4TH 6-weeks RESEARCH A Few Good Videos (WELL MAYBE) • • • • • • RESEARCH Plagiarism THE DARK SIDE OF PLAGIARISM The Darker side of Plagiarism HOW TO START YOUR RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC - one copy for YOU and one to get signed by your parent and you • DO YOU HAVE YOURS? Turn it in now You may want to take a few notes – these are subject to being on the final Research exam as well as the Fall Semester Exam PowerPoint Magic for Plagiarism Plagiarism Giving Credit Where Credit is Due! Using Sources in your Work: A Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism -- taken from Joyce Brannon’s “Plagiarism.” PowerPoint Presentation & Joyce Valenza’s “What is Plagiarism?” (See works cited). (Internet downloads) Tuesday you will work on groups using smart devices (cell phones – laptop/tablets) to find info on Plagiarism for a group grade NOTE: To move through this tutorial, use the mouse to click on the arrow at the bottom right of your screen. RESEARCH • • • • • • • Day 1 - Choosing a research “question” and brainstorming four possible answers/avenues of research. Research the question, various answers or others ideas. Develop a question pertaining to the choice. Here are some ideas? You can use the presentation you just finished as a starting point or you can start over with a new question to research. Why do you think the legend of King Arthur is still popular today? What did King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table represent? What does Excalibur represent? What does the Holy Grail represent? What type of place is Camelot and why are people always searching for a place like this? • • • • • • • Day 2 - (Two days spent practicing single lesson) Creating citations in MLA style, paraphrasing text • • • Day 5 - Outlining essay, transferring notes into paragraph outlines Day 3 - (Three-five days continuing single lesson) Creating notecards with paraphrases and correct Library days MLA citations Day 4 - Organizing notecards by subject, Writing a thesis statement and topic sentences for main paragraphs Day 6 - Students begin transferring outlines to rough drafts, learning how to add in-text citations in their writing. Five Stages to the Writing Process: 1. Prewriting 2. Drafting 3. Revising 4. Editing 5. Publishing/Presenting Procedure for Writing a Research Paper I. Choose a topic II. Narrow your topic III. Consider audience and purpose IV. Gather information V. Organize information VI. Write a rough draft VII. Revise/Edit VIII. Cite sources IX. Publish/Present NARROW YOUR TOPIC by taking control and reducing it to a manageable size. Peruse table of contents, indexes, chapters and headings in books, periodicals, and databases. A. Ask yourself the following questions. 1. How long will the report be? 2. Can the topic be covered within this length? 3. Can the topic be divided into subtopics? 4. Can one of the subtopics stand alone? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Thesis Statement A thesis statement is an assertion, not a statement of fact or an observation. • Fact or observation: People use many lawn chemicals. • Thesis: People are poisoning the environment with chemicals merely to keep their lawn clean. • • • • • • • A thesis statement takes a stand rather than announcing a subject. • Announcement: The thesis of this paper is the difficulty of solving • our environmental problems. • • Thesis: Solving our environmental problems is more difficult than many environmentalists believe. • A thesis statement is the main idea, not the title. It must be a complete sentence that explains in some detail what you expect to write about. • Title: Social Security and Old Age. • Thesis: Continuing changes in the Social Security System make it almost impossible to plan intelligently for one’s retirement. A thesis statement is narrow, rather than broad. If the thesis statement is sufficiently narrow, it can be fully supported. • Broad: The American steel industry has many problems. • Narrow: The primary problem in the American steel industry is the lack of funds to renovate outdated plants and equipment. • • • • • • • A thesis statement is specific rather than vague or general. • Vague: Hemingway’s war stories are very good. • Specific: Hemingway’s stories helped create a new prose style by employing extensive dialogue, shorter sentences, and strong Anglo-Saxon words. A thesis statement has one main point rather than several main points. More than one point may be too difficult for the reader to understand and the writer to support. • More than one main point: Stephen Hawking’s physical disability has not prevented him from becoming a world-renowned physicist, and his book is the subject of a movie. • One main point: Stephen Hawking’s physical disability has not prevented him from becoming a world renowned physicist. A thesis statement may be revised while you are writing your essay. • Writers often discover what their real purpose and point