RESEARCH PAPER

Junior Class History/English Paper Term Paper 2011 Basic Criteria 5-7 pages (double-spaced and typed MLA format) The rough draft and final copy must be turned in to turnitin.com by midnight of the due date Five sources (at least three print sources, which could include the MUSE database, the EBSCO database, Online Magazines and Newspaper articles, as well as online books-ebooks). You may not use encyclopedias and no more than two internet sources may be used and they must either be .edu or .org or approved by your English teacher. Under no circumstances may you use Wikipedia as a source, but it can be read for your general knowledge. MLA documentation All assignments (thesis, annotated bibliography, outline, rough draft, and final copy) must be turned in to your English teachers (Carpenter & Fadlalla) and Mr. Rast, if you are in AP US History and Mr. Martin, if you are in US History—give a copy to both your English teacher and your history teacher. Turn in a copy to Carpenter/Fadlalla during 3rdrd Period and a copy to Mr. Rast or Mr. Martin during 6th Period. Pay attention to the type of document each requests. Please study this schedule carefully to make sure that you arrive IN the library or IN the classroom ON TIME on the correct day. WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY? An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. THE PROCESS -First, locate and record citations to books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. Briefly examine and review the actual items. --Then choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. -Cite the book, article, or document using the appropriate style. -Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book or article. Include one or more sentences that (a) evaluate the authority or background of the author, (b) comment on the intended audience, (c) compare or contrast this work with another you have cited, or (d) explain how this work illuminates your bibliography topic. http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm#what

SCHEDULE Mar. 5th – Library. Hand in Preliminary topic at the beginning of class. Mar. 6th - Computer. Annotated Bibliography due at the end of class. Mar. 8th - Computer Lab. Work on Note Cards. Mar. 9th - Library. Work on Note Cards. Mar. 12th – Library. Electronic Note Cards due at the end of the period. Electronic Note cards: at least five (5) secondary bibliographic sources. Include source and page number, heading, notes, and relevance of information. One (1) source per card. One (1) topic per card. Minimum total of 15 cards. Mar. 13th - Computer Lab. Work on Outlines. Mar. 14th (doubles) - Computer Lab work on Outlines. They are due at the end of the double period. Mar. 15th – Work on Revised Outlines. Mar. 19th – Library. Work on Rough Drafts. Mar. 20th – Computer Lab. Work on Rough Drafts. Mar. 22nd – Computer Lab. Work on Rough Drafts. Mar. 23rd – Library. Work on Rough Drafts. Group A hand in Rough Drafts at the end of the period. Mar. 26th – Library. Work on Rough Drafts. Group B hand in rough drafts at the end of the period. Mar. 27th – Computer Lab. Group A Peer Edit Rough Drafts. Homework is to make corrections. Group B make teacher corrections. Mar. 28th (doubles) – Computer Lab. Peer edit corrected copies first period. Make corrections second period. Hand in corrected copy into the ROUGH DRAFT FOLDER. Mar. 29th – Computer Lab. Make teacher corrections. Mar. 30th – Classroom. Vocabulary Review. April 2nd – Research papers turned in to turnitin.com by 11:55 pm.

Research Paper Groups

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JANUARY READING

LEAVE A COMMENT HERE IF YOU HAVE READ WHAT YOUR JANUARY READING ASSIGNMENT IS!

JANUARY READING

I have found an online version of the book that I would like you to read over the break. The book is On Writing by Stephen King. Go to this site: http://msgranado.com/summerreading.cfm and scroll to the bottom of the page and you will see a pdf file. You must read and annotate. If you are using the pdf file you can keep an electronic file of notes. Now that you are more experienced writers, make notes on how his writing process differs from your own and what ideas from King that you can incorporate into your own writing process. C. If you would like to order your own copy, it is available on amazon in a print version and a kindle version. http://msgranado.com/summerreading.cfm

1- Study of the Day: Those Who Love One Another, Yawn Together

This article by Hans Villarica is divided in 4 categories: Problem, Methodology, Results, and Conclusion. The problem is the phenomenon of contagious yawning. Which is something widely known but little understood. Studies have suggested that there is a link between the yawn reciprocation and human empathy. But there is no human behavior that ever proved that. The methodology used was that they tasted the effect of several variables, such as, country of origin, sex, social bonding, and yawn characteristics, on the spread of yawning. The result obtained said that contagion was highest in response to family and the conclusion is that we are more likely to reciprocate yawns that came from people we are the closest with.

The author uses informal language and proves his point of the study, he perfectly succeeded in informing his audience, who are curious readers. The tone the author uses in this essay is informative.

HOMEWORK FOR DECEMBER 5-9

FOR MONDAY: In Class Read and Annotate and do Qs for Peter Singer, “The Singer Solution to World Poverty," Statistics about Worldwide Need and How to Help, Student: “Lowering the Cost,” Literature: “Dulce et Decorum Est," Critical: “Top Five Reasons,”
Visual: Uncle Sam
FOR TUESDAY: Group Work on World Poverty
FOR WEDNESDAY: Semester Vocabulary Test
FOR THURSDAY: FINAL EXAM ESSAY (RHETORICAL)
FOR FRIDAY: FINAL EXAM ESSAY (ARGUMENTATIVE)