Day 1: Monday Day 2: Tuesday Day 3: Wednesday Day 4: Thursday Day 5: Friday

-Introduction to the Due: Topic -Journal about Media Center Media Center
Multigenre research Proposal research: What
project. makes good research, -Bring guiding -Bring guiding
-Topic proposals in- how do you know? questions, topic, and questions, topic, and
-Handout and class sources sheet to sources sheet to
calendar given. -Discussion about begin research. begin research.
good and bad
To Do: Choose a research sources. -Continue research at
topic of interest and home on topic. To Do: Research
at least one question -Handout on reliable update 1 due
you have about it for and unreliable Monday: At least 4
class tomorrow. sources given. sources and a short
paragraph
explanation of what
you’re learning.

Day 6: Monday Day 7: Tuesday Day 8: Wednesday Day 9: Thursday Day 10: Friday
Due: Research Due: Media Artifact -Discussion on genres Due: Research Due: Artifact 1
Update 1 with Rationale Update 2
To Do: Research -In-class work day
-Discussion on media -Media Artifact update 2 due -Modes of
and popular culture. presentations. tomorrow: At least presentation To Do: Artifact 2 due
eight sources total -Choosing a mode of Tuesday
To Do: Bring in one To Do: Continue and another presentation
media artifact, research on topic. paragraph
tangible or digital, Begin artifact 1. explanation of what To Do: Portfolio
and a short rationale you’re learning. Artifact 1 Due
of what this is telling Tomorrow
the viewer. To Do: Artifact 1 due
Friday To Do: Bring
materials for artifacts
to class.
Day 11: Monday Day 12: Tuesday Day 13: Wednesday Day 14: Thursday Day 15: Friday
-Journal: What were Due: Artifact 2 -Fishbowl Discussion: In-Class Work Day. -Construct a class
my initial questions? How can this project rubric to be used in
Have I found the -What is the power help me with my To Do: Work on grading the
answers to those yet? behind different curriculum-wide artifacts 3 and presentations.
If so, where? If not, genres? Is one better research? 4
what do I need to do than the other? To Do: Artifacts 3 and
now? To Do: Bring 4 Due Monday
-Clips from The Office materials to work on
-Discussion on initial – Dunder Mifflin artifacts in-class
questions. Infinity and Scranton tomorrow.
Commercial
To Do: Artifact 2 Due
Tomorrow To Do: Work on
artifacts

Day 16: Monday Day 17: Tuesday Day 18: Wednesday Day 19: Thursday Day 20: Friday
Due: Artifacts 3 In-Class Work Day Due: Multigenre Presentation Day Presentation Day
and 4 Research Portfolio
To Do: Finish Portfolio and Presentation -Debrief projects and
-Revisit class rubric – Due Tomorrow fill out self-
from Friday. Presentation Day assessment.

-Formatting of a To Do: Enjoy your

bibliography (MLA weekend!
format).

To Do: Work on
presentation artifact
and bring materials
to assemble
portfolios.