Get ready to Practice!!!!!

During the last 15 minutes of class today, add a post to your blog. Focus on where you are in your preparation for the actual presentation. What are your frustrations? Where do you think you are having the greatest problems? Do you prepared to practice? What are your fears? Feel free to ask for help with any specifics...

We'll be reading.........

Week 6/7: Let the countdown begin - 30 class days until Presentations!

As we move to the last days of Week 6 and into Week 7, you should be completing your first drafts of your Literature Review and working through the editing process - self-editing and peer-editing (editing packet are available). Are you on track?

Continuing parts of your project to be completed:

• Video editing
• Electronic Portfolio - check hand-outs
• Interview wrap-up - Who did you interview? How did you document the interview?
• Action plan - remember to ask yourself - what is my action? What have I done to get involved in my project?
• Presentation layout - Each student gets about 30 minutes, plan your 30 minutes!

Presentation Day will soon be upon us - be prepared!

Let's start writing!!!!

Well, today is Friday, September 18th, and we're at the end of our third week of school. Today, two important pieces are to be turned in at the end of class:

• Rubric Re-write - This activity is based on the two rubrics that is used to grade your Literature Review and your Oral Presentation.


• Outline for your Literature Review which must incorporate your Foundation Questions, your notes, any quotes, and your sources.

Once the outline is completed - you are ready to start writing your paper! Make sure to get a "Self-Editing" handout and a copy of the book, "Writers, Inc."

Remember, the Literature Review is not about you, your feelings and opinions - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RESEARCH, AND WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT THE TOPIC.

Jump right in...

Welcome to our Senior Year Blog!! As the title of this post says, you need to "jump right in" and get moving on your project! You've been given all of the handouts that you need to help direct you. Some points to follow...

• Use your checklists!!
• Keep track of your checklists, especially after you start getting teacher signatures/initials!
• Save all work to your H:/Drive (as well as your C:/Drive)!
• Document everything that you do on your project!
• Be able to show where all information was found! Plagiarising will result in failure!

Let's get started...