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Mini-Research Unit
World Issues: Pros and Cons |
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Junior
English - Fall, 2007 |
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The assignment |
Daily requirements:
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Students will research an issue of world importance. All topics
are controversial issues containing
clear pros
and cons
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Students must keep a bibliography for all the sources used in the
final product. Students will be required to have at least four sources
of information.
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Students are required to submit a sheet of library notes for a
daily grade. The notes must reflect whether the source was pro or con
and the notes must include the students own interpretation of the source
and the validity of the argument. |
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Information needed |
Teacher Handouts |
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Resources |
Information from at least
four different articles / sources from books or research resources
on your class page.
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Library Catalog |
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The subscription databases shown on the
Research Resources page provide your electronic or "Internet"
resources for your project. Reference books will be found on your class
reserve cart. |
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Evaluating Information |
Be sure to utilize credible and reliable
sources -- articles that are self-published or that rely on
personal opinion, publications that are slanted in favor of one side, or
sites that are strongly commercial will not meet criteria required. Resources found on the
Research Resources page have authority and can be considered
credible and reliable |
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Evaluation of Web
Page |
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Citing Sources |
Citing Sources (Noodle Tools) |
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Library
Worksheet for Citing Sources
Help for
books, Subscription Databases and Free Web sources |
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Teacher Evaluation and Due Dates |
Teacher Handouts |
