4. Share

    • Organize your notes
    • How will I present my learning?
    • Who is my audience?
    • How will I use good design skills if it is a multimedia presentation?

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Task N: Organize Your Notes

Once you complete your research, go back to your mind map to review your notes. Work to group together the nodes that cover the same topics. Use the “Connector” tool to show similarity, cause/effect, etc. between nodes of research.

Task O: You will share your learning in the form of a research essay and as a multimedia online presentation (see below or Task). You will use the normal writing technique of using paragraphs to organize your information in the essay. To write your research report, you are to create a Google Doc entitled “Section 1 to 3- Paper- Your Name”. Share it with your teacher and with one student. Write an outline and then a first draft using the rubric listed in the Task section or below. You and your partner are then to use the Comment tool in Google Docs to write very specific, constructive information using the rubric and your knowledge of the 6+1 Writing Traits. As you continue to edit your paper, have your peer editing partner continue to give you feedback.


Here are some specific criteria for the formatting of your research report:

-Single space and skip lines between paragraphs

-No indentation for paragraphs

-Title page correctly formatted- Question, Name and Date

-Clear listing of the research question in intro

-A few sentences of background info in intro

-Listing of main subtopics that answer the research question

-Transition sentence at end of each paragraph

-In sentence citations using correct MLA style

-Body paragraphs that provide details and analysis for each of the subtopics

-Historians viewpoints on your topic

-Do not use first person

-Conclusion that summarizes and provides final analysis

-Full Works Cited section in correct MLA style with at least 4 sources

-A minimum of two pages in length (not counting title or Works Cited pages)


You will also be assessed for the content and writing techniques using the provided Research Report Rubric.

Here are some resources to support our classroom lessons on how to write your research report.

  • Research Guide for Students (Instead of starting with a thesis, you will use your question.)
  • Writing Research Essays

For the presentation, you will need to use good design to hold your viewers’ attention as you share the content of your project. It is important for you to answer a few questions as you design your presentation. Remember to use the multimedia rubric found in the Task section or below.

    • Who is my audience?
    • How will I use good design skills if it is a multimedia presentation?
    • How can I make my work functional? (usable and easy to use)
    • How can I make my work attractive?

You are to review the following Web site on design tips. Read each tip carefully and then write a blog post where you explain which five design ideas you think are most important. Complete your post by telling which thinking skills from Bloom’s Taxonomy you used as you review the information.

Good Design

Helpful Writing Tips: Use the following sites to write your paper. They provide many useful tips.

SOU Site

NCSU Rubric

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Your Tasks

Research Paper: Using our research process, you are to write a paper that answers your question. Your question is to be based on a topic in American history. Use the Research Report Rubric to guide your efforts. Once you complete your paper in Google Docs, you are to download a Word version to be uploaded to Turnitin to check for any possible difficulties in citing your sources.

Online Multimedia Project: Present the findings from your research online in using one of the tools listed below. Use the Multimedia Rubric to guide your effort. Your project must have numerous images that you draw from various sources including original artwork when appropriate.

Now go to Stage 5- Review