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WRITINGTAB

ResearchPaper2016

GoalandEssentialQuestion:

Writean
analytical
researchpaperoneitherearlyIndiaOR
ancientChinatoanswer:
Whatmade___________acivilization?

Thingsthatarefamiliartoyouinthisassignment:
1. Writinganessaywithonethesisstatement
2. UsingtransitionwordstoshowyourOWNanalysisinsteadofsummary(Howcanyou
putthesourcestogetherinyourownway?)
3. AnalyzingGRAPESforWhatmade__________acivilization?
4. Usingmostofthegraphicorganizers
5. UsingEASYBIB
6. UsingGoogleDocsandsharing
7. UsingGoogleClassroom

Whatisnewforyouinthisassignment:
1
.

Usingintextcitationswithinyourbodyparagraphs

2.

ExploringearlyIndiaandancientChina

3.

Choosing3GRAPEStocreateyourOWNanalysis

4.

Usingindexcardstogatheryourquotesandparaphrases

5.

UsingGrows&Glowsorganizer

PaperFormatChecklist:
Arial12foreverythingonpage
headerwithfirstandlastname,number,date
title
lastnameandpage#intoprightcorner
doublespacedallthewaythrough

Grading:
Usechecklistonrubricpage10

Goals:
#

Goal

DueDate

recordwhatyoualreadyknowaboutearlyIndiaandancientChina

buildonyourpriorknowledgewithMrs.Feinbergsnotes

continuetobuildonyourownknowledgebychoosingotherreliablesources

recordquotes,paraphrases,andsourcesonindexcards

decideonyourcivilizationandwriteyourthesisstatement

chooseyourstrongestthreeindexcardsforintextcitations

completeessayorganizermapjottransitionwordsinmargins

typeroughdraftsfollowingassignmentsinGoogleClassroomWriting(GCW)
forintroduction,bodyparagraphswithintextcitations,conclusion,andworks
cited

reviseusingARMS/CUPSbytrackingandrespondingtofeedbackinGCW

10 turninfinalcopywithworkscitedthroughGoogleClassroomWriting

PersonalNotes:
Usethespacebelowtohelpkeeptrackofyourpersonal
grows

& glows
tohelpyoufinish
thisresearchpaperstrong!

Grows

Glows

(WhatIthinkIneedtowatchfor!)

(WhatIdowellandneedtocontinuedoing!)

indentingparagraphs
Istilldontknowwhatasimple,
compound,orcomplexsentenceis!
usingtransitionwordsthathelpme
showanalysisinsteadofjust
repeatingwhatmysourcessay.

readingmywordsquietlyoutloudto
catchmyawkwardsentencesand
missingwords
Icanuseappositivestokeepmy
readersattention


Goal1:WhatdoyoualreadyknowaboutearlyIndia?
(useextrapaperifnecessary)

EarlyIndia
Reasons

InformationIalreadyknowIownthismaterial...

Geography

Religion

Accomplishments

Politicsand
Government

Economics

SocialStructure


Goal1:WhatdoyoualreadyknowaboutancientChina?
(useextrapaperifnecessary)

AncientChina
Reasons

InformationIalreadyknowIownthismaterial....

Geography

Religion

Accomplishments

Politicsand
Government

Economics

SocialStructure


Goal2:BuildonyourknowledgewithMrs.Feinbergsnotes
keepyour
IntroductiontoEarlyIndiaandAncientChina
notesinyourbinderfor
reference.

Goal3:WhatothersourcescanIuse?

Banks,JamesA.
AncientCivilizations
.NewYork:Macmillan/McGrawHill,2007.Print.
WhatAreInTextCitations?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5igNRmKLug

EasyBib
http://www.easybib.com/

TheBritishMuseumEarlyIndia
http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/staff/resources/background/bg16/home.html

TheBritishMuseumAncientChina
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html

Mrs.NevillesTeacherPageresources

Goal4:HowdoIrecordmyquotes,paraphrases,andsourcesforworkcited?
Foreachreferencesource:
1. EnterinformationforthesourceinEasyBib.
2. Createthecitation.
3. Copyandpasteintoyourworkscitedtemplate.

Foreachquoteorparaphrase:
1.
WriteonequoteORoneparaphraseononeindexcardasshown.
2.
CreateanindexcardforEACHoftheGRAPESforbothearlyIndiaandancientChina.
3.
Confirmyouhaveatotalof12indexcardstochoosefrom.
4.
Choosethethreebestcardsthatwillgointoyourresearchpaper.


