Online Classroom - Mrs. Keyes

I hope this webpage will answer some of your questions. Please don't hesitate to call or email me with any research-related questions. I'm here to help you!

Students have been given all of the attached information to complete this project.

Rubric from the NYS ELA paper: see page 11:
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/hsinfogen/det541e-107.pdf

Library Media Center Resources:
Research Guide - complete MLA style guide; see link on left.
Free Websites -- a list of useful websites on the EnSo 10 page; link on left
Paid Databases -- found on the Library homepage:
Facts on File - great for news, pros & cons. User: bloomjr Pass: facts
Ebsco -- magazines; choose full-text, peer-reviewed. User: bls Pass: wflsls
Infotrac -- national & global newspapers. Pass: empirelink
Reference Books -- a wide vareitey of print materials are on reserve for students
Research Assistance -- email Mrs. Keyes with questions: tkeyes@bloomfieldcsd.org

Citation Help:

Most databases create a bibliographic citation for you. If you are using a source that does not offer this feature (such as a book), use the Research Guide and/or Citation Machine to create your bibliography.

If you are studying Afghanistan, here is the citation for the autobiography you are reading:

Ahmedi, Farah. The Story of My Life : An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky. New York : Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2005.

Rules and Time Line:

A. Read and Understand all Handouts:

1. Project Description

2. Style-Sheets (Bibliography and Citation forms)

3. Rubric and Evaluation Sheets

B. Project Format or Presentation

1. Cover Page to include:

a. Name of your project (no quotation marks)

b. Enso Project

c. Name (your name)

d. Date Due March 27, 2007

e. English Period ______

f. Global History Period ______

2. Page 1: (No page number on page 1)

a. Black Ink

b. Font size 12 (Times New Roman)

c. Margins: top- 1.5” sides- 1.25” bottom- 1” (Page 1= larger top margin)

3. Page 2 and so forth: (Page number on upper right hand corner of page.)

a. Margins: top- 1.5” sides- 1.25” bottom- 1”

C. Project Time Line

1. February 15+16: Introduce research paper in Global History. Get Folder.

2. February 26 (Monday): Choose a topic (Global). Outline in English.

3. February 27 (Tuesday): Research library lesson by Mrs. Keyes (Global Class).

4. February 28+March 2 - (Wednesday & Friday): Independent library research during English class. Collect all bibliographical information for every source.

5. March 5 (Monday): Three bibliographical citations, from three different types of sources, must be handed in to Mrs. Keyes. (Mrs. Keyes will grade these and this grade will be recorded as both an English and Global grade.)

6. March 8 (Thursday): Research in library during Global class.

7. March 5-15- Work independently on research; connect ideas from various sources to form a thesis. Begin organizing evidence for each section of your paper. Using a minimum of three sources and the bibliographical material for each source, complete an outline for the paper and write the research paper.

8. March 15 (Thursday): Outline due in Global; this will be graded.

9. March 21 (Wednesday): Rough draft due in Global for peer review and grade.

10. March 27 (Tuesday): Project is due. One copy is to be handed in during English class; a second copy is to be handed in during Global History class.

D. Requirements

1. Use a minimum of three sources (One of each of the following sources: Resource books or Encyclopedias, Magazines or Newspaper articles, Website documents. If this is not applicable to your paper, check first with Mrs. Berlinski. )

2. Correctly cite all information either quoted or paraphrased.

E. Project Rubric and Evaluation Sheet

1. English (3 quiz grades) & Global: (-10 handed in after class on 3/27, -20 on 3/28

Topics for EnSo Research Assignment

North Korea – Nuclear Proliferation

Iran – Nuclear Proliferation

Palestine -- Internal Political Conflict

China – Economic Power

Venezuela – Political Situation

Cuba – Political & Economic Situation

Iraq – Sunni versus Shiite

Somalia – Genocide

Sudan – Genocide

Lebanon – Islamic Extremism

Israel – Zionists versus Palestinians

South Africa – Aids/HIV

Arctic – Global Warming

Spain – Basque Conflict

Template for Writing Part II Tasks from English Regents

Directions: Write a research paper based on the situation described below.

The Situation:

One major idea stressed in Global History and Geography is the concept of interdependence or the mutual dependence of people on each other. People and nations have the ability to investigate, analyze, and discuss the issues that will affect their future. Your research paper will focus on a problem or issue facing the world today.

“…asking the very largest of questions about our future is not merely a matter of intellectual curiosity. It is a matter of survival….” Alvin Toffler The Third World

Your Task: Write a research paper for both English and Global History. Using relevant information from your research, explain your problem or issue. Explain why it is a problem. Choose a nation or region of the world where this problem is prevalent. Explain the problem relative to the region, the people and the events, which encompass the problem. Explain how the people in the region are dealing with the problem. Conclude by discussing your viewpoint of the problem and the possible solutions or actions that the nation, region or world community can take or is taking to work through the problem.

Guidelines:

· Tell your audience what it needs to know to understand the following: 1) your problem or issue; 2) why it is a problem; 3) a nation or region of the world where the problem is prevalent; 4) the problem relative to the region, the people and the events which encompass the problem; 5) the people of the region and how they are dealing with the problem; and 6) your viewpoint of the problem and the possible solutions or actions that the nation, region or world community can take or is taking to work through the problem.

· Use specific, accurate, and relevant information from your research material to support your argument (or to develop your discussion, etc.)

· Use a tone and level of language appropriate for English and Global History essays.

· Organize your ideas in a logical and coherent manner.

· Be sure to indicate any words taken directly from the resource materials by using quotation marks and parentheticals. All bibliographical material must be included the last page of your paper, the citation page.

· Follow the conventions of standard written English.

Paragraph 1:

Introduction: Using the situation and the quotation, create a general introduction. (What does it mean to be dependent on each other? Why must people throughout the world study contemporary issues? Define “…asking the very largest of questions about our future is not merely a matter of intellectual curiosity. It is a matter of survival…” Alvin Toffler’s The Third World. )

Suggested: One problem facing the world is ________________.

This problem is prevalent in ___________________.

A solution must be found for the problem of ______________.

(You must use the word solution in this paragraph!)

Thesis: State what you are proving in the paper. State the crisis/problem, the region/country, the time period, the people and events that are part of the problem, the present status of the problem, and a potential solution.

Section 2:

Background: Explain the crisis/problem. Tell about the region or geographical location of the problem, and the time period ( must be CURRENT! 90s-2000s)

Section 3:

Answer: Why is the problem in this region? How do the problem and region impact each other? (the environment, the government, etc.)

Section 4:

Answer: What are the events which lead to problem, occurred during the problem, and will possibly be an aftermath of the problem?

Section 5:

Answer: Who are the people, or governments, or religious factions, or political parties involved in problem, its history and its aftermath?

Section 6:

Answer: How is the problem presently being dealt with and who are the people or groups of people dealing with the problem?

Section 7:

Answer: What do you, the writer, believe is the ideal solution? Do NOT use “I”!

Section 8:\

Conclusion to the paper. (See introduction and thesis, as well as, the general content of the paper.)