Parent letter for Fourth Quarter

March 24, 2014

RE: Fourth Quarter Research Paper

Dear Parents and Students,

This is the Fourth Quarter—WOOHOO!!! You have almost made it through 9^th grade! This quarter in the Socratic class, we will be writing a Research Paper using the MLA format. Your student has already been given many hand-outs on the MLA format. I will have some additional materials on the classroom blogsite. We will be writing this research paper in stages. The following is a list of the pieces of the research project and when each part is due.

Pick a Research Question (10 points)                                       Due: TH, March 27

Research notes and Works Cited page (40 points)             Due: TH, April 24

First Draft (50 points)                                                                     Due: TH, May 8

Final Paper (100 points)                                                                 Due: TH, May 15

I will be trying to review the steps for writing a research paper. Each step is worth many points with the final paper worth 100 points. It is important for the students to accomplish each step in order to have a completed research paper which is acceptable and well-done for this class. It will be necessary for your student to spend some time at a local library or to visit the BYU Library in order to do research for this paper. Please let me know if this is a problem for your student. Google Scholar is a great internet source, too, for students who have internet access.

We will also be reading and studying Beowulf this quarter. We will begin the reading after Spring break and continue until the final test on Beowulf which will be on May 13^th and the Epic Poem Project which will be due on May 7^th.

The test dates for this quarter will be:

Test on China and Islam                                T, April 22

Test on Beowulf                                               T. May 13

Epic Poem Project                                           T, May 7

Test on Medieval History                              T, May 20

FINALS                                                                  May 27-30

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thank you for your support!

Marianna Richardson

9^th Grade Socratic Teacher

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