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English I (ACP/SCP/GEN) 111, 112, 113
Research and Research Writing

TIME FRAME: 7-10 days
GRADE: 9
CONTACT:

         MAP LEVEL: 4

23.1 LANGUAGE ARTS - READING AND RESPONDING --- 23.1.1.9.1 --- 23.1.1.9.4 --- 23.1.2.9.2 --- 23.1.2.9.3 --- 23.1.2.9.6 --- 23.1.3.9.5
23.2 LANGUAGE ARTS - EXPLORE AND RESPOND TO LITER --- 23.2.2.9.2
23.3 LANGUAGE ARTS - COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS --- 23.3.2.9.1 --- 23.3.2.9.2 --- 23.3.2.9.3 --- 23.3.2.9.4 --- 23.3.2.9.5 --- 23.3.2.9.6
23.4 LANGUAGE ARTS - ENGLISH LANG CONVENTIONS --- 23.4.2.9.1 --- 23.4.2.9.2 --- 23.4.3.9.1 --- 23.4.3.9.2 --- 23.4.3.9.3
04.2 LRIT - COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY --- 04.2.4.9.2 --- 04.2.5.9.2 --- 04.2.5.9.3 --- 04.2.5.9.8 --- 04.2.6.9.1 --- 04.2.6.9.2




What are the necessary steps to prepare and write a researched paper?
What makes a researched paper effective?




Freshman English is concerned with the fundamental understanding and appreciation of literature, the improvement of oral and written expression, and the development of effective reading, research, vocabulary, critical viewing skills, listening skills, and study skills.

Writing instruction focuses upon the process of writing as a function of purpose, genre, and audience. Writing experiences may include directed journal entries, paragraph-length (or longer) responses to questions based upon assigned readings, personal narratives, descriptions of personas and places, arguments, book reports, creative writing, and letters. Class instruction in sentence and paragraph construction, mechanics and usage, and vocabulary and spelling is given as students' needs become apparent. Reading instruction and class-directed discussion assist student comprehension of high-interest novels, short stories, plays, poetry, and assorted nonfiction. Speaking experiences may include speeches, presentations and/or debates. Emphasis is placed on cultivating appropriate classroom behaviors, organizational and study skills, and generally making the transition from middle school to high school.

Course topics include works by selected American and world authors, current affairs as reported in newspapers and news magazines, and language arts skills on an as-needed basis.




Students in Freshmen English will develop the ability to:
-- Discern fact from opinion,
-- Record appropriate information from texts in note form,
-- Gather appropriate information for a works cited page,
-- Generate a works cited page that complies with the MLA format,
-- Paraphrase and summarize from text,
-- Understand the concept of plagiarism and its consequences,
-- Organize information to structure the final product,
-- Use appropriate format for citations,
-- Recognize and use appropriate types of resources for the task,
-- Demonstrate facility with a variety of source materials, including print, non-print, Internet, and computer resources,
-- Sort and classify information,
-- Evaluate sources for credibility and validity,
-- Judge the quality of sources,
-- Demonstrate appropriate use of technology to accomplish tasks, including appropriate use of the Internet,
-- Use a variety of evaluation and assessment strategies,
-- Choose appropriate format for presentation of the final product.




All students will:
-- Be given guidelines for selecting resources,
-- Be assisted in utilizing technology effectively,
-- Be taught the difference between correct paraphrasing, incorrect paraphrasing, and plagiarism,
-- Be provided with a copy of the Academic Integrity policy and explained the consequences of the violations of it,
-- Be provided with suggested strategies for effective note taking,
-- Be given models and formulas for a works cited page in MLA format,
-- Be shown models of parenthetical documentation in MLA format,
-- Be instructed on effective organizations for materials in a final product,
-- Complete all the steps of the writing process.





Research will be evaluated both on completion of process and final product. The final paper/product will be evaluated for completion, MLA format, effective use of resources, proper citation format, proper works cited format, effective organization strategy, diction, grammatical correctness, and fluency.




Bud's Research Manual




The research unit may be broken down into several class assignments. It may be used to create both an oral and/or a written product. The research unit may also be used to foster an effective debate unit.