Name: ________________________ SES Antigone Project: Stand Up and Be Counted
Throughout every era, individuals in all walks of life have encountered obstacles.
Despite these obstacles, these individuals have taken daring and seemingly
insurmountable steps in order to achieve a goal that would intimately benefit mankind.
Thus, these individuals might be called “martyrs” by some or “heroes” by others. In
either case, they were people who fought courageously for a cause, a principle, or an
ultimate cure to a problem plaguing our society.
Task: You will be given approximately 5 class periods (Dec. 2nd -Dec.8th) to research an
individual from the list enclosed, or select (with teacher’s permission) an individual who
has “stood” for something that benefited society.*In order for your person to be
approved you will have to demonstrate that you can research your person in school.
With your research you are trying to understand the person’s “psyche” so that you can
hypothesize why the individual was motivated and what the individual sacrificed to
improve our lives today directly or indirectly. You will type a 2-3 pages, 1.5 spaced
paper that will be submitted to turnitin.com no later than Monday 11:59pm Dec. 14th.
A hard copy of your paper with the turnitin receipt and annotated bibliography submitted
to your teacher on Tuesday December 15. Presentations will be December 9th, 10th, &
11th. Notes from your index cards (only) are permissible.
*Note there will be a five point deduction for every day the paper is late. No exceptions.
Requirements:
a. Research- 3 electronic sources and 1 hard text or 6 reputable electronic
sources with at least 1 scholarly journal
b. Note cards- 4x6 index cards * you must supply your own (8-12) *These
cards will be used for your presentation
c. Bibliography cards 3x5 index cards (minimum of 6 one for each source)
*remember if you use a picture you must also cite the source
d. Presentation – present your findings to the class “in character” be sure to
write in the “voice” and perspective of the person you have researched. A
visual of your individual is required (on oak tag paper) with a quote or
statement indicative of what he or she stands for. (No Power Point Permitted)
e. Essay- must be a minimum of 2-3 typed pages from the perspective of your
researched person. This creative paper should address the following
questions:
1. What is your ultimate goal and why is it noble?
2. What risks did you face? Why was it necessary? Was it worth it?
3. What steps are you taking or did you take to get where you are now?
4. What was the “moral dilemma?”
5. How do you propose to improve the world?
 Keep in mind these are just suggestive questions. Please do not limit your
creative juices to just these ideas. Please be sure to identify yourself and the
year that you are referring to in your paper and in your presentation. (If the
person is dead please inform the audience at what point in his or her life you
are speaking from.)
Research topics: Keep in mind these are a sample: * If you have someone else in mind
please submit a typed paragraph why the person you chose should and can be researched
in school. Also provide 1 printed electronic research source. Please note only two
people will present on any listed individuals…please select accordingly. Sorry 9th
period-(and anyone absent on the 1st day) you may have slim pickings… Good Luck!
1. Dalai Lama
2. Vladimir Putin
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Hu Jintao
5. Jacob Zuma
6. Anwar Ibrahim
7. Evo Morales
8. Ma Ying-Jeou
9. Shinzo Abe
10. Jill Bolte Taylor
11. Nelson Mandela
12. Gandhi
13. Marie Antoinette
14. Napolean
15. Voltaire
16. Jonathan Swift
17. Catherine the Great
18. Copernicus
19. Leonardo DaVinci
20. Albert Einstein
21. Louis Pasteur
22. Albert Camus
23. Jean Paul Sartre
24. Edith Wharton
25. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
26. Madame Curie
27. Miep Gies
28. Gorbachev
29. Frida Kahlo
30. Picasso
31. Jane Goodall
32. Clarence Darrow
33. Mother Teresa
34. Karl Marx
35. Michelangelo
36. Hernando Cortes
37. Max Planck
38. Bill Gates
39. Condoleezza Rice
40. Shih Huang Ti
41. Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek
42. Eleanor Roosevelt
43. Sigmund Freud
44. Lao Tzu
45. Mani
46. Zoroaster
47. Cyrus the Great
48. Steve Jobs
49. Thomas Jefferson
50. Henry VIII of England
51. Elizabeth I of England
52. Julius Ceasar
53. Queen Victoria
54. Martin Luther
55. Charlemagne
56. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
57. Plato
58. Louis XIV of France
59. Ludwig Van Beethoven
60. Ulysses S. Grant
