Outlining, Intros and Citation

After several more days of researching our topics, it's time to begin thinking about drafting.  We'll take a look at the outline format and then process these tips about the introduction and learn about citation format.

INTRODUCTION:

CHICAGO STYLE CITATION LINKS
Creating Footnotes in Chicago Style.
Other resources that will be helpful to you:

• The Chicago Manual of Style Online
• If you are unclear what kind of source yours is, look at this guide CMS-Categories
• Chicago Manual of Style-From the Purdue Online Writing Lab
• Citing Indirect Sources
• Citation Chart
• Citations Explained in Sample Paper (not this assignment)

Finding Focus: Crafting your thesis

Today we'll work to find a focus for our research papers by starting to craft our theses.

Please make a copy of this document and put it into your Research Paper folder on your drive:
OUTLINING THE ARGUMENT

Intro to Research (and New Deal contd.)

Today, you'll start by making a new folder within your 2nd semester U.S. History folder in your drive labeled Research Project. Then, each of the following will be placed in it.

• Students will receive their topics for the Research Project.
• The notetaking system for research will be introduced: Color-Coded Notetaking
• Here is your research review
• Begin a new document labeled research tips.

For homework students should start by reading the digital history link for their topic and making a list of keywords. They should read the 1920's or 1930's overview from the American History Database (this can be your first source) and continue to make your list of key words. Using your topic and key words, students will then find, read and add notecards or slides to their notes for each article.

With the remaining time in class, students will finish their New Deal Web Activity.

FDR 1st Inaugural and the New Deal

Today, you'll examine Franklin Roosevelt's 1st Inaugural Address by answering these questions with a partner: First Inaugural Questions

Next, you'll get started on tonight's homework: New Deal Web Activity. While you'll have about 45 minutes of class time tomorrow to finish, you should do enough tonight so that you are able to finish in class tomorrow.

HW due on Tuesday, Feb. 13

Today is our test on the Progressive Era and WWI. Students submitted their WWI and Boom to Bust study guides today as well.

HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT

• WATCH The Century: Stormy Weather and FILL OUT the corresponding notetaking guide by hand as you watch.
• BRING American Reader to class

Post WWI United States 1920-1929

If you were absent on Wednesday, make sure that you look at the previous blog post.

FOR THURSDAY, 2/8/18
I will not be here on Thursday, thus here are your tasks. You may use tonight to study for Monday's test and complete the video in class or you may complete the video at home and use class time tomorrow to study for the test.  If you are completing the video in class, please bring headphones. There will be a hard copy of the note taking guide for you to use as you watch.
If you are completing the video at home, please print the note taking guide and use it as you watch.

Watch The Century: Boom to Bust
As you watch, complete this note taking guide: Boom to Bust Note Taking

Ratification Debate?

Today we'll explore whether or not the United States should ratify the Treaty of Versailles.
First, we'll review what you read and know about it and then, use the arguments from each side as well as the historical record to fill out this chart and make our own decision:
Treaty of Versailles Debate Chart

Here are the groups you're working with today:

Group #1 Shayma Ryan Taylor	Group #2 Julia Stella Kyle	Group #3 Jacob Noah Nolan Arthur	Group #4 Sam Max Olivera Kelan	Group #5 Fernando Maddie Kayla
Group #6 Tim Jake Joey

Registration

Today as you return from registration you have a few tasks to complete:

1) Submit Homefront Web Activity to turnitin

2) Read the assignment then look at the list of potential topics for your upcoming research paper. If you are interested in choosing a topic rather than have one randomly assigned, click on the links to get a sense of each topic. Then take the survey. If you don't want to choose a topic, you will have the option to tell me that on the survey.

• Research Topic Request Form 
• All requests must be submitted by the end of this week.

3) Study for upcoming test (see terms on assignment sheet).

Americans in WWI

After sharing some thoughts about our notes from the homework, we explored two stories about American soldiers experiences in WWI. The first was the story of Sgt. Alvin York where we used clips from the film Sgt. York (not exactly what we watched but close) in order:

• Sgt. York Agrees to stay in the army

• Sgt. York Goes Over the Top

• Sgt. York Explains His Actions

• Sgt. York Receives Awards

Next, we listened to Mr. Kramer read Ch. 10 from Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo aloud.