Beginning to Outline your Final Product

Today's Goal: Begin to form your outline 

Some of you might find out, when you go to create
your outline, that you are missing important information.
This means you have to go back and either reread the
articles you already read, or you will need to find new
sources of information. That's okay! That's the process!
If you get new sources, make sure you make citations.

Agenda:

1. Read!
2. Watch the video below.
3. Inquiry Process
4. Research (STEP THREE)
5. Outline! (STEP FOUR)

Watch this video for directions for today:



Here's some important terminology (words) you might need to know:

Anecdote: a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident (Merriam-Webster)

Check out THIS ARTICLE for an example of how you can use a real person's story to jump-start your article and hook your readers. It is also an example of a problem/solution essay, but it's REALLY LONG, so don't spend too much time on it.

You must include anecdotal evidence (or information from an interview) in your article, meaning you need to include a real person's experience, using their name. You can find those in your research OR by asking someone you know who can speak about your topic because they experienced it or worked with those who did. Suggestion: put this in your introduction as a kind of hook, though it can go in lots of places.

Call to Action: Identify ways that people who read your article can get involved or help. This should END your article. What organizations can people donate to? Where can they volunteer? If they're IN the place where people were affected, what can they do besides give money? This can even be a list of places and phone numbers/websites of organizations to contact.

IF YOU FINISH ALL THE THINGS:
Two options:

1. Independent reading
2. NoRedInk.com assignment

Reminders/Homework:

• READ! (One-Pager due on June 6 for period 2/4 and June 7 for period 1/3/5)
• Outline of research paper (STEP FOUR) due by the beginning of next class or ASAP, whichever comes first.
• One-Pager due Monday, May 13 for Period 1/3/5 and due Tuesday May 14 for Period 4/6.
• Here are your NEW directions/expectations
• Here's the rubric. Keep in mind that "having it on the page" is different from "A-quality"
• Research Step THREE due May 15 and 16 at the end of class. You will have lots of time for that in class next week, but you also have to work hard, or it will get harder.
• NoRedInk: Pronouns due by Thursday, May 30