61. Augustus
62. Ronald Regan
63. George W. Bush
64. Friedrich Nietzche
65. Franklin Roosevely
66. Woodrow Wilson
67. Jonann Sebastian Bach
68. Adam Smith
69. Elvis Presely
70. Robert E. Lee
71. Michelle Obama
72. Oscar Wilde
73. Thomas Aquinas
74. Pope John Paul II
75. Donald Trump
76. Ben Carson
77. Ts’ ai Lan
78. Johann Gutenberg
79. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
80. Justinian I
81. Oprah Winfrey
Sample Note Card: (5x8)
A-1
Write down information gathered from the Bib. Card A
Paraphrase or use direct quotes… remember to include page#
Sample Bibliography Card
A
(Each bib source gets its own card with a
designated letter)
All bibliographic information should be written
Author, Title, publisher, date, pages, website
*see sample entries
The research process:
1. Select subject (topic)
2. Select “scholarly websites” for research ( Don’t just Google)
3. Write down bibliographic information on bib cards (Do not print articles in class)
4. Collect notes on note cards
5. Write an outline…follow the example in the packet
6. Write the paper/ Revise/ submit to turnitin.com
7. Use your notecards to present to the class…in character if you’d like.
8. Create a visual with quote… if you use a picture from the internet please cite it.
9. Receive an A+
In order for your paper to be graded you must submit this paper to www.turnitin.com
How to Use Turnitin. Com
Steps for signing on at school:
1. Go to Turnitin.com
2. Go to Home Page
3. Log in as a student
4. If you have not logged in before, create a user profile and establish your account.
5. Go to “enroll in class”
6. SES period 1 Log in – class ID __________________ password________
7. SES period 2 Log in - class ID ________________ password ________
8. SES period 5 Log in -class ID_______________ password ________
9. SES period 8 Log in -class ID _______________ password_________
10. SES period 9 Log in -class ID_______________ password _________
11. Choose Mini Research assignment
12. *If working from home you might have to first go to Manhasset HS website and
then go to HS Media Center and the password for that site is library then follow
steps 1-8.
Steps for using turnitin to submit a paper and check for plagiarism:
1. Follow directions to copy your paper into turnitin.com in the research assignment
category by clicking “submit”
2. Look carefully at the “stats column” which will show you the percentage of
plagiarism.
3. Look carefully at the highlighted material in your paper, etc. to be sure you have
not forgotten to use quotation marks and parenthetical expressions for all cited
material.
4. Look carefully at highlighted material to be sure you have put all information in
your own words. Remember, even if you put information in your own words if
you are using statistics or discussing an idea that is not common knowledge and
not original on your part, you must cite!!!
5. Make all necessary changes prior to final paper submission.
6. All papers must have at least a 2% match and no more than 35% match
7. You may submit your papers to view the percentage up until 12/10 Thursday. I
will clear the account on Friday and you may resubmit work on Monday 12/14.
The last day to submit (late) work is on Wednesday December 23th 2015.
This is the last day to submit any work before the holiday break.
Name: __________________________
Period: _______
Annotated Bibliography
1. On the top of the page, write annotated bibliography. Center, capitalize,
and underline. (See example at the top of this page.)
2. Alphabetize your entries by author’s last name. If there is no author, then
use the title of the work.
3. All entries should be typed and single spaced. Then, double space
between entries and annotations. Be sure to indent the second line of the
work cited and the first line of the annotation.
EXAMPLES:
Odijk, Pamela. The Chinese. New Jersey: The Macmillan Co., 1989.
This book enables me to gather information on the history of this culture. I
was also able to find pictures of the geographic surroundings.
Oxford Essential World Atlas. New York: Oxford UP, 1996.
This book served as a pictorial geographic dictionary from which most of
my pictures were copied. The photos enabled me to gain a clearer
understanding of ancient Egyptian civilization.
When annotating your bibliography, cite your source with authors name (last,
first), title, place of publication, publishers, date, and page numbers (if
applicable). Pay attention to the punctuation in the examples. After citing your
source, skip two lines, indent, and explain how the source provided you with
information in 2-3 sentences.
