Resource Journals

Required

All HHMS honors and most PDP/DP Social Studies Classes require Resource Journals.

The purpose of this assignment is for students connect to social studies outside the walls of this classroom through current events or scholarly articles. This assignment also requires students to do research, reading, writing and analysis which are all skills needed in collegiate life beyond HHMS.

Teachers assign that resource journal articles through Oncourse that correlate to the current content that the students are learning.

1. Turned in on time (5 points)

2. Correct heading (5 points)

3. Correct grammar and spelling (5 points)

4. Cite article using APA (5 points)

5. Article summary in paragraph form with a minimum of 9 sentences. (10 points)

6. Personal reflection paragraph of 9 sentences using the reflection questions below. (10 points)

40 Points Total

Teachers will specify due dates but as a general rule 3 Resource Journals are turned in each 6 weeks. These points add up! Make sure you keep up with them.

The HHMS Social Studies Department uses APA style citations. Each article must be cited. Citation machines on the internet are very helpful in converting an article into a citation which you can copy and paste to your journal assignment.

Example of APA citation for a printed newspaper article:

Last, F. M. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Newspaper Title, pp. Page(s).

Example of APA citation for an online news article:

Online articles follow the same guidelines for printed articles. Include all information the online host makes available, including an issue number in parentheses.

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living web. A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 149. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

Rachel Robbins

8/21/18

Civics 1st Block

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

Paragraph #1

This paragraph is a summary of the news article. It is 9 sentences long.

Paragraph #2

This paragraph is a personal reflection on the article. It is 9 sentences long.

Questions that might be helpful in formulating your reflection paragraph:

1. What makes this event newsworthy and why should people be concerned about it?

2. What ideas do you have about what should be done to address this event and its results/potential results?

3. What are the potential outcomes for this event if:

   1. some sort of action is taken?

   2. action is not taken

4. What additional information would you like to know about this event?

5. How would you go about finding the answer to the questions you listed in #4?

6. How does learning about this event and thinking about possible results of it help you to see the importance of being aware of current events locally, nationally, and globally?

7. What are the consequences of people NOT being concerned about current events?