ResearchPaper215points

Youwillbeworkingonaresearchpaperthispaperwillworkonyourresearch,evaluation,criticalthinking,
analysisandwritingskills.

Youwillselectaperson(ororganization)fromoneofthelistsofadmirablepeople,checkwithyourteacher
tomakesureitsappropriate,thenfindoutasmuchasyoucanabouttheperson,andreportbackonwhy
thatpersonissoawesome.

DueDates:
April21,2015AnnotatedBibliographywithprintedsources(40pts)
April24,2015directquotation,summaryandparaphrasingnotecards(25pts)
May1,2015roughdraft
May11,2015finalDraft(100pts)
SemesterFinalsPresentationofresearch(50pts)

RequirementsoftheResearchPaper
1. 3to5crediblesources
a. included1multimediasource(documentary,recordedinterview,podcastetc)
2. annotatedbibliography
3. atleast10sourcenotecards
4. 2to4pagepaperdetailingyourtopicathand
5. MLAcitationsparaphrase,summaryanddirectcitations
6. introductionandconclusion
7. workcitedpage

TheListSpendsometimebrowsingthesewebsitestofindtheperson(ororganization)youdontknowvery
muchabout,andwanttolearnmoreabout.
Note:
SomeveryworthypeopleareoverdoneandalreadyverywellknownMartinLutherKing,Jr.,for
example.Yourteacherreservestherighttovetoyourchoice!Trytopicksomeonewhosoundsinterestingto
you,butisntyetfamiliarsoyoulllearnsomethinginterestingduringthisproject.Itsfirstcome,first
servedTellmerightawaywhenyouvemadeyourdecision,andthennooneelseinclasscanwriteabout
thesameperson.
NobelPeacePrizeWinners
:
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/
InternationalChildrensPeacePrize:

http://www.childrenspeaceprize.org/
HeroesoftheHolocaust:
http://www.shalomshow.com/holocaust_heroes.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_individuals_and_groups_assisting_Jews_during_the_Holocaust
http://www.geni.com/projects/HeroesoftheHolocaustTheCourageousFightersagainstHitlersNaziRegi
me/953
SakharovPrize:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakharov_Prize
Humanitarians:
http://allthatisinteresting.com/post/11230783415/thesevengreatesthumanitariansinhistory/3
http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/prize/laureates
(AwardstoHumanitarianGroups)

AnnotatedBibliography____/40

Ananotatedbibliographyisanevaluationofyoursources.Itlooksverysimilartoaworkcitedpage,but
alongwitheachcitationofasource,comesyourevaluationandanalysisofthissource.Inthisanalysisyou
willdothefollowing:
Writeaconciseannotationthatsummarizesthecentralthemeandscopeofthebookor
article.Includeoneormoresentencesthat(a)evaluatetheauthorityorbackgroundoftheauthor,(b)
commentontheintendedaudience,(c)compareorcontrastthisworkwithanotheryouhavecited,or(d)
explainhowthisworkilluminatesyourbibliographytopic.

Noodletoolshastheabilitytocreateyourcitationalongwithanannotation.Thiswebsitewillbeyourbiggest
helperduringthisassignment.

SourceCards____/25
Youwillbecollectingsourcecardswhileyoureadthroughandanalyzeyoursources.Sourcecardswillgive
youalltheinformationyouneedtowriteyourroughdraft.Informationyoufind,orhearinyourresearchwill
beplacedonyoursourcecard.Youcanuseasummary,paraphraseordirectquote.

Youwillalsoincludetheauthor,sourceandpagenumber.Youwillcreatetenofthese.

Essay___/100

Incomplete/Poor(F)
Intro

Bodyparagraphs

CitationsandQuotes
intentionalornot,
inappropriatelycitedor
notcitedsourcesis
plagiarism.

Conclusions

Meh(C)

Excellente!(A)

Boringintroduction,
doesnotincludehook.
Bodyparagraphsdonot
muchthisintroduction.
Introductiondoesnot
forewarnmeofthetopic
oranyotherinformation.

Introductioncouldbe
Hooksreadersinto
moreinterestingor
beinginterestedinyour
inviting.Matchessome
essayandthoughts.
ofthebodyparagraphs
Readerknowswhat
butnottheothers.Your youressaywillbeabout,
topicisabitconfusing.
andyourmainpoints.

Bodyparagraphsare
surfacelevelandlisting
morethananalysisorin
depth.Evidenceisnot
specific.Informationis
notcited

Bodyparagraphswaiver
Allparagraphsare
betweenspecificand
insightfulandgobeyond
analytical,andtopical
thesurfacelevel.All
andnonsupported.
pointsareclearly
supportedwith
informationfrom
sources.

Nocitationsorquotes
areincluded.Quotes
areatthebeginningor
endofbodyparagraphs.
Inclusionofquotationsis
choppyandpoorly
transitioned.

Connection/synthesisis
incompleteorminor.
Quotesareintroduced
minorly,butsometimes
interjectedintobody
paragraphswithout
introductionor
connection.Incorrect
citation.Someofthe
quotationsaresmoothly
includedbutothersare
choppy.

Quotescitedcorrectly
andusegreatsandwich
technique!Youdoa
greatjobfollowingup
yourquotewith
synthesisand
connection.Direct
quotationsand
paraphrasingfit
seamlesslyintothe
contentofyouressay.

Conclusionismissinga
clencherandsummary,
thesisismissingorin
thewrongplace.

Clenchercouldbe
Yourclencherleftme
stronger,andsummary
thinkingaboutyour
ispresentbut
paper!Thesiswas
incomplete.Thesisis
rewordedandsummary
presentintherightplace
wasthoroughand
butnotnotreworded
excellent.
fromfirstthesis.

Organization

Paperispoorly
organized,hardtofollow
andconfusing.Didnot
followthesis.

WithsomeeffortIcould Followedthesisperfectly
understandandfollow
Greatorganizationand
thepaper.Partially
easytofollow.
followedthesis.

Format

DoesnotfollowMLA
formatforfinaldrafts.

FollowsMLAformat.

Grammar,Usage,
spelling,fluencyetc.

Paperincludessomany
mistakesthatitishard
tofolloworunderstand.
You/Iisused

Includessomeerrors,
buttheoverallmessage
ofthepaperisnot
inhibitedbytheseerrors.

FinalDrafthaslittleor
noerrorsanditdoesnot
affectcomprehensionat
all.

FinalPresentation___/50
Onthedayoffinals,youwillbegivinganoralpresentationofyourresearch.Thisshouldbeaccompaniedby
amultimediavisualaswell(examplepowerpoint).Duringthispresentation,studentswillbegradedontheir
speaking,listeningandpresentation.StudentsshouldbeusingthepowerpointasavisualNOTastheir
information.

Incomplete/Poor(F)

Meh(C)

Excellente!(A)

Speaker

Studentcouldnothave
giventhispresentation
withhis/hervisual.All
facts,andinformation
camefromthis.Didnot
engagetheaudience.

Studentsreliesmildlyon
theirvisualtosupport
theirinformation.Seems
tonotbefamiliarwith
thesubject.Mediocre
engagement.

Speakeriswellversed
inhis/hersubjectarea.
Doesnotusethevisual
tosupplementhis
information.Hasgood
eyecontactwith
audience.

Visual

Notincludednot
relatedorwithminimal
effort.

Welldoneand
supplementaltothe
presentation.Includes
graphics,video,images
etc.

Listening

Onphoneduring

classmates
presentations.
chattingwithclassmates
duringpresentations,
notlistening.

Phonesandcomputers
away,headphonesout,
needednoremindersan
appropriateaudience
behavior.