is in the process of putting their thoughts into words and then reading what they’ve written. • Revision is an ongoing process. CREATE AN OUTLINE AND DRAFT • Plagiarism • Plagiarism is the representation of another’s ideas or writing as his own. • There are two common types of plagiarism: A deliberate attempt on the part of the student to pass off as his own writing or ideas of another person (student, parent, published or unpublished author, et al.) A failure to acknowledge indebtedness to outside material that results from the student’s lack of attention to proper procedures for documentation. • Both types of plagiarism are serious violations of the principles of academic integrity. • Plagiarism will not be tolerated. WORKS CITED PAGE EXAMPE – Works Cited • Carter, Quent. MLA Citation Format. Solano College Library. 4 May 2006. Web. 26 June 2007. • Eisenberg, Michael B. and Robert E. Berkowitz. The Big6. 1987. Web. 24 June 2007. • Handel, Randolph. MLA Style for Online Resources. n.d. Web. 27 June 2007. • MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009. Print. • Shepherd, Robert D. Writing Research Papers. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2001. Print. • Wales, Jimmy. "10 Questions." Time 2 Apr. 2007: 6. Print. October 7, 2014 Tuesday GROUP ANSWERS – PARAGRAPH FORM (WHICH MEANS SEVERAL SENTENCES!!!!) • Group – Review textbook pages 1320 - 1341 • Plagiarism Scavenger Hunt Group Project – Choose a leader – Choose a notetaker – Choose a speaker Thursday – your group will teach a couple of the questions to other groups • Independent • Adverbs / Prepositions • Research Paper – Safe Practices: an Exercise • THINK ABOUT THESIS AND SOURCES • USE YOUR RESOURCE worksheets ARE DUE FRIDAY ALONG WITH SEVERAL MORE that you will receive THIS WEEK. Plagiarism Scavenger Hunt • Use these websites to search for the answers on your Scavenger Hunt • • http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_plagi arism_faq.html • http://www.buzzle.com/articles/differenttypes-of-plagiarism.html • • • http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ • 563/02/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference • http://frank.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed98/mh ricko.html • What are some general academic punishments for plagiarism? http://mail.baylorschool.org/~jstover/plagiari sm/consequences.htm What steps can you do to prevent plagiarism? http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_prev enting_plagiarism_when_writing.html How do I know when I must give credit for a source? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 589/02/ How do I write about another's ideas? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 589/03/ What are the differences among quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 563/1/ • CONTINUE with group assignment – Scavenger Hunt and Avoiding Plagiarism Rule 1 (work together but one each) • Complete paragraphs- your Group will teach some of the questions to the other groups • Work on the individual assignments (HOMEWORK) – Writing a Thesis statement and Research Paper-Writing a Thesis Statement : YOU ARE USING YOUR TOPIC TO COMPLETE THIS Tuesday’s: Prepositions/Adverbs, Avoid Plagiarism 1& 2 with Safe Practices and Is it Plagiarism Yet? Wednesday’s: Research Paper: Write a Thesis Statement (using YOUR topic) DO NOT FORGET YOUR Research Rubic signature page (Parents for extra grade) Do not forget to plan / pay for the PLAN test November 19th (meeting for students on the 18th) Thesis statement • Due FRIDAY If you heard what I said, it will be easier. If you did not hear what I said, then it will be more difficult for you to complete what I am asking of you • TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD The plan is to start talking about the history and characters of the time period on Friday. Thursday – OCTOBER 9TH • Scavenger Hunt Discussion YOU ARE CONTINUING TO UNDERSTAND THE RESEARCH PROCESS! Your Group will teach other group the answers to some of the questions. • Continue individual assignments (ALL INDIVIDUAL WORK SHOULD BE STAPLED TOGETHER TO TURN IN ON FRIDAY). Tuesday’s: Prepositions/Adverbs, Avoid Plagiarism 1& 2 with Safe Practices and Is it Plagiarism Yet? Wednesday’s: Research Paper: Write a Thesis Statement (using YOUR topic) / form given for questions and working thesis. Thursday’s: Avoiding Plagiarism Rule 3 , MLA STYLE DOCUMENTATION and Subordinating Conjunctions. Look over – Bib and Source Card info– there are two ways to do it. You can use NOTE CARDS or a journal. Your individual work will also be due FRIDAY. Important: Your THESIS / TOPIC questions and thesis statement is a grade as part of your research project. Make sure this is turned in Friday – IT WILL NOT BE TAKEN LATE. REMEMBER the library on Monday. Tomorrow we will begin TKAM Friday, October 10th As the stapler comes around to your table, stable all the work you completed this week. Make