Week of April 16th, 2007

During the next several weeks we will be involved in writing a research paper. Although many days will be devoted to working on this paper in school, there will be additional work that will need to be completed at home. In order to be successful, students will need to be extremely mindful of their time management and organization skills. We will be devoting class time to instruction on topic selection, thesis statements, note taking, outlines, foot/end notes, and bibliographies, as well as, writing in the classroom and computer lab. There may be a need to go to the public library for additional resources.

Monday (4/16/07) -
We will continue reading, taking notes, and discussing the "Diary of Anne Frank".

Tuesday (4/17/07) -
We will begin an introduction to writing research papers, organization, and choosing a topic.

Wednesday (4/18/07) -
Students will choose a subject and narrow it down to a more specific topic to be researched. Class will be conducted in the library today.

Thursday (4/19/07) -
Students will begin gathering information for their research paper using the laptop computers.

Friday (4/20/07) -
We will continue watching the "Diary of Anne Frank" movie.