What Jamie Saw
Integrated Non- Fiction
Honors
Mini-Research/Summary/Review
Name_________________________________Date_________________ Period_____
Domestic Violence is the central subject of the novel, What Jamie Saw. Utilize the
resources from our library database to complete a mini-research about a topic related to
domestic violence. The majority of this assignment (research component) will be
completed in school; however, you may have to finish some work at home. Steps for the
project are listed below.
Research
Step 1
Skim through a few articles related to domestic violence. Select two
articles that you will use to research.
Step 2
Utilize Noodletools to organize your research sources and create a citation
page.
Step 3
Plagiarism Mini-Lesson: Go to the following websites to watch and read a
short Power Point on plagiarism.
www.plagiarism.org read plagiarism 101
http://www.slideshare.net/ctomlins/what-is-plagiarism
(Slideshow by Joyce Valenza and C. Tomlinson 2005)
Step 4
Summary
Step 5
Review
Step 6
Use Noodletools to take notes. Make sure you have at least 15-20 note
cards from 2-3 articles DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!
Using your notes, summarize your articles. Do not just list your
facts. This should be a page in length (typed; double spaced)
Create a paragraph stating your thoughts and reactions about the articles.
This could be 6-8 sentences in length (typed below summary)
Happy Researching, Summarizing, and Reviewing!
What Jamie Saw Mini-Research Rubric
CATEGORY
4 Excellent
3 Good
2 Progressing
1 Needs
Improvement
Research
Requirements
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*Research question is clear
*Required number of
sources and notecards
using Noodle Tools format
*Information is
paraphrased
*Works Cited Page
conforms to MLA format
perfectly
*Research question is
somewhat clear
*Required number of
sources and notecards
without using Noodle
Tools format
*Information is mostly
paraphrased
*Works Cited Page
conforms to MLA
format perfectly
*Research question is
somewhat clear
*Required number of
sources and notecards
without using Noodle
Tools format
*Information is
somewhat paraphrased
*Works Cited Page
conforms to MLA format
perfectly
*Weak research
question
*Lacking required
number of sources and
notecards without
using Noodle Tools
format
*Information is
mostly paraphrased
*Works Cited Page
conforms to MLA
format perfectly
Summary
*Article is summarized
using ample facts
*Article could use more
factual information
*Article could use more
factual information
*Lacking facts
*Focus is on “Big” ideas
*Mostly focuses on
“Big” ideas
*Mostly focuses on
“Big” ideas
*Focus is on minor
details
*Paragraph contains
thoughts and reactions
related to article
*At least six sentences
*Paragraph contains
thoughts and reactions
mostly related to article
*At least six sentences
*Paragraph contains
thoughts and reactions
mostly related to article
*Less than six sentences
*Paragraph contains
thoughts and reactions
not related to article
*Less than six
sentences
*control of grammar, usage,
and mechanics.
*almost entirely free of
spelling, punctuation, and
grammatical errors.
*may contain few
spelling, punctuation,
and grammar errors.
*contains several
spelling, punctuation,
and grammar errors
which detract from the
paper’s readability.
*so many spelling,
punctuation, and
grammar errors that
the paper cannot be
understood.
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Article Review
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Grammar/Usage/
Mechanics
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