Goal4continued:Mockindexcards

Information

Source

Page

GEarlyRombergia

HighPointAcademy

na

HPAfinishedtheamphitheaterin2007.

Paraphrase

Icansaythethismeanstheamphitheaterwas7yearsoldatthetime.

SEarlyRombergia

FeinbergandRomanych

na

Room21isFeinbergian,Room22isRoman.WholegradeisRombergian.

Paraphrase

AEarlyRombergia

Banks

256

Artincludesdrawings,paintings,sculptures,mosaics,andarchitecture.

Quote

Goal5:Decideoncivilizationandwritethesis
Sample:
1. Whatisyourtopic?
a. Superman
2. Whatisyourquestion?
a. WhyisSupermansocool?
3. Whatareyourthreereasons?
a. strong
b. helpspeopleindanger
c. canfly
4. PutQandAintoonesentencetomakethesis!
a. Supermaniscoolbecauseheisstrong,helpspeopleindanger,andcanfly.
Yourturn:
1. Whatisyourtopic?Circleone.
a. EarlyIndiaORAncientChina
2. Whatisyourquestion?
a. WhatmadeEIorACacivilization?
3. Whatareyourthreereasons?
a. ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
c. ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
4. PutQandAintoonesentencetomakethesis!
a. ________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Samplethesisstatements:
Religion,accomplishments,andeconomicsmadeancientChinaacivilization.
EarlyIndiawasacivilizationbecauseofgeography,accomplishments,andgovernment

Goal6:Chooseyourthreestrongestindexcards
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Goal7:EssayOutlineMap
I.

Introduction
A. Hook_______________________________________________________
B. Background_________________________________________________
C. ThesisStatement_____________________________________________

II.

BodyParagraph1
A. TopicSentence(Reason)+TransitionWord
____________________________________________________________
B. Detail ______________________________________________________
C. Detail ______________________________________________________
D. Detail______________________________________________________
E. Conclusion/TransitionSentence_________________________________

III.

BodyParagraph2
A. TopicSentence(Reason)+TransitionWord
____________________________________________________________
B. Detail ______________________________________________________
C. Detail ______________________________________________________
D. Detail______________________________________________________
E. Conclusion/TransitionSentence_________________________________

IV.

BodyParagraph3
A. TopicSentence(Reason)+TransitionWord
____________________________________________________________
B. Detail ______________________________________________________
C. Detail ______________________________________________________
D. Detail______________________________________________________
E. Conclusion/TransitionSentence_________________________________

V.

Conclusion
A. Restatethesisinnewwords_____________________________________
B. Emphasizeimportantdetail______________________________________
C. Memorablefinalsentence_______________________________________

Bodyparagraphs=48sentences||Detailspacecanalso=youranalysis,notjustlist
8


Goal8,9,10:CreatingDrafts,Revising,andSubmittingFinalProduct
1. AcceptGoogleClassroominvitationtoMs.RomanychsWriting.
2. Followassignmentdirectionstocreateyourdrafts,revisions,andfinalessay.

TransitionWordsforAnalysis

WhatwordshelpmeshowwhatIamthinking?
Iamtryingtoshow...
Similarity

Icanuse...
also,inthesameway,justas,so,
likewise,similarly

ContrastorException

but,however,inspiteof,ontheone
hand,ontheotherhand,
nevertheless,incontrast,still,yet

Sequence

first,second,next,then,finally,
afterward,before,during,earlier,
later,meanwhile,now,atthesame
time

Example

forexample,forinstance,infact,
specifically

Emphasis

even,indeed

Place

above,adjacent,below,beyond,
here,infront,inback,nearby

CauseandEffect

consequently,accordingly,so,
therefore

AdditionalSupportorEvidence

additionally,again,also,and,
besides,further,inaddition

ConclusionorSummary

finally,briefly,insummary,thus,to
conclude


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Assignment:ResearchPaperEarlyIndia/AncientChina

WritingRubric
6TraitsofWriting

Points
Possible

Points
Earned

Ideas
strongthesiswith3
reasons
answersthepromptby
analyzingsources,not
summarizingorlisting

50

Organization:5Paragraphs
logicalorder
transitionwords
introduction
conclusion
1intextcitationineach
bodyparagraph
workscitedpage

10

Voice
usesauthorsvoice

10

WordChoice
strongdetail
exactnouns

10

SentenceFluency
usesvarietyofsentences
simple
compound
complex

10

Conventions
spelling
punctuation
grammar

10

Total

100

Glows&Grows

Grade=______/100

GradecountstoWriting

10