Academic Annotated Bibliography and Outline

2/22 - in class you will be working with your group to fill out the Annotated Bibliography with the information your group has found. This is due on Turnitin.com from one member of your group by March 2nd  (Friday).

-Open the following template - Academic Annotated Bibliography Template
- LOG IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT
- Click 'file' then 'make a copy'
- Save a copy of the template to your google drive, then share it with your group members so that you can all work on the document together.


3/5 - in class you will be working with your group to complete the Big Question Outline. This is due handed in on March 9th (Friday)

- Follow the same instructions as above in order to access another copy of the Outline if you lose it.
-Open the following template - Academic Outline Template

2/20 Workshop and Student Survey

All students please take the following surveys in order to help your fellow classmates prepare for their Big Question Projects. If you have a survey that you would like posted, please email me with it attached.

1.) Can stress improve a person's performance? Survey Link
2.) Is survival a matter of chance? Survey Link
3.) How does the value of an object change based on the situation? Survey Link
4.) Does money buy happiness? Survey Link
5.) How is music influential to our society? Survey Link
6.) Which is more important, words or actions? Survey Link
7.) Does human life have a purpose? Survey Link
8.) What do dreams signify? Survey Link
9.) How can teens avoid depression? Survey Link
10.) Should you trust your instincts? Survey Link

Today in Class - February 20th

- Continue work on your Annotated Bibliography.

- Have 1/2 people look over your Annotated Bibliography for Peer Editing.

- Begin your Big Question Outline.

- Continue work on your presentation.

- If you cannot work from your phone, continue reading Of Mice and Men silently.

*Scroll down on the blog and use the 'BigQuestion' tab to see all of your instructions.

Of Mice and Men Handouts and Materials

Introduction to Of Mice and Men: OMAM PowerPoint

Of Mice and Men Reading Guide: OMAM Reading Guide

Chapter 1 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 1

Chapter 2 Study Guide:  OMAM Chapter 2

Chapter 3 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 3

Chapter 4 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 4

Chapter 5 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 5

Chapter 6 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 6

Vocab #6

Quizlet: Vocab List #6 Quizlet

Quiz Dates: February 26th (A) and 27th (B)

Ninth Grade Vocabulary – List Six
Prefixes	chrom-	color	chromatic, monochrome, polychrome
	col- / com-	with	collaborate, committee, communal, community
	cryph- / crypt-	concealed, secret	encryption
	dox-	belief, opinion	orthodoxy, paradox, heterodoxy
Roots/Bases	fil-	threadlike	filament
	geo-	earth	geopolitical, geology, geography, geothermal
	il-	not (makes the word negative)	illogical,  illegitimate, illicit, illegal, illegible
	liter-	letter	literature, illiterate, literal
	loc-	place	local, location
	mar-	sea	marine, mariner
	multi-	many	multiply, multitask, multimodal
	re-	again, back	repeat, recede, regress (step back), rebuild
	rupt-	Break	erupt, rupture

Honors Big Question Upcoming Due Dates

Annotated Bibliography - Feb 22nd (A) and Feb 23rd (B)

Project Outline - Feb 28th (A) and March 1st (B)

*Both assignments will be submitted on Turnitin.com

*Zero block will follow the A day schedule

Presentations begin March 8th.

Friday 2/9 - Of Mice and Men and Snow Day Updates

- Of Mice and Men Introduction Power Point: PowerPoint Link

We have taken notes on this PPT in class, A day students please review the slides and take notes as needed.

- All students please complete the following Chapter 1 Study Guide: OMAM Chapter 1 Study Guide

- The following Honors students still need to submit Big Questions for teacher approval:
4th Block:
Peyton C.
Breaden D.
Morgan G.
Sam L.
Logan M.
Caroline M.
Julie O.

Homework:
All students should be done reading OMAM Chapter 1 (Click on Scanned Class Documents at the top of the blog, scroll down to Of Mice and Men to access the full text at home) and complete the OMAM Chapter 1 Study Guide by next week 2/12 (B) and 2/13 (A).

Honors Big Question Due Dates

Assigned: January 22nd, 2018

- Big Question Packet 2018
- Teacher conferences for question generation available: January 30th-February 2nd.
- Mrs. Whittington returns approved/denied Big Question submissions - January 30/31.

Annotated Bibliography Due: Week of February 19th-23rd.
- 4 artifacts all that need to be included/referenced/and cited in your final presentation.
- Check the BigQuestion blog label for types of artifacts that you can use.
- Each Annotation should include:
       paragraph one- summary of artifact
       paragraph two- how you will use it in your project and a quote that helps/supports your
                                          argument, or provides a counter argument.
- This will be submitted on Turnitin.com.
- Template: BQ Annotated Bibliography Template

Project Outline Due: Week of Febrary 26th-March 2nd.
- This will be step by step planning of your 8-10 minute presentation.

- Remember to fill out the works cited page at the bottom as well.

- Keep the headers on your outline so it is clear what you are talking about.
- This will be submitted on Turnitin.com.
- Template: Big Question Outline Template 

Practice Presentations: March 6th and 7th
- You will present your project to a small group of your peers to assure that you are comfortable, prepared, and that all aspects of your project work correctly.
- Your project is expected to be finished/mostly finished at this date. 

Presentations: March 8th-23rd
- You will sign up for an order to present the week before.
- Emergency dates after Spring break: April 3rd and 4th.