Writing Prompt: If you could be any historical or fictional character, who would you be? Why?

Historical Research Essay

New checklist item for today:

• Create an outline/graphic organizer for your essay. One example is included on the back of your green research paper packet. Another example is available here.

Past checklist items to finish:

• Provide evidence of note-taking on 4-5 useful sources. To make your life easier later on, your note-taking should have some method to it. Mark which information corresponds with each main point in your outline or which answers various questions on you note card.
• Find and print 4-5 useful, reliable sources for your essay. You must include citations from at least four sources within your essay, so you may end up needing to find more than five sources.
  

Upcoming deadlines:

• Write a thesis statement (topic + cultural significance) due Tuesday, May 11.
  
• Works Cited page (in proper MLA format) due Thursday, May 13. Access NoodleTools here.
• Research Process deadlines #1-4 must all be completed before a draft of the essay will be accepted. (R.P. #1-4 due by 5/20/10)
• Draft One of essay due at the end of hour on Thursday, May 20.