Composition and Literature Core B

2015-2016

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Third Quarter Assignments

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Monday
Wednesday
Due today: None

Due today: WRP pg. 33-36 &

Topic/Thesis Wksht

In class: Research paper overview,

Review timeline, Go over research
paper topic

In class: Look at sample research paper;

Intro to Alexandre Dumas & The Count of
Monte Cristo (CMC)

Assignment(s): Read Writing

Research Papers (WRP) pg. 33-36;
Complete Topic/Thesis Worksheet
(both due Wed 1/13)

Due today: CMC reading, Vocab,

and Character List wksht

Assignment: Read CMC Ch. I-XIIII

Complete Vocabulary and begin
Character List worksheet (due Mon
1/18)
*Begin looking for 4 books to bring
next Wed*
Due today: WRP Ch. 3 &
notecards/books for practice

In class: Discuss CMC; Complete Open

Response

In class: Discuss note card formatting;

begin lecture on MLA Works Cited (pg. 3739); Begin writing Bib cards in class

1/11

1/18

1/25

Assignment: Read WRP Ch. 3;

Bring 3x5 lined note cards & 4
books for practice (all due Wed
1/20)
Due today: CMC reading & Vocab
In class: Finish lecture on MLA Works
Cited (pg. 39-41); Open Response for
CMC; MLA Works Cited Workshop
Assignment: Finish first set of 2025 note cards (due Wed 1/27)

Assignment: Read CMC Ch. XV-XXIV &

Vocab (due Mon 1/25); Begin first set
of 20-25 note cards (due Wed 1/27)
with Bib cards
Due today: First set of 20-25 note
cards
In class: Designing a Writing Plan (Writers
Inc. book); Review pg. 39-41 in WRP; Go
over Works Cited checklist pg. 43; Begin
writing Works Cited page in class; Discuss
CMC as time allows
Assignment: Read CMC Ch. XXVXXXVI & Vocab; Complete Works
Cited page (both due Mon 2/1)

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Due today: CMC reading & Vocab;

Works Cited page

2/1

In class: Peer Editing of Works Cited

using checklist; Thesis Workshop using
WRP pg. 77
Assignment: Finish 2nd set of 2025 note cards (due Wed 2/3)

2/8

Due today: CMC reading & Vocab;

WRP reading
In class: CMC open response &
discussion; Review Ch. 7 WRP
Assignment: Finish thesis and
outline; Read WRP Ch. 5 (both due
Wed 2/10)

2/15

Due today: CMC reading & Vocab

In class: Open response for CMC;
Plagiarism review (pg. 33-36); Review
plagiarism checklist on pg. 42; Writers
Inc. pg. 227
Assignment: Finish first half of
research paper (no intro) (due
Wed 2/17)

Due today: CMC reading, Vocab, &

completed Character List wksht

2/22

In class: Discuss introductions and

conclusions in WRP pg. 87-92; Discuss
MLA paper format in WRP pg. 88
Assignment: Read WTW pg. 99106 (due Wed 2/24); Finish 2nd half

Due today: 2nd set of 20-25 note cards

In class: Discuss the outline and begin
writing it in class; Discuss CMC
Assignment: Read CMC Ch. XXXVIIXLVIII & Vocab (due Mon 2/8); Read
Ch. 7 in WRP pg. 77-80 (due Mon 2/8);
Begin working on thesis and outline
(due Wed 2/10)
Due today: Thesis & Outline; WRP
reading
In class: Review in-text citations and
integrating quotes pg. 37,38,53; Review
checklists pg. 44 (quotations &
parenthetical citations); Exercise on pg. 51
in WRP
Assignment: Read CMC Ch. XLIX-LXV
& Vocab (due Mon 2/15); Begin
writing first half of research paper
(no intro) (due Wed 2/17)
Due today: First half of research
paper
In class: Draw favorite disguise of the
Count; Review research papers one-onone
Assignment: Read CMC Ch. LXVILXXIII & Vocab (due Mon 2/22); Begin
writing 2nd half of research paper (no
conclusion) (due Wed 2/24)
Due today: 2nd half of research paper
& WTW reading
In class: CMC MOTIF activity; Review 2nd
half of research papers one-on-one
Assignment: Do Ex. 9 on pg. 107 in
WTW (due Mon 2/29); Begin writing
introduction and conclusion (due Wed

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of research paper (no conclusion)

(due Wed 2/24)

3/2)

Due today: Ex. 9 pg. 107 WTW

Due today: Introduction and

Conclusion

In class: Discuss Ex. 9 in groups while

we go over intro and conclusion oneon-one
Assignment: Finish writing
introduction and conclusion (due
Wed 3/2)

In class: Peer editing for introduction &

conclusion; go over parent
checklist/expectations
Assignment: Turn in Rough Draft on
Wed 3/9
(See note below)

PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR ROUGH DRAFT: Pull all of the edited pieces of your
research paper together. It is now a completed paper, and will be turned in next
week (3/2) as your rough draft. Parents are required to check over your paper using
the provided checklist and then sign. I will not accept your paper without this. It is
to be complete and as perfect as possible. Parents MUST proofread your paper to
the best of their ability before you turn it in.