Week 15: Notecards & Sources

This is your third week of note-taking.  You need to find 3 more academic sources as well as add 9 cards (100 words each) to your growing stack of notecards.  Since I will be in Prague with our MUN Club on Monday, this assignment is due on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.  Plan wisely this week, remember there is a school holiday on Wednesday, January 11th.

More on Outlining

Some of you have some questions on outlining, so I have uploaded two documents for you. 

The first is a sample skeletal outline like what we went over in class.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/77012850

The second is the outline that I had to do for my graduate school course.  This is more like what we will do in a few weeks.  This one obviously is more detailed and the direction we are heading in the future, not this week.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/77012902

The end is in sight!

Here is our plan/schedule for most of the rest of the year.

Week 14 (Jan 2) - Week 1 of Outlining
Week 15 (Jan 9) - Week 3 of Note-taking
Week 16 (Jan 16) - Week 4 of Note-taking
Week 17 (Jan 23) - End of 1st Semester - EXAM WEEK
Week 18 (Jan 30) - Week 2 of Outlining
   (Feb 6) - Mid Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
Week 19 (Feb 13) - Week 1 of Writing
Week 20 (Feb 20) - Week 2 of Writing
Week 21 (Feb 27) - Week 3 of Writing
Week 22 (Mar 5) - Week 4 of Writing
Week 23 (Mar 12) - Draft Due
Week 24 (Mar 19) - Final Revisions
Week 25 (Mar 26) - Presentation Rubric
  *FINAL Bound Capstone Paper Due, Monday, March 26th
Week 26 (Apr 2) - Presentation Rubric
  (Apr 9) - Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
Week 27 (Apr 16) - Presentation Night 1 [Night TBA]
Week 28 (Apr 23)- Presentation Night 2 [Night TBA]

Week 14: Outlining

This week you are going to start outlining. We will do a second week of outlining later, but this is to help you narrow your focus and guide you as you are working on your note-taking.  You are to complete a skeletal outline of your Capstone paper.  It should include your thesis question, thesis statement and then the main ideas you plan to cover in your paper.  This assignment is due on Monday, January 9, 2012.

Week 13: Notecards & Sources

This is our second of four weeks of completing notecards and sources.  Remember we are working towards a goal of 12 academic sources and 30 notecards (100 words each).

Week 13 is due on January 2, 2012 - however, since teachers are not working over break, you should have your form signed and completed by Friday, December 16th.

• 3 academic sources, approved by advisor
• 8 notecards (100 words each), approved by advisor, grouped by subjects
• Advisors must sign indicating the number of notecards and sources they have seen for the week

More on Notecards

Here is the link to the handout on notecards I gave you in class.  http://www.scribd.com/doc/75014854/Note-Cards


Miss Harris also shared this link if you are having some trouble searching for your topic.  http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/special_initiatives/wa_resources/wa_teachers/tipsheets/search_internet_effectively.cfm

Week 12: Notecards & Sources

This is week one of four weeks of notecards and sources.  Your notecards will be essential in writing your final Capstone paper.  You need to find 3 academic sources that must be approved by your advisor.  You must also have 5 notecards that summarize information found in your sources.  One notecard is equal to approximately half of a page of hand-written material.  Your advisor should indicate on your rubric the number of good academic sources and notecards that they have seen.  This is due on Monday, December 12, 2011.

We will continue to find academic sources and write more notecards for the next four weeks.  Remember your final paper must have a minimum of twelve academic sources.

Also be sure to create a "Capstone-Final" project in Noodle Tools which you should share with Ms. Bergstrom and your advisor.