Started the lesson with a lesson on the required format for page one of any research paper. (A bit surprised Katya was not familiar with the required format.) Went through two of my own handouts: "Writing a Rearch Paper" and "Setting Up the Rearch Paper: the Order of Events." Focused for a moment on my image of the upside down pyramid to describe how the introductory paragragh starts off with broad statements that then get narrower and narrower to end with a thesis. Gave Katya a sample of that progression. Focused next on the AARP bar graph and Katya's commentary on the graph. Noted with her that her commentary drifted away from the graph. Found out that part of her commentary was really taken from another source, and that source was a blog. We went to that blog and found the source was sensationalizing, biased, and written to appeal to a radical audience. While Katya thought the articles in the Grim Beeper were "fun," I tried to emphasize the importance of choosing credentialed sources that are reliable. Response from Katya: So, I shouldn't use a Grim Beeper articles. (Her reluctance to give up the "fun" and give up Grim Beeper articles surprised me.) Focused next on applying the principles of "The Sandwich" when block quoting. Focused next on how to block quote. (I was very surprised to find out that Katya did not have even the basics of block quoting.) Went on to focus on setting up the Works Cited page. (And again I was surprised to find out that Katya did not have even a very basic understanding of how to set up a Works Cited page.) Noted for myself that we will need several lessons on block quoting, applying The Sandwich," and how to add entries to the Works Cited page.