1. Unsolved Mysteries Research Project Introduction today!
Please come in and grab the three handouts on the table and begin skimming them:
Project outline
Topics
Project calendar

2. Step One: Conduct pre-research and select topic
Pre-research today
Due by tomorrow:
Topic selection AND
Write research question (on back of project outline

3. Find sources and complete summary and synthesis sheet for each source
Steps 2 and 3:
Find sources and complete summary and synthesis sheet for each source
We will find, read, and complete summary and synthesis sheets for 5 sources over the next week and a half.
These will be due throughout unit (see calendar for details).

4. Steps 4 and 5: Organize and analyze sources
You will annotate (mark up, highlight, make notes, etc.) AND complete a prewriting organizer that leads you to finding a SOLUTION to your mystery (the ANSWER to your research question).
Due December 13th

5. Step 6:
Outline
We will work on this step towards the end of the semester
Due January 4th (day we return from break).

6. Steps 7 and 8: Draft and Polish
We will work on these last steps in January
Drafts will need to be a minimum of 5 pages and incorporate your 5 sources (No Wikipedia!)

7. To do now (due tomorrow at latest):
Look through Project Topics, begin pre-research on chromebooks.
Once you have decided on your topic (no changing, and only one student per topic), let me know and begin writing research question.