Homework:

Homework: Reading every day for 30 minutes is standard homework in Mrs. Scott's class. In most cases, books are independently selected.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

8th grade research information




Here is a sample 8th grade research paper.

https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/studentmodels/mir-pushed-frontier-space

Today, you are responsible for the following activities:

Writer's notebook:

a. Spend 3 minutes writing what you know about your topic.

b. Next spend 3 minutes writing about what you want to know to make your paper interesting.

Use the topics in  parts a and b above to create an electronic gathering grid.  You can copy and past the grid below into a word document.

Main topic:
Source #1:
Source #2:
Source #3:
Source #4
Source #5
Source #6
Subtopic #1:






Subtopic #2:






Subtopic #3:






Subtopic #4:







Save this grid to your h drive in a folder labeled English 8.

Print one article to be used in class next week as we discuss notetaking and avoiding plagiarism.  Use the guidelines in the site below to help choose your article.

Here is a website that will help you evaluate your sources for reliability.

https://k12.thoughtfullearning.com/FAQ/how-can-students-judge-sources-internet

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