sure your name is on all copies – these should be placed in your class period drawer by the door. …. PLEASE TAKE A COPY OF THE EXAMPLE OF A RESEARCH PAPER WITH YOU TO USE WHILE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT. If you are going to need a copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, we will begin that process on Thursday or Friday next week. We will be covering how to annotate and some background about the book today. LIBRARY NEXT WEEK - MEET THERE MONDAY THOUGH WEDNESDAY - DO NOT BE LATE. • Students will complete research in the NHS Library • Students will locate 1-3 book sources and 3-8 web based sources. Students may use books, newspapers, or journals. Internet sources must be from acceptable databases in the NHS Library System. • Using these sources, students will compile 15 - 20 source cards (3 PER SOURCE) to use in their research essay. Students must print off any sources used in their project. Your Novel vs. school copy • If you need a school copy: Print name on list and look for the book number. Usually inside the first page. Books will cost you $7.99 if lost or damaged. • If you choose a school copy – you will need a journal that is marked on the front TKAM or To Kill a Mockingbird, your name and the class period. ANNOTATIONS: EACH PAGE WILL BE ANNOTATED AS YOU READ. Min of 3 and max of 1/3 to ½ of page. 1. Highlight key information. This includes important characters, ideas, vocabulary, events, and/or Literary terms. Use a highlighter color that is not too distracting or dark so that the text is still legible. 2. COMMENTARY. Write notes in the margins. 3. OTHER INFORMATION (Unique info, you thoughts before or after reading the chapter, Summarize the end of each chapter or section (optional) Friday • Objective: Students are continuing to develop their Research essays. MLA Source Cards and Information Cards are due. – Come to me (one at a time) with your work, you will count the number of sources you have and write it next to your name on the list. – You will then count your information cards and write that number down. Bring Printed out Sources as these just might get you extra! YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON YOUR INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH – UPDATING your THESIS statement as needed. Your Introduction Paragraph is due Monday – handwritten about ¾ to a full page with your thesis at the end of the paragraph. This is what your essay will say / will tell me! Monday, October 20th Objective: Continue to develop Research Essay – Evaluate new author/novel for structure, narration and tone. • Turn in your Introduction Paragraph – You will get this back by Wednesday. You should continue to draft out the body paragraphs of your essay. • Discussion of Essay format (Lab Thurs/Fri) • MLA and Literature Vocabulary: Write and define this week as there will be quizzes! • Do you need a copy of TKAM – while writing / come sign a copy out • TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (TKAM): Complete Anticipation Guide and discuss with your table. TKAM AND RESEARCH Vocabulary • • • • • • • • Citation Copyright Periodical Plagiarism Search engine Database Ambled Apothecary • • • • • • • • Brethren Impudent Malevolent Dictum Ramrod Taciturn Unsullied veranda Quiz somewhere around the 30th MLA QUIZ – WORDS TO KNOW Plagiarism, MLA header, Introduction, outline/web, research, electronic databases, focus questions, body paragraph, conclusion, source cards, websites, thesis sentence, margins, font • Plagiarism: the intentional use or unintentional use or the claiming of others’ words or ideas. • MLA header: Student last name and page # in upper right hand corner • Introduction: Contains the hook and thesis statement. • outline/web: A guide to help you structure your paper. • Research: The act of searching for the answers to your focus questions • electronic databases: Internet areas that contain specialized searchable information. • focus questions: These must be answered when you are doing your research • body paragraph: Contains commentary that analyses the evidence in your paper. Conclusion: Where you restate your thesis in a new way Source cards: Used to write down bibliographic information Websites: Not always reliable sources for research thesis sentence: What you plan on proving in your paper. Margins: 1 inch around your paper Font: Times New Roman Turnitin.com: Must be done the day before your research essay is due Your Essay • Put your work together and organize. • Make sure that you have read the material that you printed off to use in your paper. Printed copies of all sources that you use must be included in your paper. • Check you MLA Source Cards. Are they correct? • STUDY THE FOLLOWING TERMS FOR AN UPCOMING POP MLA QUIZ NEXT WEEK Check MLA Requirements: • Margins 1 inch all the way around – Double check • Font – Times New Roman 12 pt font for everything including heading, header and works cited