of the information you gathered about your culture. You must write about the five aspects listed above: food, religion, traditions, location, and the school system. • In your final paragraph, you must draw conclusions. What did you learn (about the culture, yourself, the world you live in, etc.) from your research? • You must have a properly written Bibliography page (this does not count in the 3-5 requirement).

  33. Remember… • We will be spending a lot of time in the next few weeks in the computer lab/ with the laptop carts conducting research, and it is up to you to use your time wisely and keep yourself on track to finish your research paper.  • I will bring in books about your cultures, which you can use during our research time, but these books will NOT be available to take outside of the classroom. • At the end of this research unit you will be presenting your research findings to the class, so make sure you are educating yourself on your culture as you go.

  34. NO Ifs, ANDs, or BUTs!!!!!!!! • Due Date: Thursday, February 20th/ Friday, February 21st • Presentations will take place the week after: February 24th—February 28th. • If you wake up sick that day, you need to email your final draft to me or send it to school with a friend or parent!!!!!

  35. (page 2L) Research • Tape the research prompt and graphic organizer to page 2L on top of the vocabulary.

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