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9/12

  **WEEK 1 (9/12 - 9/19)**

icon Video Lecture for Week 1

Introduction to the Course and Week 1 Tasks

icon Week 1 Task List

This is a complete guide to the activities for our class this week.

icon Course Syllabus

icon Research Paper Ideas (Online)

This version of our research paper ideas will let you explore links 'live' on our course wiki:

     eng103lagcc.pbworks.com

icon Major Online Activity Week #1 -- Exploring Research Topics

The first online activity asks you to answer questions while exploring our course wiki here on eng103lagcc.pbworks.com.

GRADED DUE MON. 9/19 (11:59 pm)

icon A Beautiful Mind Trailer

Hollywood portrays schizophrenia in a biography of the mathematician John Nash. What does it get right? What does it get wrong?

icon Temple Grandin Trailer

A portrait of autism and the life and career of Temple Grandin, a high-functioning autistic. What does Hollywood do with this story and the facts of autism?

icon Sample Notes #1

9/19

  **WEEK 2 (9/19 - 9/28)**

icon Video Lecture for Week 2

Our 1st Reading, More on Research Topics, Milestone #1 Given Out and Explained -- Due 10/6

icon Week 2 Task List

This is a complete guide to the activities for our class this week.

icon Research Paper Ideas (Online)

This version of our research paper ideas will let you explore links 'live' on our course wiki:

     eng103lagcc.pbworks.com

icon They Say, I Say, Ch. 1

This is the reading for this week - from a textbook on the 'Big Picture' behind doing college-level research.

icon Online Activity: Reading Questions on They Say, I Say, Ch. 1

On Google Forms – GRADED, DUE WED. 9/28 (11:59 pm)

icon 'Major' Online Activity Week #2 -- Editing Your Personal Web / Wiki Page

Our 2nd online activity is to complete the About Me and My Research Topic sections of your Personal Research page after more browsing on Research Ideas at eng103lagcc.pbworks.com.

On Google Forms – GRADED, DUE WED. 9/28 (11:59 pm)

icon Research Paper Milestone #1 -- Topic Write Up and 3 Sources (with Annotations) DUE THU. 10/6 (11:59 pm) -- EXTENSION TO MON. 10/10 (if you need more time)

The 1st milestone asks you to write up a topic in 250 words with 3 sources with annotations. You'll need to pick a topic for this assignment and do some Internet research with our Library databases, which we will be covering in Week 3 and 4.


In Word (or Google Docs), GRADED DUE THU. 10/6 (11:59 pm)

**EXTENSION TO MON. 10/10 (11:59 pm) IF YOU NEED MORE TIME**

icon Sample Notes #2

9/28

  **WEEK 3 (9/28 - 10/6)**

icon Video Lecture for Week 3

Research Beyond Google Part 1 and Week 3 Tasks

icon Research Paper Milestone #1 -- Topic Write Up and 3 Sources (with Annotations) DUE THU. 10/6 (11:59 pm)  -- EXTENSION AVAILABLE TO MON. 10/10 (11:59 pm) IF YOU NEED MORE TIME

The 1st milestone asks you to write up a topic in 250 words with 3 sources with annotations. You'll need to pick a topic for this assignment and do some Internet research with our Library databases, which we will be covering in Week 3 and 4.


In Word (or Google Docs), GRADED DUE THU. 10/6 (11:59 pm)

***EXTENSION AVAILABLE TO MON. 10/10 (11:59) IF YOU NEED MORE TIME***

icon Week 3 Task List

This is a complete guide to the activities for our class this week.

icon Research Paper Overview

icon Sample Milestone #1

icon  Research "˜Recipe': Doing Your Research for Milestone #1

This step-by-step guide can help you complete your Milestone #1 research.

icon MLA Citations for Films, DVDs and YouTube Clips

icon Major Online Activity -- Using Gale Virtual Reference Library (Encyclopedia Articles) and Nexis Uni (Journalism Articles)

This step-by-step guide to doing some Internet research with the Gale Virtual Reference Library and Nexis Uni.

On Google Forms GRADED, DUE THU. 10/6 (11:59 pm)

icon Sample Hybrid Asg.

icon Sample Notes #3

10/6

  **WEEK 4 (10/6 - 10/13)**

icon Video Lecture for Week 4

More on Responsible Library Research for Scholarly Articles, Finishing Milestone #1 and Other Week 4 Work

icon Week 4 Task List

This is a complete guide to the activities for our class this week.

icon Reading They Say, I Say, Ch. 2

icon Online Activity: Reading Questions on They Say / I Say Ch. 2

On Google Forms, GRADED DUE THU. 10/13 (11:59 pm)

icon Major Online Activity Week #4 -- Practice with Internet Research (Finding Scholarly Articles)

On Google Forms, GRADED DUE THU. 10/13 (11:59 pm)

icon Research Paper Milestone #2 -- Page One and 5 Sources with Annotations DUE 10/31

The next milestone is to create your Page One with Thesis and at least 5 Sources with Annotations.

In Word (or Google Docs), GRADED DUE THU. 10/31 (11:59 pm)

10/13

  **WEEK 5 (10/13 - 10/18)**

icon Video Lecture for Week 5

Help with Milestone #2 including a Sample Milestone #2 from a previous class, Help Writing Introductions, plus 5 Rules for Cites

icon Week 5 Task List

This is a complete guide to the activities for our class this week.

icon Research Paper Milestone #2 -- Page One and 5 Sources with Annotations DUE 10/31

The next milestone is to create your Page One with Thesis and at least 5 Sources with Annotations.

In Word (or Google Docs), GRADED DUE THU. 10/31 (11:59 pm)

icon 5 'Ready-Made' Topics

If you are stuck for a research paper topic, here are 5 'ready-made' topics that will help you. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR TOPIC. THESE SAMPLE TOPICS ARE FOR STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE A RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC YET!

icon Creating a Works Cited Page

icon Help with Thesis Statements

icon Thesis Templates for this Class

Here are some templates / formulas to help you with thesis statements for our class.

icon Sample Milestone #2

icon Online Activity -- Analyzing a Sample Milestone #2

On Google Forms GRADED DUE TUE. 10/18

icon Major Online Activity Week #5 -- Blogging About 2 of Your Research Sources -- DUE 10/18

The online activity for Week 5 is to write a blog post about 2 of your research sources so far (not your film or main source) by answering some prompt questions in 300 - 350 words, plus answering a quick survey.

On Our Course Wiki / Your Blog Posts Page GRADED DUE TUE. 10/18 (11:59 pm)

icon Major Online Activity for Week 5 -- Survey / Questionnaire

Please complete this short online questionnaire after your have done the main work of your Blog Post for the week.

On Google Forms GRADED DUE TUE. 10/18 (11:59 pm)