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MLA Biography Project (300 points) (Worksheet 100 points)

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Today you will begin to learn to do real research.  We will start slow and I will show you MLA and APA formats for reports.  We will learn step by step.  Below is a listing of links to help you.  We will reference these links all the time.  Good Luck and Move Slowly. - Mr. S MLA CITATION FORMAT CREATOR http://www.easybib.com/ HISTORICAL FACEBOOK ASSIGNMENT LIST https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjY9jTFcLEUWdEF0Q2duelVXRmdTVUxWMHlWWEM3V2c&usp=sharing APA Format http://apastyle.org/ MLA Format http://mlaformat.org/ Classroom PowerPoint Presentation on Basic Research https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzY9jTFcLEUWM1MxUG1xQlBCVW8/edit?usp=sharing Sample Research Scaffold - Color Psychology http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1155/example_scaffold.pdf Sample  Research Paper - Color Psychology http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1155/example_paper.pdf http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/too...

Internet Research Primer Project (200 points)

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Make sure you understand how to do research online.  You will need to prove that you can find and cite sources on the next BIOGRAPHY Project at the end of the week.  Good Luck! Everyone must use the link below to complete the INTERNET RESEARCH PRIMER ACTIVITY.  http://mrsoshouse.com/ext/feb.html YOU MUST COMPLETE AT LEAST 3 (1-12) OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW FOR TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT!!  ANY ADDITIONAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS ARE WORTH EXTRA CREDIT! EVERYONE MUST READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS.  READ THE WHOLE POST BEFORE STARTING!! Copy and Paste all of the questions you chose below into an email to the instructor (hscribnercaa@gmail.com.  Once in the email.  Use the links (SOME LINKS DO NOT WORK RIGHT) to find the answers from this post, or from the website listed above.  When you are finished you may work on anything else you like.  Good Luck!!  Tomorrow we will discuss your Research Paper for next week.  You will need to create a 3-4 page MLA S...

Internet Research Introduction (Worksheet 100 points / Extra Credit 100 points)

Internet Research Presentation VIDEO TO WATCH This video will show some of the ways to make sure the websites you use are credible. Today we will be learning the difference between good sources and questionable sources on the internet. We will watch a short video about different research sites and follow a PowerPoint presentation.  Please fill in your notes from the class discussion on the Internet Research Presentation Worksheet provided.  That worksheet will also be used for tomorrow's discussion, and you will hand it in at the end of the week.  The Worksheet will count as a quiz for this Project.  Below is a link to the presentation today: Presentation PowerPoint TODAY'S Practical Exercise (WE WILL WORK ON THIS ONE TOGETHER IN CLASS) : (Write ANSWER at the bottom of your WORKSHEET) You must write down the day of the week of the birthday for the United States Secretary of State for 2013.  You must also write down each specific website you used to find...

PIXLR COLLAGE PROJECT (100 points)

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We Will Start with a presentation about basic Digital Photography.  If you miss it, please (CLICK HERE) to review the Powerpoint.  On your own, there are tons of basic photography videos on YouTube or Kahn Academy.  Please feel free to use your time to watch some of them.  Do not waste time on videos that are off task or not helpful for this specific project. Today you will be creating a Photo Collage with PIXLR.COM like the one above.  Please make sure that you leave a space on the collage for a "key" (Description or Title for each picture and how it corresponds to the assignment requirements. Also make sure that you upload and make all changes, editing or cropping decisions before starting the collage.  Have all seven pictures finished and saved to the desktop before beginning the collage.  The collage function on pixlr.com will not save work.  You start and complete the collage in one session.  See below for the photo topics....

COMICLIFE (AAHF Project) WRAP UP & PIXLR.COM REVIEW

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The first thing you need to do today is open your ComicLife Project and finish it.  Once finished, YOU MUST ATTACH YOUR FILES TO AN EMAIL.  PLEASE SEND ME A JPEG FILE AND A PDF FILE OF YOUR COMIC PAGE.  In the body of the Email, you MUST provide the SPECIFIC WEBLINK to your resources of information for your ComicLife Page.  BOTH FILES MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE EMAIL AS WELL FOR CREDIT.  When you are finished, follow the directions below for the preparation for next weeks work: Today we will be working online with pixlr.com.  This is a powerful website (CLICK HERE) to help you work with and manipulate digital photographs.  Please use the time today to explore this software using pictures from Google Images. We will eventually be learning to take pictures and create a photo project book for the entire school.  This will be an artistic project aimed at helping you to use photography, journalism, and Mac Pages.  We will be learning to use thi...

African-American Heritage Month - COMICLIFE PROJECT 2014 (100 points)

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Ok Everyone, Today you will choose an African-American Historical figure from my list and create a 1-2 page comic-book about that person's biography.   Include where they are from, what significant contributions they have made, and why they are a prominent historical figure.  Your page must include when and where they were born, some reference to where they lived, and where they are now.  I encourage you to create your page with some "flow" to it.  You must collect pictures to go with your story and then use ComicLife to create the comic book pages.  YOU MUST USE AT LEAST 6 PICTURES.  YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 QUOTES. We will work on one together in class today and your story is due by Thursday, February 6th (4pm). No two projects can be on the same person. Use these websites to choose a historical figure: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/bhmbios1.html http://history1900s.about.com/od/people/tp/famousafricanamericans.htm I MUST APPROVE YOUR C...