Andrew chose a current event and read articles from three different sources. Then he analyzed the validity of each source, using strategies we discussed about citing sources.

Working from his outline, Andrew wrote the first draft of his essay about U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and the effects of our withdrawal on the Afghan citizens.

We outline each section for Andrew's essay, making a list of topics that he will cover in each paragraph, along with the sources he will use to support his ideas.

We reviewed Andrew's thesis statement. I modeled ways that he could make it stronger. We made a list of information he will include in his final essay.

Andrew started planning his essay on Afghanistan today. He formulated a thesis statement as well as subtopics he will discuss.

Andrew continued researching for his essay on US involvement in Afghanistan, which he will begin writing on Monday.

Andrew continues to research his topic of US involvement in Afghanistan.

Andrew continued his research for his essay on Afghanistan, finding more articles to support his ideas as he begins to write his essay.

Andrew continued his research for his essay on Afghanistan. He read two articles and saved the links so that he could pull quotes for his essay as he wrote.

Andrew began his research on Afghanistan today, gathering sources to use in his essay.