For each stage of this project, you will be required to produce and submit files for grading. You will turn in your work via this link. You may need to sign-in via your MyPolkSchools e-mail address, if you are logging in via a non-school computer. E-mail submissions will not be accepted. Ensure that you can access the submission form. All files submitted must be in PDF form. See the link for information how to convert files to PDF.
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Week 1 - Topics, Preliminary Research & Abstract
Review the week one attachment to get started on the process of choosing a topic, getting it approved, and conducting your preliminary research and writing your abstract.
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Week 2 - Research & Notecards
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In the process of your researching - you need to have a very clear and defensible claim. This will ultimately grow into your thesis statement. Everything that you do throughout your research, planning and writing - will be to support and argue this claim. We will go over this handout in class, but please review this extensively. Handout courtesy of the University of Washington.
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Week 3 - The Annotated Bibliography
You should be working diligently on your research throughout this process. Continually finding, and evaluating sources is an ongoing and labor intensive process that may extend well into the revision phase of constructing your paper. The next major task you will have, is to produce an annotated bibliography. Cornell University offers the following description of an annotated bibliography:
"An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited."
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Annotated Bibliography Directions
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Week 4 - Research Installment
The research installment is a process of reflection. You have spent a significant amount of time working with your topic, developing and refining your argument, and finding reliable information to support your ideas. The research installment is an informal writing that allows you to reflect and process the information from either all, or a selection of your sources. Your research installment will not be greater than 2 pages of writing (plus a works cited page), and will be in proper MLA format. See the attachments for more information, instructions and an example of what your research installment should look like.
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Week 5 - Topic Plotting
Time and time again, I have heard students say that they don't ever plan their writing. Whether it is an in-class essay, or a longer project, the re-occurring theme is that there is a struggle in the planning process of writing. The Topic Plotting tool will help you to start visually organizing your ideas to make a better structured, and more informed paper. You will ultimately use this tool to compose your outlines - which will make up the frame of your paper. See the attachments below for assistance.
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Week 6 - Outlines
As stated previously, planning your writing is perhaps the most critical stage of the writing process. You have spent some time working with your topic plot, and starting to move your sources and information around into a semi-organized manner. Think of your topic plot as the process of planning a road trip with your friends. Your outline will become the road map you use while driving...I know, an outdated metaphor, but it still works!
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Week 7 - Drafting
After you have completed your outline, you are well postured to begin actually writing your paper. Understand that you must use everything you have done up to this point to best compose your paper. Drafting is best achieved in smaller chunks of time, rather than one larger "cram" session. Think of it as taking little bites of pizza over time, rather than stuffing the entire pizza in your mouth at one time.
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Week 8 - Peer Review & Editing
Peer review and editing is a critical stage of life for the betterment of your writing. Widely considered one of the pillar stages of the writing process, peer review can offer you valuable insight that helps to fix common errors, or structural flaws within your writing. See the resources below to assist with this process. It is suggested that you go through a few loops of peer editing before turning in your final paper.
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Week 9 - Cleanup and Final Submissions
The time is here! Use this week to cleanup your final paper, finish peer editing, make those structural changes, or polish your final product. Your paper is due no later than 11:59pm on Friday March 6th. See the grading criteria handout below. In the meantime, a few critical reminders:
* Paper is 10-12 pages, NOT including your works cited page.
* Paper MUST be submitted digitally, ON TIME. (Late submissions will be penalized by 1 letter grade per 12 hours)
* Quality writing is better than throwing it together.
* Personal pronouns (referencing the reader, or a greater audience) will result in a 50%.
* Failure to properly cite sources in-text will result in a 50%.
* Proofread your work.
* Paper is 10-12 pages, NOT including your works cited page.
* Paper MUST be submitted digitally, ON TIME. (Late submissions will be penalized by 1 letter grade per 12 hours)
* Quality writing is better than throwing it together.
* Personal pronouns (referencing the reader, or a greater audience) will result in a 50%.
* Failure to properly cite sources in-text will result in a 50%.
* Proofread your work.
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Helpful ResourcesMLA In-Text Citation Guide - Purdue University OWL
Developing an Outline - Purdue University OWL Crafting an Outline - University of Richmond Basic Sample Outline - A Writer's Reference (Diana Hacker) The Note Card System - Gallaudet University The Annotated Bibliography - Columbia College The Annotated Bibliography - Cornell University Annotated Bibliography Samples - Purdue University OWL Citation Machine - MLA 8th Edition
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Grammar Rules
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Updated Calendar - As of 2/9/2020
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