page. • Double spacing: The entire paper including your works cited page is double spaced with no extra spacing in between paragraphs. This includes the space between your MLA Heading and your title as well as the space between your Title and the first line of your paper. This also includes the space in between the Title for your Works Cited page and your first citation. Make sure there is NOT an extra space between paragraphs – points off. MLA Heading: Page 1 only • MLA Heading should be in the top left hand corner. Name Mrs. Richards English II– class period # 4 November 2014 (Date must be inverted) Examples of Double Spacing Your Name Your Name Ms. Richards Ms. Richards English II - Period 2 4 November 2014 ELA II - 2 November 4, 2014 Correct Incorrect B. Richards 3 MLA Header • Should be in the top Right Margin • Should be Right Aligned • 12 point Times New Roman Font • Last Name space page number Richards 1 • May have first Initial if someone has the same last name. B. Richards 1 • Each page should have the subsequent page number Titles • All Titles should be Capitalized including the first word. Exceptions are articles and prepositions unless they are the first word. Title of Paper: The Price We Pay for the Pump Title of Article: “The Way of the World” Title of Source: The Cat Jumped over the Moon Or The Little Dog Laughed to See Such a Sport Numbers • All numbers less than 100 should be spelled out like this : • ninety-nine • Four • Six Million Works Cited • Should be the page after your paper. • Should have the subsequent MLA Header and page number following the last page of your paper. • Should begin at the top of the page • Should be titled: Works Cited (both words capitalized) and centered • Should be left aligned • Double spaced with no extra spacing between entries or the title and entries. • Should be in ABC order by the first word of entry. • Should have at least 5 Works Cited Entries. In-Text Citations • Citations should include: – Authors name (last name) – or full name if part of integration – or part of the Article’s title. • Ie. William Wordsworth reports “the sun will set” (74). -print source with page # • The poet conveys an ironic tone shift in the line “the sun will set” (Wordsworth 74). • In “Happy Days”, the Fonz “represents cool”. • The Fonz “represents cool” (“Happy”). -online source (Web) no page number Check Citations/Works Cited • Find where each source is used in the paper and number them in correspondence with the entries on the works cited page. • 1st entry is 1, 2nd entry is 2 etc . . . • Are there sources listed on the Works Cited Page that are not used? Eliminate them. 10 points off for any that pad the Works Cited. • Are there citations that do not correspond to the Works Cited page or are missing? Note and fix. Citations • Look at each body paragraph. • Are there at least 2 different sources in each body paragraph? Note to fix as it hurts your credibility. • Are the citations done correctly? Are the periods listed after the (…..). • Do article titles have “Article” around them? Mechanics • Is the paper written in present tense? Note when it is not (background info may be ok). • Are there any instances of 1st or 2nd person outside of the conclusion? Eliminate I, You, We, Our, My etc. . . • Are there any contractions? Eliminate. Never use in a formal paper. • Note any run-ons or awkward sentences that do not make sense. Note what to fix. Now Revise • • • • Does the Hook hook you? Are you persuaded? Do you understand YOUR point of view? Is the Thesis Statement Parallel and even? Does the Thesis Statement fit the body of your essay? • Is a concession and assertion in the thesis? • Write and sticky note all over peer paper. • Return at the end of class and follow the editing sheet to help you revise. ANNOTATION EXPECTATION FOR TKAM • BOOK OR NOTEBOOK TO ANNOTATE – – – – (USE COLOR/LEGEND CODE) INCLUDES CHARACTERIZATIONS TIME LINE OF OCCURANCES THESIS AND THEME MOOD AND TONE • SECTION OF NOTEBOOK TO ANSWER CHAPTER QUESTIONS. QUESTION AND ANSWER OR ANSWER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE YOUR CHOICE WRITE YOUR NAME IN YOUR NOTEBOOK/JOURNAL WITH CLASS PERIOD. STAPLE YOUR ANTICIPATION GUIDE AND YOUR KWL BACKGROUND CHART. If you own a book, put your name inside cover and last name on the page edges with period PROGRESS REPORTS If you did not do the two group projects – which means that you turned in a paper that had your name / group names on it!!! or If you did not turn in: • source/info cards = Library work • Thesis statement • Introduction paragraph • Daily work • Or other assignments – YOUR grade will be low. • Late assignments for the research project are not taken • Next assignment will be your outline and draft due on Monday. Monday, October 27th READ ALL DIRECTIONS – NO CELL PHONES • PEER EDITING of Research Paper: Read their paper and then complete the form. • Objective: RESEARCH PAPER Create / EVALUATE a clear thesis statement