Today you need to post both your essay thesis question and thesis statement on your blog. Please link the topic of your thesis statement to the most relevant website you discovered when you were conducting your preliminary research.
Also, add any websites that you get any data, facts, or quotes from in your resources list on the blog as you continue to conduct your research. If you find a good source of information, paraphrase the information that you would like to use and/or copy and quotes you would like to use in the essay. The first draft of the essay must be handwritten based on your individual research and is due next Wednesday.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Project Essay
The semester is moving along at a rapid pace, and we need to double our efforts on our individual projects. In order to help you focus on producing your project, which will take precedence this marking period, you will start work on an accompanying essay. The essay must be based on your thesis question, which is due today. When you have selected the thesis question, begin doing preliminary research today and tomorrow in class. After you have completed the research worksheets you will develop at guiding thesis statement. A rough draft of you essay will be due on paper Wednesday afternoon. A typed draft must be submitted to me via email by next Friday. There will be a coverage teacher in Thursday and Friday and you must use your time wisely to complete your rough draft.
The essay should be related to your project or the topic of your project. The thesis question should guide your research, which should help you form a thesis statement that your essay will support with facts and ideas. As you develop your essay, you may want to conduct additional research by visiting the library or interviewing people.
The essay should be related to your project or the topic of your project. The thesis question should guide your research, which should help you form a thesis statement that your essay will support with facts and ideas. As you develop your essay, you may want to conduct additional research by visiting the library or interviewing people.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Independent Project Writing
All of your independent portfolio projects must be accompanied by an analytical essay to be presented with your senior or junior portfolio. In order to accomplish this you need to define the thesis of your essay.
The thesis of your essay may be about the project or the subject of your project. For example, Shane would like to interview people about their different experiences in education. He could chose to write his essay about the small school movement in New York City while using some of his research in the paper. For example, asking teachers to compare their experiences between large schools and small schools might become part of his project. The thesis question of his essay might looks something like "Are small schools good for New York City students?" and his answer will depend on how his perspective develops through the research.
The paper is not meant to replace your project, but to help you gather facts, information, and ideas about your topic. For example, Kanisha wants to create a portfolio of modeling photos based on Tyra Banks. How could Kanisha develop her knowledge about the model turned talk show host? Her thesis question might be "How did Tyra Banks achieve success through the media?" Again, her answer, in the form of a thesis statement and supporting paragraphs of facts and opinions will help develop Kanisha's perspective on the subject of her project.
These are only suggestions and Kanisha might want to write about how Tyra became a model or write a general essay on modeling as a career using Tyra as an example. Shane might want to write his essay about how people experience educations in New York. The topics of your thesis questions should reflect your interests, but develop a deeper academic research connection.
Your holiday assignment is to really think about your thesis question by coming up with five different possible thesis questions. You must email me your list of thesis questions before class next Tuesday and list them in order of importance. I need to be able to respond to your thesis questions with feedback before you begin your research into the topic, and I need to know which one your are most interested in. It has to be a question that will allow you to conduct some basic research so that you may begin to form a coherent thesis statement and support it with facts and your own opinions.
The thesis of your essay may be about the project or the subject of your project. For example, Shane would like to interview people about their different experiences in education. He could chose to write his essay about the small school movement in New York City while using some of his research in the paper. For example, asking teachers to compare their experiences between large schools and small schools might become part of his project. The thesis question of his essay might looks something like "Are small schools good for New York City students?" and his answer will depend on how his perspective develops through the research.
The paper is not meant to replace your project, but to help you gather facts, information, and ideas about your topic. For example, Kanisha wants to create a portfolio of modeling photos based on Tyra Banks. How could Kanisha develop her knowledge about the model turned talk show host? Her thesis question might be "How did Tyra Banks achieve success through the media?" Again, her answer, in the form of a thesis statement and supporting paragraphs of facts and opinions will help develop Kanisha's perspective on the subject of her project.
These are only suggestions and Kanisha might want to write about how Tyra became a model or write a general essay on modeling as a career using Tyra as an example. Shane might want to write his essay about how people experience educations in New York. The topics of your thesis questions should reflect your interests, but develop a deeper academic research connection.
Your holiday assignment is to really think about your thesis question by coming up with five different possible thesis questions. You must email me your list of thesis questions before class next Tuesday and list them in order of importance. I need to be able to respond to your thesis questions with feedback before you begin your research into the topic, and I need to know which one your are most interested in. It has to be a question that will allow you to conduct some basic research so that you may begin to form a coherent thesis statement and support it with facts and your own opinions.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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