Thesis Statement: Scholars made Baghdad the “jewel” of the Islamic World
Format: You are writing a letter home from Baghdad while on your hajj during the Islamic Golden Age.
5 Paragraph Essay format (Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion)
Spell Check & Edit all work/checkpoints/drafts
All work looks professional. (Margins are in order, no crumply paper, etc.)
Folder: You will get a folder to keep all of your research and work in. Bring this folder to class daily!
Progress Sheet: At each checkpoint, your progress sheet will be noted. Keep this in your folder.
Schedule: Thurs, Feb. 22nd: Introduction – Learn about the paper. What is a persuasive paper?
Fri, Feb. 23rd: Discuss Baghdad & Golden Age. Choose Topics & 6 Scholars
Mon, Feb. 26th: LIBRARY DAY #1 – How to research/save citations. PRINT 6 Articles (one
for each scholar)
Tues, Feb. 27th: LIBRARY DAY #2 – Topic 1 articles are due (read & annotate/turn in).
Start Topic 2 articles
Wed, Feb. 28th: LIBRARY DAY #3 – Topics 2 & 3 articles are due (read & annotate/turn in)
Thurs, Mar 1st: CLASSROOM: Work on your Outline
Fri, Mar 2nd: NO CLASS: Type Outline – must be submitted on Canvas
Mon, Mar 5th: LIBRARY DAY #4: Bibliography & Internal Citation Learning
Tues, Mar 6th: LIBRARY DAY #5: Outlines/Bibliographies returned. Start drafting.
Wed, Mar 7th: LIBRARY DAY #6: Work on drafts and start peer editing.
Thurs, Mar 8th: LIBRARY DAY #7: Work on draft, citations, bibliography. EDIT YOUR
WORK.
Fri, Mar 9th: LIBRARY DAY #8: TYPED Paper Due @ end of class w/ updated
bibliography