That Was Then, This Is Now Unit  That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton Drama Unit West Side Story 12 Angry Men The Outsiders Unit  The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Holocaust, Heroes, and Hope Unit  Night by Elie Wiesel Diary of Anne Frank The Freedom Writers Diary Literature Circle Holocaust Research Project United States Holocaust Museum Holocaust Survivor Stories The Children of the Holocaust Holocaust Research Project 8th Grade Research Paper - Great site to help you stay organized See page 21 for rubric and 22 for editing checklist 1. Research paper terminology (thesis statement, plagiarism, cite bibliography, outline, sentence outline, topical outline, parenthetical citations) 2. Discuss chronological sequence, compare/contrast, cause/effect, explain how authors use text features including graphics, author’s pages, prefaces, and marginal notes, to enhance the understanding of central, key, and supporting ideas 3. Choose a topic to research and develop a thesis statement (Topic Sheet due ________) Students must choose their paper topics carefully. They need to balance their desire to pick a topic that is very interesting to them, with picking a topic that will be easy to research. If a student can not find enough information about a topic, they will struggle with the entire process. What they write about is important, but this project stresses learning the process of putting a paper together. 4. Take two days to find articles and compile bibliography (evaluate credibility) (Preliminary Bibliography due _______) Evaluating Internet Resources When choosing internet sources, keep in mind that anyone may publish a web page. This means not all information on the internet is true or correct. As a researcher, it is your responsibility to evaluate the web site to determine whether the information is useful, accurate, current, and objective. Using the checklist below will help you evaluate internet resources. 1. Is the information relevant to my paper? 2. Who created the page? 3. What organization is the person affiliated with? 4. Has the site been reviewed online by an online reviewing agency? 5. Does the domain (i.e. edu, com, gov) of the page influence your evaluation of the site? 6. Are you positive that the information is true? 7. What can you do to prove that it is true? 8. When was the site created? 9. Is there a date for the last update of the site? 10. Is the information presented in an objective (fair, unbiased) manner? http://www.acdsnet.org/uploads/file/library/MS_Research_Guide.pdf 5. Create an outline of your paper (Preliminary outline due _________) 6.Use strategies to write a 3-5 page research paper (not including cover page and bibliography) (take a stand on an issue and support it) including 3 citations, title page, works cited page, and bibliography using a minimum of 5 sources, multiple resources and perspectives, arguments/counterarguments (Draft of Paper due ________) 7. Create note cards for speech (Note cards due ___________) 8. Create final outline for your paper (Final outline due _________) 9. Write rough draft of paper (Rough draft due ________) 10. Prepare and deliver an informational speech, precise/vivid language, logical organization, persuasive non-verbal techniques, rhetorical strategies (Final Paper due _________) 11. Write notes on others’ speeches (main idea, purpose, details, fact and opinions, possible bias, argumentation; ask relevant questions) Poetry Unit "Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance." ~ Carl Sandburg "I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering. " ~Robert Frost  Poems Loves & Loathings What to do in Rudd, Iowa Diary of a Wombat (and other diaries) Limericks Haikus Ballad Free Verse Alphabet Shape Acrostic Photo And so many more... Listen to the following poems. Write your reactions/thoughts. Draw a picture of what you visualize. Daffodils by William Wordsworth The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me, Too by Shel Silverstein Bleezer’s Ice Cream by Jack Prelutsky Some Great Poetry Sites Shel Silverstein - A poetic genius Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs) |
