ENG HN 10
Social Action Research
Project Set-up
Project Set-up
- Make a new Google doc:
- Rename the Doc: Your Name's Social Action Sources (e.g. Ms. Boninti's Social Action Sources)
- Share the Doc with your teacher
2. Make a copy of the Note-taking Template
- Rename the Doc: Your Name's Social Action Notes (e.g. Ms. Boninti's Social Action Notes)
- Share the Doc with your teacher
Step 1: Pick a Topic and Do Background Research
Step 1: Pick a Topic and Do Background Research
Global Issue + Single Story
Global Issue + Single Story
- Syrian immigration crisis + terrorist OR the undermining the culture in European countries
- Climate change + climate is naturally warming/ the science is circumspect
- Terrorist + Muslim
- Muslim religious garb + terrorist OR anti-west
- Body Image + western ideals are most beautiful
- Mexicans + criminals
- Slavery + thing of the past
- Genetically Modified Foods + bad for your health
- Animal extinction + human superstition/religion (Chinese medicine)
- Social media as a tool for ISIS recruitment/radicalization + careers, opportunities, community in ISIS
- Airport security +
- Drug trade +
- Legalization of drugs +
- Hacking +
- Nationalism +
- Human trafficking + not in the US
- Gay rights + pedophiles (Chechnya)
- Freedom of speech + ai weiwei
What Information Do We Need?
What Information Do We Need?
- The Oppressor: Person creating a single story
- The Victim: Person feeling victimized by the single story
- The Changemaker: Person making a social change to break the single story
- Solutions: Solutions to the problem
After you have collected the info above, you must assign specific roles to write the 1st person narration of the 3 characters below (See Assignment for Details):
- The Oppressor
- The Victim
- The Changemaker
Step 2: Locate, Evaluate and Cite Information
Step 2: Locate, Evaluate and Cite Information
Evaluating Sources
Evaluating Sources
- Do Now: Fill out the blank CRAP sheet
Locating Sources
Locating Sources
- Search the Recommended Websites:
- Search the Recommended Databases
- Gale Power Search (search all of the Gale databases at once)
- ABC CLIO: Issues
- Global Issues in Context
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context
How to Cite a Website
How to Cite a Website
Step 3: Finish Research, Gather Visuals, and Start Narrative
Step 3: Finish Research, Gather Visuals, and Start Narrative
- Create a Google Slides presentation and share with the members of your group
- Locate and cite images.
How to Evaluate, Cite, and create an in-text citation for a photo.mov
Step 4: Fix up the Works Cited
Step 4: Fix up the Works Cited
- Use these instructions to put the finishing touches on your Works Cited doc: How to Format a Works Cited List in MLA 8 Style Using Google Docs
Handouts
Handouts