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Day 1
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Go to LMC (Library Media Center) for an introduction to nonfiction.
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Day 2
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Go to LMC for a "book talk" and check out a book.
Note: You may change books as many times as you like until day
5. Changes after that would have an adverse effect on the quality of your project
and grade.
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Day 3
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Scavenger hunt (this involves looking through the nonfiction book for certain things―a
kind of skimming and scanning). Homework: Disagree about one thing.
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Day 4
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How do we know it is quality writing? Homework: Begin Fact/Theory/Opinion
handout.
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Day 5
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Discussion: research topics. Homework: Research topic due tomorrow!
Use your Fact/Theory/Opinion guide to generate ideas.
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Day 6
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Big 6 research strategies. Introduction to multi-genre project.
Homework: Write one free-choice item for your project.
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Day 7
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Big 6 research activities. Annotated bibliography assignment. Practice documentation
for internal citation and works cited. Homework: Write the second
free-choice item for your project.
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Day 8
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Go to the LMC for research.
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Day 9
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Go to the LMC for research. Homework: Finish annotated bibliography.
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Day 10
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Annotated bibliography due. Create an outline for the research paper.
Homework: Begin rough draft of research paper.
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Day 11
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Work on the rough draft of the research paper.
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Day 12
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Peer-edit rough draft of research paper.
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Day 13
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Fictional journal based on fact (use the Fact/Theory/Opinion guide).
Homework: Write the third free-choice item for your project.
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Day 14
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Recipe for a book. Homework: Write the fourth free-choice item
for your project.
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Day 15
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Rough draft of all eight items required for the multi-genre project due today! Peer-edit
and revise. Homework: Prepare project to type final draft.
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Day 16
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Go to LMC to type final draft.
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Day 17
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Go to LMC to type final draft.
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Day 18
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Multi-genre projects are due today. Begin speeches. Homework: Respond
to the Reflection Guide and the Nonfiction Book Brief.
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Day 19
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Speeches.
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Day 20
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Project reflection due today. Speeches.
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