Post date: Dec 09, 2015 6:27:32 PM
Research Brochure Turn in a printed copy on _____________________________
As we wrap up the semester, you will be creating a tri-fold brochure or a fact sheet that provides an informational overview of a topic that interests you. It can be a social issue, a controversial topic, a problem facing the world or individuals, a medical/mental issue, a hobby, etc. It can really be about anything that you care about and could inform others about.
Start with an introductory paragraph that gives an overview of your topic. It should not argue for or against a position related to your topic. It should just present a little basic background.
You should provide specific details about the topic. Find information that you think is important or interesting in relation to your topic. Include statistics and data if it’s relevant and you find it. Each piece of information should be followed by an MLA citation in parentheses that follows the information you got from that source.
Use at least two relevant pictures related to your topic. Include the sources in MLA style on the Works Cited page.
Include at least one chart, graph, diagram, etc. related to your topic. Again, you need to cite the sources.
Provide a Works Cited page in MLA style. You should use at least three sources related to your topic to actually find the facts about your topic. This can be a separate page.
When you use borrowed information, be sure to cite in parentheses the name of the author or the name of the website, article, etc. (when there is not author). You do not need to include URLs.
If you directly quote from a source, be sure it’s in quotation marks and cited properly.
It’s better to put borrowed information in your own words, BUT you still need to tell where it came from with a proper citation.
Sources: Try to use resources available through Cobb’s Digital Library instead of just wildly Googling. Here is log-in information for the CDL: user: Kennesaw pw: mustangs11
If you do use other internet sources, check their credibility. Who created the information? What is their reason for doing so? Are they affiliated with a news organization or some sort of organization related to your topic, or is it just an individual with an opinion?
MLA Works Cited: Use EasyBib, which our school subscribes to. You can also use it as an electronic notebook to collect information. Here is log-in information:
user: FirstnameLastname@kennesawmountain.com pw: student ID
Microsoft Publisher is the best program for creating a brochure. It is on the school computers, and there is a template for a tri-fold brochure that you can place information into.
(Rubric is on back)
Name____________________________________________ Class Period ______________
Grading Rubric for Brochure or Fact Sheet
______/10 Your brochure or fact sheet has a title/heading that makes clear what it is about.
______/10 You included a paragraph that gives an overview of or introduction to your topic.
______/20 You provided informative facts that should give the reader a reasonable understanding of your topic.
_______10 You used at least three different sources to find your information.
______/10 You included at least two relevant pictures related to your topic.
______/10 You included at least one chart, graph, etc. that presents relevant data related to your topic.
______/20 You have a sources section in proper MLA format—not just URLs—that tells where you got your information AND you cited the sources with the borrowed information in your paper.
______/10 Your writing is free of errors in capitalization, punctuation, word choice, sentence structure, spelling, etc.
TOTAL _______/100