Unit Lesson: Writing a Research Paper
Students will write a research paper on the topic "How to Make High School Better." They will research the topic using traditional and electronic sources. They will collaboratively share some resources while researching specific topics of personal interest as well. For a full description of the assignment please link to:
http://www.genconnection.com/English/ap/term1.htm

CA Content Standards	Eagle Expectations (process)	NETS (process)	CSTP (process)
1.0 Writing Strategies	Students will be…	I will…	I will…
Students write coherent and focused texts that convey a well-defined perspective and tightly reasoned argument. The writing demonstrates students’ awareness of the audience and purpose and progression through the stages of the writing process.	(2) Demonstrating reflective and critical writing, speaking, and listening	design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners	choose strategies that make the complexity and depth of subject matter understandable to all students
Organization and Focus	(3) Demonstrating proficiency in academic content standards	apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences	use technology to enhance student learning
1.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse (e.g., purpose, speaker, audience, form) when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or descriptive writing assignments.	(4) Completing projects using a variety of resources	plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities	ask questions or facilitate discussion to clarify or extend students' thinking
1.2 Use point of view, characterization, style (e.g., use of irony), and related elements for specific rhetorical and aesthetic purposes.	(5) Collecting data in order to draw inferences, predictions, and conclusions	plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment	use the classroom environment to provide opportunities for independent and collaborative learning
1.3 Structure ideas and arguments in a sustained, persuasive, and sophisticated way and support them with precise and relevant examples.	(9) Expressing ideas through oral, written, numeric, physical, and creative means	facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards	provide opportunities for all students to think, discuss, interact, reflect and evaluate content
1.4 Enhance meaning by employing rhetorical devices, including the extended use of parallelism, repetition, and analogy; the incorporation of visual aids (e.g., graphs, tables, pictures); and the issuance of a call for action.	(11) Demonstrating understanding and use of technology		encourage all students to ask critical questions and consider diverse perspectives about subject matter
Research and Technology	(12) Participating in collaborative and cooperative learning experiences		help all students to develop and use strategies for accessing knowledge and information
1.6 Develop presentations by using clear research questions and creative and critical research strategies (e.g., field studies, oral histories, interviews, experiments, electronic sources).	(14) Demonstrating personal accountability, and intellectual independence		identify and understand the key concepts and underlying themes and relationships in the subject area(s) to be taught
1.7 Use systematic strategies to organize and record information (e.g., anecdotal scripting, annotated bibliographies).			incorporate subject or grade level expectations and curriculum frameworks in organizing subject matter
1.8 Integrate databases, graphics, and spreadsheets into word-processed documents.
Evaluation and Revision			help all students to see the relationships and connections across subject matter areas
1.9 Revise text to highlight the individual voice, improve sentence variety and style, and enhance subtlety of meaning and tone in ways that are consistent with the purpose, audience, and genre.			use subject matter resources, materials, and technologies to organize the curriculum