Mrs. Lockwood's Project due dates and updates....

Because you are creating a “project” instead of a “paper”, you will be working on several different aspects of your project at the same time.  Perhaps you will complete some of your research, stop and create the “Dear Reader” letter THEN continue working on note cards.  Maybe you have already started one or more artifacts.  Remember-- you will be taking notes for a good portion of your project!  You will be updating and revising your bibliography as you find more sources to use.  You will do a little more research, then come back and tweak a draft of an artifact or the “Dear Reader” letter.  You may change an artifact completely as you find NEW information in your research.  Your project should be evolving & changing ALL of the time!

On the bottom of this page, I have given you some due dates for portions of the project. I am giving a TENTATIVE due date for the final project, but it may change as we see how we need to add time for unforeseen events!  

For the purposes of this organizer, RD= rough draft & FC = final copy. 

While I have given you due dates of RD for portions of the project (for your planning purposes only), FC of the various project parts are ONLY due with your final project.  REMEMBER-- I can assist at ANY time by annotating and making suggestions on revisions along the way, but I will not be collecting and grading a rough draft for each section.  We will conference when needed after the planning conference I have with each of you next week. 

Once you have the majority of your research completed, there is NOTHING stopping you from working on this project at home!  We will have work time in class, but you need to pay attention to the due dates and use your time both at school and at home according to those dates. 

 Tentative Due Dates-- 

Assignment	Explanation	Due Date	Point Value
Dear Reader letter-RD	You will submit an electronic version via either Edmodo or Google Docs for me to annotate by the due date.  This is EXPECTED to change because you are not done with your research OR your projects.	End of the school day—Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013	RD= 10 points (for completion as per directions) FC-- Will be graded by rubric included in final project
Assignment #5—Final Project Proposal	This is in your packet.  You will look at the portions of the project you have started and still need to start and figure out HOW you are going to progress in order to finish your project by the due date.  Along with filling in this sheet, you will create a one or two paragraph action plan stating your intentions, goals and time line.	Action Plan Due on-- Monday, April 8th, 2013 *I will do individual “conferences” on Thursday & Friday of next week in order to determine where you are & how to help you with this.	Action Plan-- 10 points
Artifact #1-- RD	Electronic or hand-written	Monday, April 15th
Artifact #2- RD	Electronic or hand-written	Monday, April 15th
Narrative/Traditional Research Essay--RD	This will be the “traditional research” portion of your project and will be written sort of like a story about your subject but will include the facts you learned about him or her.	Wednesday, April 17th
Artifact Explanation— Multi-Genre Notes Page RD	This is to be done while creating your artifacts and should give your rationale for choosing each—it should not be long!	Monday, April 15th
Final Project/Thinglink presentation/Q-4 novel study sheets (10)	See packet/rubric for specific requirements.	TENTATIVELY—Monday, April 22nd	Project—110 Thinglink-- TBD Q4 wkshts--30