Delayed opening and research tips!!!

Today we had a small snow storm that resulted in a 2 hour delayed opening. As a result of this, we had less time in class than usual. We began by receiving note cards from Mr. Rivers. These quotes will become part of a “stack.” Each note card in the stack will have academic and cinematic evidence on it. These pieces of evidence should be related in some way so that we can use these seeds of evidence to form a paragraph. Examples of academic evidence you can put on these cards include direct quotes/statistics, arguments/claims, or important discoveries. Examples of cinematic evidence include choice, theme, symbols, or scenes that relate to the academic evidence. After Mr.Rivers explained the “stack” system to us we had the remainder of the shortened period to either plan for what we will be doing on Tuesday, or begin gathering evidence for our stacks. A useful tactic I used was creating a google doc where I collected all the potentially important quotes I found on my search for sources. Another good tip would be to use the advanced search option in Gale in order to refine your search for information. A final tip I have would be to organize your citations every time you find a new source. I used a google doc in order to collect my citations and placed them in the proper formatting. This allows me to simply copy and paste them into my essay when it is completed and not waste time finding them all over again. All of these docs can easily be organized by creating a folder in google drive and placing them there. Now, all you have to do is open the folder and all of your work and resources across all of your google docs are available to you. Don't forget the senior paper will be due on the first of next month, don't forget to pace yourself. Have a great long weekend!!!