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Research Project—Sophomore English

This project is designed to help you explore an event, issue or topic related to WWII or the Middle East. The project is made of multiple components for which you will be responsible. You will see due dates and descriptions of each component below as well as the points attached to each step.  You will not get full-credit for any of the components if they are late.

1.    Annotated Bibliography-- due May 5

·      Your sources must be in alphabetical order, typed, and MLA formatted.

·      Your annotations should be at least one paragraph in length.

·      Sources can be images, articles, videos, etc.

You must have 6-10 sources 6=C , 10=A+

_____________/ 100 points

         2. Notecards—15 -- Due:  Tuesday May 8/ Wednesday May 9

·      Each notecard should represent an essential fact about your event.

·      Each notecard should have a quote, statistic, fact, or expert opinion on one side and the source you used on the other side.

·      Do not use Wikipedia.

             _______________/75 points

          3. Typed 3-5 page double-spaced MLA formatted Research Paper Due: Monday May 12

________________/ 75

peer-editing sheet_________/25

     4. Begin Creative Presentations May 15/16

      Your research will be presented to the class. You must include:

·      Visual Aid __________25 points

·      An Essential Fact-Sheet 10 “Need to know Facts”_________25 points

·      5-10 minute creative and informative presentation in which you “teach” your

event successfully __________25 points                                 

Final Draft due:  May 22/23___________/50

Total: ___________________________ /400

If you have not...

finished the book Night, by Elie Weisel, please make sure to do so this weekend.

If you have quizzes to make up do so this week during tutorial.

If you have not yet turned in your Macbeth paper, this needs to be turned in ASAP!

Period 6: over the weekend write a 1/2 to full page creative entry in your notebooks from the perspective of Anne Frank's diary.

Period 7: Work on revising your Into the Wild essays. They are already brilliant so you are most of the way there. These are due by Friday of this week.

Night!

Period 6 and 7:

Read Chapter 6 and make sure you are on pace to finish the book by Friday.

Period 2: read up to page 85 by Thursday and be on pace to finish over the weekend.

Both classes should be tracking interesting moments as well as those that stand out as moments when an individual or a group chose silence over speaking (of vice versa) or action over inaction (or vice versa). What are the real costs of silence? What are the prices paid for action?

Read up to page 47 in Night!

You need to be taking down notes and quotes (in your journal or with sticky notes) which are examples of moments in which a decision was made--to speak out and speak up or to stay silent. Also collect quotes you think are interesting or thought provoking.

We will begin the research process this week.

Final Papers Due!

All classes must have final papers in by Thursday.

All Macbeth memorized lines must be shared.

Periods 6 and 7 must read up to page 47 by Wednesday in Night.

Period 2: We will pick up your books on Thursday.

Final Papers Due Monday

Period 2: Macbeth paper due final format Tuesday (because we have a Friday schedule Monday).

Period 6 and 7: Final Draft Papers due on Monday.

All classes read to page 29 in Night, by Elie Weisel.

Homework

Remember to bring your SSR books to class :)

Period 2: You need to have your template all the way filled out so that you can begin typing your rough draft of your Macbeth paper Thursday. It will be due this coming Monday.

Period 6: You need to have your template filled out as well. Typed drafts are due on Friday, for peer-editing, and finals Monday.

Anyone who has yet to present memorized lines from Macbeth needs to do it this week to get credit for it.

Period 7: We will be in the computer lab tomorrow and you should be finished typing your rough drafts of your Argumentative papers on Into the Wild. Typed drafts are due for peer-editing Friday.