Short Research Project #1 Standards: ELAGSE W2, W4, W7, W8, W9, L1, L2
DIRECTIONS
1. Conduct research to gather and write down a minimum of 6 relevant facts about your chosen topic.
Use at least 2 reliable online sources in your research (.org, .edu, some .com’s). Document (write down)
the sources you use by writing down: website name, title of web page, date of access, web address.
2. Use your facts as a starting point to help you develop an informative, research-based piece writing to
formally report your findings. Use correct paragraph structure: topic sentence/main idea,
details/elaboration, concluding sentence. During this project, assume that your audience has no
prior knowledge of your topic.
3. Consult and follow the guidelines on the rubric. Seek to meet/exceed standards!
Project Schedule
Monday--Aug. 17
Introduction of project. Be sure to ask questions about parts you don’t understand!
Thursday--Aug. 20
Must have minimum of six facts ready on your desk at the beginning of class for teacher to
check (formative grade). Begin or continue writing draft while teacher checks facts.
Friday--Aug. 21
Peer review and editing session using “Written Conversations” strategy. You MUST have a
complete rough draft for your peers to review and give feedback during group work. Your
rough draft must be turned in with your final copy and it will be graded.
(It is impossible to have a FINAL COPY without first developing a DRAFT.)
Monday--Aug. 24
Last day to ask questions/get clarification! Write (or type) final copy (classwork/homework).
Tuesday--Aug. 25
Project Due at beginning of class! Your Short Research Report final copy must
● SKIP LINES (to make it easier to read and grade).
● answer your research question.
● use transitional words and/or phrases.
● demonstrate organizational structure (topic sentence, supporting details, concluding
sentence).
● provide elaboration to help your reader understand your topic.
● demonstrate that you know and follow conventions (rules) of the English language.
● list your sources (website name, title of webpage within the website, date of access,
web address).
Today you will staple together and turn in:
Final copy of report and source list (top), draft (middle), research facts (bottom)
Rubric for Short Research Assignment
Name________________________________CP_____
Summative grade
Category
Overall
Writing
ELAGSE
W2
W4
W7
Transitions
ELAGSE
W2c
Organization
ELAGSE
W2a
W4
Elaboration
ELAGSE
W2b
W8
W9
Conventions
ELAGSE
L1
L2
W7
W8
Does Not Meet Standard
(10 pts)
Minimally Meets Standard
(15 pts)
Meets/Exceeds Standard
(20pts)
The writer conveyed
minimal information about
a topic. Development
(elaboration) is not evident
or it is minimal.
As a result, the reader is not
informed on the topic.
The writer conveyed some
basic information about a
topic, but development
(elaboration) is needed.
As a result, the reader is
partially informed on the
topic.
The writer conveyed
important information about
the topic with elaboration
that develop the topic.
As a result, the reader is
well- informed on the topic.
The writer did not attempt
or made minimal attempts
to use transitions. As a
result, the writing is
“choppy”.
The writer used minimal
transitions to link ideas. The
transitions help the reader
follow from part to part.
The writer used transitions
to create a flow of
information that is logical.
Transitions help the reader
easily understand the topic.
The writer has a clear topic,
but does not demonstrate
organizational structure:
topic sentence, supporting
details-conclusion. Writer
may sometimes stray off
topic.
The writer demonstrated
basic organizational
structure. The writer
demonstrated use of topic
sentence, details, and a
conclusion.
The writer clearly
demonstrated proper
organizational structure:
topic sentence, details,
conclusion and focused on
key concepts within the topic.
Information is reported in a
logical sequence.
The writer included
no/minimal information
such as facts, quotations,
examples, and definitions.
The writer included some
information in the form of
facts, quotations, examples,
and definitions.
The writer included multiple
pieces of information that
clarifies details about the
topic. Elaborated details are
significant to the reader’s
understanding of the topic.
The writer does not
consistently demonstrate
use of correct grammar,
sentence construction,
punctuation, capitalization,
and spelling.
Many errors are evident.
The writer did not list
sources used during
research or sources listed
are unreliable.
The writer mostly
demonstrates use of correct
grammar, sentence
construction, punctuation,
capitalization, and spelling.
A few errors are evident.
The writer attempted to list
reliable sources used during
research, but parts may be
missing.
The writer consistently
demonstrates use of correct
grammar, varied sentence
construction, punctuation,
capitalization, and spelling.
Minimal or no errors are
evident.
The writer listed reliable
sources used during research
including all required parts.
Score
Total SUMMATIVE Score: __________/100
Student needs to work on:
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Harlem Renaissance Short Research Report--Topics List
Authors
Musicians/singers
Claude McKay
Billie Holiday
Langston Hughes
Duke Ellington
Countee Cullen
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Cab Calloway
James Weldon Johnson
Fats Waller
Sterling A. Brown
Glenn Miller
Dances
Artists
The Shimmy
Jacob Lawrence
The Cakewalk
Palmer Hayden
The Charleston
Archibald J. Motley
The Lindy Hop
William Henry Johnson
Swing
Aaron Douglas
Actor/Dancers
Civil Rights Activists
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
W.E.B DuBois
Ethel Waters
Marcus Garvey
Nobel Sissel
Walter White
Paul Robeson
Other topics:
Other topics:
Walter Dean Myers
Flappers
Harlem Renaissance
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Life and Culture of Harlem, New York, 1940’s - 50’s
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History of Harlem, New York
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Conduct research to gather relevant information you can use to explain your topic.
My research topic:_______________________ Name _______________________________
My research question:_________________________________________________________
Key search terms:_____________________________________________________________
Source #1
Name of Website :________________________Title of page I used:_________________________________
Date of access:_________________Web address: ________________________________________________
FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:
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Source #2
Name of Website :________________________Title of page I used:_________________________________
Date of access:_________________Web address: ________________________________________________
FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:
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Source # ____
Name of Website :________________________Title of page I used:_________________________________
Date of access:_________________Web address: ________________________________________________
FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:
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Source # ____
Name of Website :________________________Title of page I used:_________________________________
Date of access:_________________Web address: ________________________________________________
FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:
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