September 10

Homework

• Writing Minutes
• Freewriting (Suddenly my arms became tentacles....)
• Use your Middle Ages source to create an outline.  Use your Ancient Greece outline as an example.  This is your first time through for almost all of you.  Just do your best, and we will work though your outlines in class on Thursday! 

Just in case you forgot, here are our steps

• choose subject (Middle Ages)
• ask questions (What do you want to know about the Middle Ages?)
• skim source (In general, what material does your source contain?  Look at the first paragraph, the first sentence of each paragraph--if your source is short--and the final paragraph
• brainstorm topics (Your outline needs only two topics, so brainstorm at least three possible ones)
• choose topics ( Choose 2)
• take notes (Read your source thoroughly.  Decide if the information belongs in Topic I, Topic II, or doesn't belong in your outline at all)

Your writing outline should look similar to this

I.  Topic I

1.

2.

3.

4.

(5).

(6).

II.  Topic II

1.

2.

3.

4.

(5).

(6).