Ms. Bridges' ERWC Class

Monday, October 30th:  Library Continuing working on your rough draft. You must submit all paragraphs to Schoology by Friday, November 3rd. After your paragraphs are corrected; then submit the rough draft to turnitin.com If you have already submitted your rough draft, then begin working on your final draft. The final draft is due on December 4th, no exceptions! Tuesday, October 31st:  In 503 today Continue working either on your rough draft or your final draft. Work on rough draft for your research paper Or Work on your final draft for your research paper Friday, November 3 rd is the last day to turn in your rough draft. If you are behind, then turn in your paragraphs and turn them in to turnitin.com at the same time. After Friday, November 3 rd , it will be too late to turn your paragraphs and/or your rough draft. The class name is ERWC The class id is 15952393 Wednesday, November 1st:  Back in library Continue working on your rough...

Monday, October 23rd: Continue working on the rough draft of the senior project On Friday, October 27 th , your completed rough draft of your senior project is due. Please turn it in to turnitin.com.   The class name is ERWC. The class number is 15952393 I would like to do a test run of a submission of your introductory paragraph. Tuesday, October 24th: Continue working on your rough draft: Before you hit submit, please proof read your rough draft for the following: Make sure you write out numbers below 100. For example, seven days;   not 7 days. Pronoun/antecedent issues: Use plurals. There are many instances where a young woman can find themselves in dangerous situations. Wrong! Either consistently use plural pronouns or singular pronouns but don’t mix and match. There are many instances where young women can find themselves in dangerous situations. There are many instances where a young woman can find herself in dangerous situ...

Monday, October 16th:  Quizlet:   tinyurl.com/LevelFUnit2 Work on the fourth and fifth body paragraphs Tuesday, October 17th:  Work on the sixth and seventh paragraphs Wednesday, October 18th:  Work on the eighth and nine paragraphs Thursday, October 19th:  Work on the tenth and eleventh paragraphs Friday, October 20th:  Work on the twelfth and thirteenth paragraphs Work on the concluding paragraph

Monday, October 9 th : 1 st Period: Go to the library to work on your introductory paragraph and your first body paragraph. The introductory paragraph will be due tonight at 11:59 How to Do the Introductory Paragraph: These are the things the introductory paragraph must have: A thesis statement A thesis statement is the topic of your research paper and your position on this topic A hook or grabber This can be an anecdote (a short story or tale, sometimes amusing) An interesting factoid An interesting statistic A brief – one sentence per item – overview of what your research paper will cover A transitional sentence How to Do the Body Paragraph: Mini-topic sentence Develop the topic by providing your position or important evidence This should be about three to four sentences or lines Introduce your evidence or your quotation!!!! (You can do this by writing: According to Professor Jones, professor of Neuroscience at Princeton, “Quotation.”) Ev...

Monday, October 2nd: 8:00 - 8:15 Breakfast in the Classroom 8:15 - 8:20 Clean-up 8:20 - 9:13 Work on your note cards. You need to do five note cards per day. Your second submission of note cards (#6 - 10) will be due at 11:59 p.m. tonight. Checked to see progress on the cards. Many students not working. Tuesday, October 3rd:  Continue working on the note cards Went over note cards again. Some students went to the “Meet and Greet” in room 300. Wednesday, October 4th:  Example of a research question: Despite constituting 11% of the American population, African Americans account for 40% of those involved in the judicial system.   What are the factors which contribute to this disproportionate representation of the African Americans in the American penal and judicial system? Everything that has been assigned, with the exception of the final two batches of note cards #26 – #30 and #31 - #35, will be due on Friday, October 5 t...