Monday, December 1 MLA Format

Warmup: MLA handout, "A Call to Action" work on the Works Cited page (Ctrl + Enter) forces a new page, and center the title, Works Cited); type the references in block style with no indents.

Learning:
1. Format the Works Cited into hanging indented paragraph format
2. Inserting in-text citation into the body of the report

Career Report:
Set-up and the first paragraph

Friday, Nov. 21 MLA format and Career Research

Warm-up:
Add the Works Cited to your MLA Report

Due Today:
Research notes (Period 2 you have both the handout due of your sources and research notes)

Thursday, Nov. 20 MLA Report Format and Research

Warm-up on MLA cell phone report
a. covering today how to format (1.) long quotes and (2.) Works Cited references of more than one line.

Period 2 Time to find 2 more research sites and brainstorm research sites and notes
Period 3 Notebook essentials and working on research notes

Wed., November 19, Career Research--MLA Format

1. Warm-up: Continue Cell Phone content report (handout)
2. Period 2: Finish Start Your Research Assignment example
3. Brainstorm important information to find in your research
4. How to collect notes and sources from your research

Notebook Checks This Week!

Tuesday, Nov. 18 Career Research

Warmup: "A Call to Action:" continue from yesterday.

Period 2: Finish handout "Basic Style for Citations of Web Sources" from last Thursday.

Link the "Basic Style for Citations of Web Sources" activity to the new assignment handout: "Stasrt Your Research Assignment."

Monday, November 17 Review and Career Research

1. Warmup: "A Call to Action:" using MLA format (new: in-text citations)
2. Review the process and outcome of the Work Scenario Project
3. Period 2 Needs to finish the Basic Web Citation exercise

Assignment:

Are you ready to turn in the assignment from Friday: Start Your Research Assignment handout?

Friday, Nov. 14 Finish Work Scenario and Yesterday's Handout

Today's Activities:

1. Warmup is from the handout, “Friends”, for 15 minutes and save the document as friends.

2. Finish “Work Scenario Project” assignments today. Please ask the teacher for the handout.

3. *Students from Period 2 need to complete yesterday’s assignment, “Basic Style for Citations of Web Sources” by answering as many of the 7 parts of information from the source at www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm and turn the paper into the in-basket with your name on it.

4. Students who have finished Activities 1- 3 above, get the handout from the teacher, "Start Your Research Assignment, ” and start working on the activities on this paper (write your name on the paper and write down the information requested). Hold on to this handout for Monday.

Thursday, November 13 Getting Ready for Your Career Research Report

Warm-up:
First 15 minutes: Type in Word the next MLA report, The Recent History of Alcatraz in double-spaced indented paragraphs. Those who have already turned in the report for a grade can work in Micropace Drills and Game, then take a 3 minute timed write on TW 29, page 24.
Review the MLA format:
1. 4 line heading
2. page numbering
3. works cited

Assignment: Citing Sources from the Web Activity (handout)

Next continue working on the work place scenario handout for google.com if you have not finished all three jobs

Those who have completed the jobs for google.com need to send me an email on what career your are interested in doing your research report and then bookmark or copy paste into a file at least three websites that will provide you some great information about your career.

Wed. Nov. 12 Citing Sources from the Internet

Warm-up:

First 15 minutes: Type in Word the next MLA report, The Recent History of Alcatraz in double-spaced indented paragraphs.

Review the MLA format:

• 4 line heading


• page numbering


• works cited

Citing Sources from the Web Activity (handout)

Monday, November 10 Finishing Work Scenario Project

1. First 15 minutes: Type in Word the next MLA report, The Recent History of Alcatraz in double-spaced indented paragraphs.
2. Use the rest of class today to finish the Work Scenario Project (remember there are 3 jobs: one is an email, one is a memorandum, and one is a letter). For each job you must make up appropriate information to fit the situation.
3. If you finish the project before the end of class, work in Micropace on the drills, game, timing on TW 24, page 29

Friday, November 7 MLA Format

1. Warm-up: Indian Island Massacre
2. Formatting the Report in the MLA (Modern Language Association) format, printing and stapling your report.
3. Micropace: 1, 3' timing and a Timed-Writing Report for the week
4. Continue working on the Work Scenario Project

Thursday, Nov 6 Work Place Scenario

Warmup: Continue Indian Island Massacre.

Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23



Work Scenario Project (handout). Read the instructions and proceed with your duties.

Wed., Nov 5 Start Work Scenario Project

Warmup: Continue Indian Island Massacre.
Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23

Letter Home Assignment Due Today:Compose a letter to your parent/guardian with a table of your grades and your improvement goals for the new quarter. Next print out the mailing address and the return address on an envelope.

New Assignment: Work Scenario Project (handout). Read the instructions and proceed with your duties.

Tuesday, Nov. 4 Letter Home with Envelope

Warmup: Continue Indian Island Massacre.
Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23

Letter Home Assignment:
Compose a letter to your parent/guardian with a table of your grades and your improvement goals for the new quarter. (This letter will be mailed home). Today you will be printing an envelope for the letter.

Monday, November 3 Reports and Letters

Warmup in a new Word Document this week called Indian Island Massacre. This is a report with a center title, double spaced indented paragraph style which will be submitted for a grade later this week.

Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23

Assignments from Friday to finish:
Period 2: use the unarranged letter copy from page 102, Document 3, replacing the writer as you and replacing the date with today's date. This letter is to Ms. Barbara Knight.
Period 6: use the unarranged letter copy from page 123, Document 1, replacing the writer as you and replace the date with today's date. This letter is to Mrs. Alice M. Wiggins.

New Assignment:

Compose a letter to your parent/guardian with a table of your grades and your improvement goals for the new quarter. (This letter will be mailed home)