Word of the day today is "behemoth."  We reviewed the calendar of due dates (see the March 22 post) for the research essay and then students created thesis statements and/or research questions to guide their research.

The first major due date is Monday, April 15 when 7 text-marked articles are due.  These are articles that you have printed out IN FULL, and that will most likely end up being used in your paper, and they should be marked up according to these guidelines:

• underline or highlight significant/important ideas or facts
• write notes in the margins about how you might use these underlined pieces or why you think these pieces are important/significant for your argument
• underline or highlight any counterarguments
• write notes in the margins about how you will use these counterarguments and how you will refute them