Day 2: Introduce/review Noodle Tools, choose essay option #1 or #2, Cite 2 sources from Unit Collection
Day 3: Cite rest of sources from Library page (Min 4 Total), work on Notecards - remember in-text citations
Day 4: Continue research
Day 5 Review elements of a thesis statement & start outline/organizer
Day 6: Finish outline/organizer
1. Login to Noodle Tools -- Use Class Link Login at the bottom right of the login screen
2. Title- Last name, First Name-Type of Essay (Argument or Informative)
3. Share with English teacher
4. AT LEAST 4 Sources - 2 from Unit Collection and 2 Additional/Outside
Citations Due April 24th in Noodle Tools -- Graded by Mrs. Harvey -- All or Nothing
Cite sources BEFORE taking notes
a) Website--manually pull and plug in the information
b) Database--Quick Cite or Import
c) Book--Import using ISBN number
5. Notecards-Titled Appropriately & Attached to Source
Citations Due April 24th in Noodle Tools -- Graded by Mrs. Harvey
--At least 1 Notecard for Each Source Cited
--Paraphrase in bullets -- MUST BE IN YOUR WORDS
--No Sentences
To Access Databases OUTSIDE of School:
The password to access the passwords is our school mascot, plural and lowercase.
Your THESIS is the most important sentence in your essay.
It is a single sentence answering the research question.
Subtopic 1 + subtopic 2 + subtopic 3 + essential question=Claim/thesis
General Essay Organizer - Hard Copy from your teacher
Suggested Formulas:
[Position] + Reason 1 + Reason 2 + Reason 3 (Reason 3 would be why the other side’s argument is weak)
OR
Although [Counter Argument], [Your Position] because [overall reasoning or overarching justification].
Examples:
[Cursive handwriting should be taught in schools] because it [improves literacy,] [is necessary to access primary sources,] and [AI is not able to read cursive without human intervention.]
Although some argue that [cursive handwriting is outdated,] it [should still be taught in schools] because [it improves literacy, and preserves the ability to read primary documents.]
Copy of Argumentative Essay Outline/Organizer
Suggested Formulas:
By examining, [Reason 1], [Reason 2], the legacy of [Subject], clarifies how they shaped/impacted {large historical outcome or event].
OR
[Subject] significantly influenced [topic] through their [overall impact or role], which shaped [historical event or broader outcome].
Examples:
By examining [the challenges they overcame in a racially segregated society,] and [the inspiration they provided for future generations of athletes,] the legacy of [Jim Thorpe, Billy Mills, and Wilma Rudolph] shows how they worked towards [breaking down racial barriers in U.S. Olympic history.]
[Jim Thorpe, Billy Mills, and Wilma Rudolph] influenced [progress in segregated American sports] through their [groundbreaking Olympic achievements and defiance of societal norms], bringing [the fight for racial equality to a global athletic stage.]
