Block 2/18-19 ~ Are you ready for your Research Essay on Monday?

GRAMMAR
  • Notes: Parenthetical Citation a.k.a. MLA In-text Citations
    • EQ: How do I get credit for the authors inside the text of my essay? A: Bedford 57
    • EQ: How can I be "legally" lazy aka efficient about quoting material? A: Bedford 56a
  • Now look at the example essay. By what methods did these students create in-text citations?Example Research Paper from Mr. Holzclaw
IMMIGRATION RESEARCH
  • Look over your research question and your Annotated Bibliography. Write a thesis by answering research question, followed by 2-3 reasons why. These sentences will become your topic sentences.
  • You will have to write an essay in class on Monday. Be prepared with a solid thesis and topic sentences. You may want to review TIE method and the TIED paragraph structure. 
ACROSS A HUNDRED MOUNTAINS
  • Read to page 45! (That is the end of ten mini-chapters)
  • See below for some Spanish help.
  • NOTE: See the side bar for a key to decode which chapter we are on in digital texts.
HW: Turn in your Annotated Bibliography on Turnitin.com AND bring a printed hard copy to school on Monday.





Spanish words you will find in the reading...
p.13 como esta - how are you?
p.17 a donde vas? - Where are you going?
p.17 abuelita - grandma
p.24 los siento - I'm sorry
p.37 servilletas - napkins
        nalgas - a bad word for bottom
        chamaca - girl
p.38 comadre - girlfriend (co-mother)
         compadre - guy friend (co-father)
p.40 judiciales - judicials or court officials
p.41 lechuza - owl
p.42 ayuntamiento - town hall
p.45 mercado - market

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