Week of 11/22-11/26

This week we had another short three day week. We spent some of our time in the research center working on our Research papers. A librarian taught us how to use databases to find computer sources and book sources in the library. She also taught us how to cite our resources. In class, we learned how to organize our note cards efficiently.

During the short 3 day week, we went to the library where we listened on tips for picking out the book that we are going to be doing our research paper on. We talked about good options on which books to select based on if there would be enough research that you could find to complete the paper on. After we discussed this we selected a book from the list. Also we worked on our compare and contrast unit by doing an activity that helped us compare to unlike things.

Week of 11/8 - 11/12

This week we learned about compare and contrast, but these were not like out typical dogs vs. cats paper. We talked about the more abstract and different our topics were, the better. We learned methods of creating a paper in a point by point and block by block format. Point by point was each point and then underneath each aspect of the two different subjects. Block by block is one section of all one subject with multiple points within it then another subject with its points underneath. For my class excersize I compared and contrasted basketball and Norstrom department store. :)
 

Week of October 25 - 29

Before the weekend of Halloween festivities began, our class focused on narratives. We started out the week by reading samples. We learned that narratives involved a lot of description, which we learned about the week before. The next day we brought in a picture and had others describe it. We used what other people said to create a paragraph story. The next few days we focused on making our official narrative papers. We peer edited eachothers papers and made sure to include a thesis in our story. We finished the week off by receiving a piece of candy and looking forward to the weekend ahead.

-Elise