This document provides instructions for students on the work they will be doing in class. It includes: - Completing a section in their researcher's notebook. - Learning how to synthesize information from multiple sources. - Continuing to work on their research project by paraphrasing sources to avoid plagiarism. - Creating a rubric to evaluate a sample project on consumer advocacy about the iPhone.

1. DO NOW
Entry Task – Researcher’s Notebook
• Turn to Section III
• Complete this right now!

2. Lyddie
Learning Objectives
I can synthesize the information I learned
from several sources into cohesive
paragraphs.
What does SYNTHESIZE mean again?

3. Lyddie
Working Today
Researcher’s Roadmap Chart:
• STEP 6 today!
• Show what you learned
• Avoid plagiarism by PARAPHRASING!

4. Lyddie
Working Today
Researcher’s Roadmap Chart:
• End of Unit 3 Prompt
• Read along as I read with you
• Use your Researcher’s Notebook to
write your essay on the lines!

5. Lyddie
Working Today
How to Show Sources at the end:
Last name, First name of author. “Title of
the Article in Quotes.” Underlined
Source. Month day, year published.
Web. day Month year.

6. Lyddie
Working Today
Creating a Rubric:
• Take out “iCare about the iPhone”
• Create our own rubric to grade it!
• Let’s read it again…

7. Lyddie
Working Today
Creating a Rubric:
• How is the “iCare” article different from
writing done in class this year?
• WHO is this person writing to?
• Does the audience change the WAY
you write (your voice)?

8. Lyddie
Working Today
Criteria
Questions to discuss
What a 4 looks like
(3 bullets)
Content
What are the three parts of the
project?
What do you notice about the
recommended action?
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Command of Evidence
What kinds of facts does the
author use?
How are they presented?
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Cohesion/ Style
What do you notice about the
layout?
What is the intended audience?
How do you know?
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Conventions
What do you notice about the
language?
Grammar?
Spelling?
Conventions?
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9. Lyddie
Working Today
Criteria
Questions to discuss
What a 4 looks like
(3 bullets)
Content
What are the three parts
of the project?
•
What do you notice
about the
recommended action?
Section about how it
relates to the
consumer, facts a
consumer needs to
know, and what
action a consumer
can take.
• Recommendation
shows some analysis of
the problem and a
realistic option
• Content is engaging
and clearly connects
to the audience’s
experiences.

10. Lyddie
Working Today
Creating a Rubric:
• YOUR turn!
• Work with shoulder partner on row 2
• Use sticky notes to record bullets

11. Lyddie
Working Today
Criteria
Questions to discuss
What a 4 looks like
(3 bullets)
Command of Evidence
What kinds of facts does
the author use?
•
How are they presented?
•
•

12. Lyddie
Working Today
Criteria
Questions to discuss
What a 4 looks like
(3 bullets)
Cohesion/ Style
What kinds of facts does
the author use?
•
How are facts
presented?
•
•

13. Lyddie
Working Today
Criteria
Questions to discuss
What a 4 looks like
(3 bullets)
Conventions
What do you notice
about the language?
•
Grammar?
Spelling?
•
Conventions?
•

14. Lyddie
Working Today
Researcher’s Notebook:
• Time for me to collect them!
• Be sure name is on them & pass them in
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15. Lyddie
Homework
Homework
• Independent Reading Book (15-20 min)
• Project due………