Pre-Kickoff Research Assignment: Assign week of 12/1/25 and Due 1/7/26 by end of school day
Pre-Kickoff Research Assignment (Individual) on Project Topic: Due 1/12/26 by end of school day
Pre-Kickoff Research Assignment (School) on Project Topic: Due 1/16/26 by end of school day
Kickoff UVA Trips:
January 21 - F/Go, L/M: 10:00 -1:00
January 22 - Gr/N/O: 10:00 -1:00
Post Kickoff Source Review: January 26 by beginning of school day
Outline + Note Cards due: January 29th by end of school day
**must include quoted material in outline**
**if this step is not completed, you cannot move on to the in-class writing and you will be subject to late deduction**
Background + Current Issues Sections: Written in class February 2nd/3rd
**if this step is not completed, you cannot move on to the peer review and you will be subject to late deduction**
Peer Review (in class): Completed by Feb 4th
Research Paper Due: February 13th by end of school day
**if this step is not completed, you cannot attend the group workday, you will be subject to late deduction and project will be completed on your own**
Work dates for Group Grant Proposal will be held at Best Western Zion Crossroads:
February 18 - L/M
February 19 - Gr/N/O
February 20 - F/Go
First group checkpoint - 1 day after your workday (2/19 for L/M, 2/20 for Gr/N/O, 2/23 for F/Go)
All students are still in agreement on topic and group direction by the end of your Group Work Day.
Groups may request an "in-school field trip" work session after the first checkpoint if needed (see teacher for details)
Second task checkpoint - March 2
Students not contributing to group work will receive a 10% grade penalty but will still be expected to make up the work. This could result in being removed from their group, receive zero quality points, and will have to complete an independent project.
Third checkpoint - March 9
Students not contributing to group work will receive a 10% grade penalty but will still be expected to make up the work. This could result in being removed from their group, receive zero quality points, and will have to complete an independent project.
*Failure to meet these checkpoint deadlines could result in a referral to BRVGS admin.
Final presentations/websites shared with present@brvgs.k12.va.us as an EDITOR: March 16 by end of school day
Note - presentations/websites will be locked down, and no editing will be allowed after the time listed above.
Presentation dates:
L/M - March 17 - Best Western
Gr/N/O - March 18 - Best Western
F/Go - March 19 - Best Western