October 9, 2017 - October 13, 2017 Weekly Agenda

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.”)

Evidence (original quotation or your paraphrase, your explanation, your analysis)

Then explain why and how this quotation or evidence supports your thesis.

Transition sentence to next body paragraph

Tuesday, October 10th: 
Absent 
In library to work on research paper

Wednesday, October 11th: 
Special Schedule: PSAT Testing/Senior College Fair Day 
8:25 - 9:25
#300
Sign onto LACC and Naviance

9:30 - 10:30 
Auditorium 
Senior Dues and College Info

10:30 - 11: 52
Gym 
College Fair 

Thursday, October 12th: 

In library working on the first and second body paragraphs.

Friday, October 13th: 
In library, working on the second and third body paragraph.