Evaluate Relevant evidence PROOF-READING: effective use of voice/tense/structure PUNCTUATION MLA DOCUMENTATION (in-text and works cited) We will be in the Lab on Thursday ONLY to complete your paper and make the corrections you need. PAPER is Major Grade / Editor is Daily Grade Tuesday - Periods 3 and 4 READ ALL DIRECTIONS – NO CELL PHONES AND IF YOU DID NOT TAKE QUIZ SEE ME • PEER EDITING of Research Paper: Read their paper and then complete the form. • Objective: RESEARCH PAPER Create / EVALUATE a clear thesis statement Evaluate Relevant evidence: Punctuation, tense, structure PROOF-READING: effective use of voice/tense/structure PUNCTUATION MLA DOCUMENTATION (in-text and works cited) We will be in the Lab on Thursday ONLY to complete your paper and make the corrections you need. PAPER is Major Grade / Editor is Daily Grade AT END OF CLASS • • • • • Make sure you have discussed the paper with its owner Sign / both Make sure name is printed on front Staple together You will have last opportunity to type on Thursday in Lab • TURNITIN.com will open on Thursday / upload by Monday night and bring folder on Tuesday. You should have a final copy with works cited and outline on Tuesday. • If absent – do your upload first and send a copy to class with a parent or friend. DO NOT not GET IT TO CLASS – NO LATE RESEARCH PAPERS ARE ACCEPTED BY ANY ENGLISH CLASS AT NEEDVILLE PER POLICY TKAM: No cell phones out! None, not a one. And quiet while the audio book plays – ANNOTATE AND TAKE NOTES exception would be books downloaded • Review what you know about “Jim Crow Laws” with someone else at your table We will review for ten minutes on Annotations • Objective: Identify and explain functions of the writer’s craft: character, setting, conflict, plot, climax, POINT OF VIEW. • Chapter 1 – info • Annotate Chapter 1 as you listen to the story. SPELLING, CONTRACTIONS, PUNCUATION ERRORS ARE -2 POINTS MLA Errors are -5 -10 per ½ page short LAB – WRITING FINAL PRODUCT Final ESSAY – complete your paper The example packet and information on front table. SOME PRINTOUTS ARE THERE! YOUR FINAL DRAFTS SHOULD BE IN YOUR FOLDERS. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED – PUT BACK WHEN FINISHED. YOU MAY START UPLOADING TO TURNITIN.COM TONIGHT. DOUBLE CHECK, RE-READ, HAVE SOMEONE ELSE CHECK YOUR PAPER BEFORE YOU UPLOAD!!! Plagiarism – regardless to intent is a ZERO CHECK YOUR WORK Reminder MONDAYBY MIDNIGHT Research paper is to be uploaded to www.turnitin.com T U E S D AY: FINAL FOLDER Clean copy of paper, Works Cited page, outline, all source copies – library work, all copies of classwork such as thesis sentence, intro paragraph, draft copy with editing (if these are in the folders that is fine – you can leave them there) annotations • Something to think about…. Dialect The way the characters speak, how it shows what class of citizens they belong to (low class, middle class etc) this is something that should be annotated The PLAN test that is on the schedule for Tuesday, November 18th and Wednesday November 19th has been cancelled. YOU HAVE ABOUT 12 MINUTES TO GET YOUR RESEARCH FOLDERS TOGETHER AND TURNED INTO THE BOX. Vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Citation: reference to a quote Copyright: the legal right to ownership of ones work – written, audio, visual product Periodical: Journal – magazine, publication Plagiarism: stealing, bootlegging, piracy of another’s work Search engine: A program that allows data to be explored for specific key words Database: file, folder or record where information can be stored for research Ambled: strolled, sauntered, walked Apothecary: person or place that manufactures or sells medications Brethren: comrades, members, family Impudent: disrespectful, ill-mannered, mouthy Malevolent: spiteful, mean, vindictive Dictum: statement, motto, truism, cliché Ramrod: strict disciplinarian, straight, forceful Taciturn: silent, aloof, introverted, quiet or shy Unsullied: pure, unblemished, faultless, immaculate Veranda: porch, patio, terrace Grammar Quick Lesson No MoRe MiStAkEs! Needville HS – English II Mrs. Richards 10.15A 10.17 Write an analytical essay of sufficient length that includes details, facts and ideas. Use correct Capitalization and punctuation. Include literary devices of sarcasm or irony as needed • RESEARCH GRADING #1 Turnitin.com #2 Research Mechanical 1 Page 10th Grade 100 or English II / Richards 0 UP TO: 10 2 Page 20 3 page 30 4-5 page 10 MLA Works Cited 20 (NHS policy -10 per ½ page short) Requirement was 3-5 pages w/3 source min. Alpha / proper 20 or 0 Outline 10 Heading errors - -10 to -20 / margins -20 / font -15 Extra line between paragraphs -5 per line Students were directed in how to remove these extra spaces #3 Grammatical Grade (EACH) Contractions -5 Awk/run-ons/fragments -5 verb / noun errors -2 No thesis/conclusion -20 Misspellings -2 Their/there errors -2 whom / that -1 MLA Errors -2 to -5 Other grammatical errors from 1-5 points