Welcome to Research Writing!
Course Description: This course will focus on research-based writing in the form of traditional research papers, persuasive research-based writing, and non-traditional research projects and presentations. Students will learn research skills, documentation procedures, argumentation, MLA format, grammar, and traits of good writing, using various non-fiction texts as writing models. This course will be especially useful for college-bound students to develop skills for writing at a college level.
Expectations:
I expect students to:
Students can expect me to:
If a student or parent has a concern that these expectations are not being met, arrangements will be made to meet outside of class time to discuss strategies and solutions. If students and I cannot agree on a successful strategy, parents and/or administration will be involved.
Classroom procedures:
Grading:
Course grades will be calculated according to the school’s uniform grading scale:
100-94% A 89-87% B+ 79-77% C+ 69-67% D+ 59-0% F
93-90% A- 86-84% B 76-74% C 66-64% D
83-80% B- 73-70% C- 63-60% D-
Academic Honesty:
Cheating will absolutely not be tolerated in my classroom. This includes copying from another student, the internet, or a published source without giving proper credit. As stated in the HHS student handbook, “Academic dishonesty will be handled in accordance with ISD#203 Policy 506 (Student Discipline). Students in violation of this policy will have five school (5) days from the incident to complete an alternate assessment. If a student fails to complete the alternate assessment a grade of zero will be recorded. The time and location of the alternate assessment will be set by the classroom teacher. Any student with a documented incident of academic dishonesty during the quarter will be ineligible for the honor roll. All documented incidents of academic dishonesty will be considered a violation of ISD#203 Policy 534 (Student
Code of Responsibilities).”
Major Assignments:
Research Basics/Consipiracy Theory Presentation
Annotated Bibliography
Informative Essay
Argumentative Essay
Rhetorical/Logical Fallacies
Writing to Various Audiences
Persuasive Letter
NoRedInk Assignments and tests
Students will be producing at least 10 pages of polished writing throughout the course of the semester. This is a universal expectation for all high school writing classes at HHS.