SAMPLE ENTRIES
For Bibliography, Works Cited, Works Consulted
Book by a single author
Freedman, Richard R. What Do Unions Do? New York: Basic, 1984: 4-12, 21-22.
Two or more books by the same person
Updike, John. In the Beauty of the Lilies. New York: Knopf, 1996.
---. Toward the End of Time. New York: Knopf, 1997.
Book by two or more persons
Berry, Jason, Jonathan Foose, and Tad Jones. Up From the Cradle of Jazz. Athens: U
of Georgia P, 1986.
Book by more than three authors
Holloway, Susan D., et al. Through My Own Eyes: Single Mothers and the Cultures of
Poverty. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1997.
Book with an editor or compiler in place of an author
Allen, Robert C., ed. Channels of Discourse: Television and Contemporary Culture.
Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1987.
Sevillano, Mando, comp. The Hopi Way: Tales from a Vanishing Culture. Flagstaff:
Northland, 1989. Preface 10-41.
Government Publication or Book by a corporate author
American Medical Association. The American Medical Association Family Medical
Guide. 2nd ed. Chicago: Random, 1987.
Book with a translator and an editor
Dostoevsky, Feodor. Crime and Punishment. Trans. Jessie Coulson. ed. George
Bibian. New York: Norton, 1974.
Book with no author
Encyclopedia of Photography. New York: Crown, 1984: 78-94.
A work in an anthology
Lazard, Naomi. “In Answer to Your Query.” The Norton Book of Light Verse. ed.
Russell Baker. New York: Norton, 1986: 52-53.
Encyclopedia or Dictionary
“Sonata.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 1999.
Article from a monthly magazine
Kaplan, Robert D. “History Moving North.” Atlantic Monthly Feb. 1997: 21+
Article from a weekly magazine
Pierpont, Claudia Roth. “A Society of One: Zora Neale Hurston, American Contrarian.”
New Yorker 17 Feb. 1997: 80-86.
Article from a newspaper
Knox, Richard A. “Please Don’t Dial and Drive, Study Suggests.” Boston Globe
13 Feb. 1997: A1+
Editorial
“Health Risk on Tap.” Editorial. Los Angeles Times 11 Feb. 1998: 6A.
Anonymous article
“A Traffic Ban Drives Rome Crazy.” Newsweek 16 Mar. 1987: 47.
Television Program
Primates. Wild Discovery. Discovery Channel. 23 Mar. 1998.
Material from an information service
Phillips, June K., ed. Action for the 80’s: A Political Professional and Public Program for
Foreign Language Education. Skokie: Natl. textbook, 1981. ERIC ED 197 599.
Recordings
Ellington, Duke, cond. Duke Ellington Orch. First Carnegie Hall Concert. Rec. 23 Jan.
1943. Prestige, p-34004, 1977.
Frost, Robert. “The Road Not taken.” Robert Frost Reads His Poetry. Caedmon, TC
1060, 1956.
Films, filmstrips, slide programs, videotapes, and DVDs
The English Patient. Dir. Anthony Minghella. Perf. Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche,
Willem Dafoe, and Kristin Scott Thomas. Miramax, 1996.
Material Accessed from a Periodical Database on CD-ROM
Galloway, Steven. “TV Takes the Fall in Violence Poll.” Hollywood Reporter. 23 July
1993: 16. Predicasts F and S Plus Text: United States. CD-ROM. Silver Platter.
Oct. 1993.
When accessing online sources, the date accessed must always follow the entry.
For instance, in the example below the site was accessed on June 11, 1999.
Online Scholarly Project or Reference Database
Dickinson, Emily. “Hope.” Poems by Emily Dickinson. 3rd ser. Boston, 1896. Project
Bartleby Archive. Ed. Steven van Leeuwen. 15 Dec. 1995. Columbia U. 11
June 1999
Personal or Professional Website (Website Author included)
Spanoudis, Steve, Bob Blair, and Nelson Miller. Poets’ Corner. 7 June 1999. 13 June
1999 <http://www.geocities.com/~spanoudi/poems>.
Personal or Professional Website (Authorless)
Blue Note Records. 9 June 1999. Blue Note Records. 9 June 1999
<http://www.bluenote.com>.
