Sunday, May 5, 2013

6th Grade May 6

Lessons
ELA
Religion


ELA


conventions

consistency

Introduce claim

Support claim

punctuation

nonrestrictive

parenthetical elements.

Integrate information

evaluate

plagiarism

informational text

opinion paper


Fact vs. Opinon paper due 5/8


Martyr project due May 10th
Video project due May 20th





Religion

Catholic social teaching
Christian living
themes of catholic social living
New Testament
Body of Christ
Jesus' new Commandments
Gospels
letters
epistles



Religion paper due May 10 
Students should have already found their Martyr and began their research, They have know about this project for two weeks already. 

IF STUDENTS TRY TO HAND IN THEIR PAPER LATE IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!
There will be no excuse accepted. The famous "no ink for my printer", "My printer was working all week and magically stopped" , or   " my printer is broken" will not work. 

Through this process...
<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.      <!--[endif]-->A 3-5 page polished research paper
<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.      <!--[endif]-->A correctly cited bibliography listing all the sources you used



THE DETAILS

Topics:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->        <!--[endif]-->must be written on a martyr from the past or present
<!--[if !supportLists]-->        <!--[endif]-->only ONE student per class may report on a particular person
<!--[if !supportLists]-->        <!--[endif]-->choose someone for whom you will be able to find enough information


Length:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->        <!--[endif]-->Length: 3-5 pages, typed (black ink)
<!--[if !supportLists]-->        <!--[endif]-->“Length” refers to the body of the paper
<!--[if !supportLists]-->        <!--[endif]-->You will also include:
<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Bibliography

Formatting:
Double spaced on one side of paper (white)
a ONE inch margin on all sides (left, right, top, bottom)
size 12 font (Times New Roman ONLY!)

Sources:
            • THREE (3) non-encyclopedia sources (books, magazines, newspapers, websites)

            • You MAY NOT do research from web sites only. At least TWO other
                source types are necessary!
            • A minimum of FOUR (4) sources with due credit given in ALL cases!
Other:
            • Finished paper must be neat and organized (think Thesis Paper)
            • Spell out months, names of states, numbers (only those which are NOT dates
                and can be expressed in one word – otherwise numerical from)
            • DO NOT use abbreviations
            • Underline name of ships, newspapers, books, movies, and journals