Monday 19 March

Students watched I.i. - I.iv of Macbeth.

Students (who had turned in their research paper rough drafts) got back their research paper rough drafts.

Any one who needs additional help needs to see Mr. Zartler immediately.

Week of 12-16 March

Students should have turned in the rough draft of their research paper.

Students checked out Macbeth. We have read I.i. through I.iii. In periods 2,3, and 7. Periods 2 and 3 have read through I.v. and scene a professional version of these acts.

We have discussed how the concept of "paradox" is important to the play; see these notes:

Monday / Tuesday 5/6 March

Students began their monthly SSR sheets.

Mr. Zartler began by describing the specific skills required in writing a research paper:
A) Doing research (completed!)
B) Organizing Complex Ideas (what we're working on with outlining)
C) Clear explanations (rough draft; final draft work)
D) Citing Sources in MLA format (focused on in final draft)

Mr. Zartler gave a lecture on turning notes into an outline.

Students reviewed their notes, and the graphic organizers they created last week. They then tried to explain what question their notes were trying to answer.

Another way to think about this is to consider all of the notes gathered during research as pieces in a jigsaw puzzle. Consider what picture you will see after assembling all of these pieces.

The answer to the question (above) or a description of the picture is the THESIS STATEMENT of the research paper.

By the end of class students should have an outline for their paper including complete topic sentences for all paragraphs except the conclusion.