English IVA Research

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The assignment

A research project is a requirement for English IVA.  Research topics will be two-sided social, political, or economic issues.  Both sides of each issue will be discussed in oral presentations to the class. 

Your final paper must be  three to four typed pages.  Your paper will use in-text documentation following the PISD research paper guide and demonstrate your ability both to paraphrase and to use direct quotations. 

Read the Class Handouts to get complete information.

Information needed

Your research should gather information that provides "data" to support your position, statistics, definition (s) and a direct quotation from an expert.

This information will be gathered from a minimum of four sources:  at least one of the sources must be a book.  You may use more than one book.  Read the Class Handouts to get complete information. 

Resources

The subscription databases shown on the Research Resources page provide your electronic / subscription or "Internet" resources for your project.  Reference books will be found on your class reserve cart or through the Library Catalog.

Evaluating Information

Be sure to utilize credible and reliable sources  -- Resources found on the Research Resources page have authority and can be considered credible and reliable   

Evaluation of Web Page

Citing Sources

A Works Cited page is to be included with your paper. 

Your Works Cited page must be created using NoodleTools.  This Library Worksheet for Citing Sources  will offer you help as you gather citation information.  

Help Page for NoodleTools

Preparing Information

4.       You must fill in all the information you find about your topic on a graphic organizer that I will teach you in class.

Teacher Evaluation and Due Dates

Three electronic sources, one print source, and citations  November 6    

Tentative thesis statement and outline                              November 9                

Complete Works Cited page generated by                   November 11       Noodle Tools        

Rough draft                                                                    November 13

Final draft including Works Cited page and all notes        November 17

Last day research project will be accepted                     November 20

    (Twenty point penalty attached)

 Read the Class Handouts to get complete information.