Online Book
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. An Online Library of Literature. Ed. Peter Galbavy. 14
Feb. 1999. 23 June 1999
<http://www.literature.org/Works/Mary-Shelley/frankenstein>.
Article in an Online Periodical
Coontz, Stephanie. “Family Myths, Family Realities.” Salon 12 Dec. 1997. 3 Feb.
2000 <http://www.salonmagazine.com/mwt/feature/1997/12/23coontz.html>.
Work from an Online Subscription Service
Sleek, Scott. “Blame Your Peers, Not Your Parents, Author Says.” APA Monitor 29.1
(1998). America Online. 1 Mar. 1999. Keyword: The Nurture Assumption.
HOW TO WRITE AN OUTLINE
An outline breaks down the parts of your thesis in a clear, hierarchical manner. Most students find that writing an outline before
beginning the paper is most helpful in organizing one's thoughts. If your outline is good, your paper should be easy to write.
The basic format for an outline uses an alternating series of numbers and letters, indented accordingly, to indicate levels of
importance. Here is an example of an outline on a paper about the development of Japanese theater:
OUTLINE
NOTES
I. Thesis: Japanese theater rose from a popular to
elite and then returned to a popular art form.
The thesis is stated in the first section, which is the
introduction.
II. Early theatrical forms
The body follows the introduction, and breaks down the
points the author wishes to make.
A. Bugaku
B. Sarugaku
C. Primitive Noh
D. Authors and Audience
III. Noh theater
A. Authors
B. Props
1. Masks
a. women
b. demons
c. old men
2. Structure of Stage
C. Themes
1. Buddhist influence
2. The supernatural
D. Kyogen interludes
E. Audience
IV. Kabuki
A. Authors
B. Props
1. make-up
2. special effects
C. Themes
1. Love stories
2. Revenge
D. Audience
V. Bunraku (puppet) theater
A. Authors
B. Props
C. Themes
1. Love stories
2. Historical romances
D. Audience
VI. Conclusion
Note that some section have subdivisions, others do not,
depending on the demands of the paper.
In this outline, II, III, & IV all have similar structure, but
this will not necessarily be true for all papers. Some may
only have three major sections, others more than the five
given here.
Your conclusion should restate your thesis, and never
introduce new material.
State University of New York at Albany
How do I get my grade?
1. 5 days in class working on the project on the chrome = 25pts
(December 2-9th)
No points earned for days you are absent!
2. Notes Cards/Bib Cards Submitted on time Monday Dec 7th = 40pts
(Minimum of 4 bibliography cards and 6 note cards)
3. Outline Typed in class and Submitted in class
Wednesday Dec. 9th = 35pts
4. Annotated Bibliography typed and submitted in class
Thursday Dec 10th = 10pts
5. Paper submitted to turnitin.com by Monday December 14th /Hard
Copy plus turnitin receipt attached submitted
Tuesday December 15th = 100pts
6. Presentation in character (not necessary) with visual of your person
with quote on oak tag (required) start Friday December 11th –
volunteers first then by lottery. Reduction in grade if you are
unprepared to present on Friday.
7. Total Project worth :250
My top 3-5 selections are:
# ____________ # ____________ #___________ # __________ # ______
Rubric
Name:
Exemplarily
Proficient
Needs Work Missing
Chrome Dates: (25pts)
Bib cards checked 12/7
(5-3 cards) (20pts)
Note Cards Checked 12/7
Organized (corresponds to bib
card) legible, paraphrased, and
numbered (8-4 cards)(20pts)
Outline submitted 12/9
Properly formatted (35pts)
Paper submitted to
www.turnitin.com
on time 12/14/15 (30pts)
Hard Copy of Essay
submitted 12/15 w/ annotated
bibliography attached (30pts)
Annotated Bib 12/10(10/10)
Overall creativity (10pts)
The writer’s voice/perspective
Grammar: MUGS (10pts)
Structure & Content (10pts)
Presentation …12/11 (50pts)
Presented with very little
note cards assistance (20pts)
Audience awareness: eye
contact, voice, and pace of
presentation (10pts)
Creativity of presentation in
character (10pts)
Visual on oak tag w/ quote
(10pts)
Overall letter grade: ________________________ Total Research Project Worth: 250