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MLA Biography Project (24/1-4)

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This week everyone will be creating an MLA Biography Report for the same Historical Person you did your Facebook Project on.  Please use the research you already did to complete the report by the end of the week.  The format for your report is as follows: All papers will be 2-3 pages in length.  (My Sample is 4).  You must use the Historical Figure that you were assigned during the Facebook Historical Project. (See List Posted In Class Or Ask Mr. S).  You will use the MLA Short Form (See Example Below), but the report will be Times New Roman, Font 12, Single Spaced (Except for Header) and must include at least three (3) sources in the MLA Citation Format you practiced last week.  You must also turn in an MLA BIOGRAPHY PLANNING SHEET with your report.  The Planning Sheet may be hand-written, but the report itself must be SAVED as a PDF from MS WORD and sent as an ATTACHMENT on and EMAIL.  No other forms of turn in will be accepted for credit. ...

Citations & Bibliographies (23/3)

Today we will be learning about sources for research papers.  You will need to pay close attention to the structure of the following entries to create a Bibliography.  Watch the video below and go to the Plagiarism101 website.  You can reference the Citation Project Powerpoint or the Bibliography Worksheets to help you complete the quiz below.  You will need to use accurate references and sources for future projects in my class. Good Luck!! - Mr. S VIDEO  Plagiarism 101 Citation Project PowerPoint Bibliography Worksheet I Link Bibliography Worksheet II Link  MLA FORMAT EXAMPLES MAKING BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRIES QUIZ   Imagine you have written an essay. Create a Bibliography page with the information below.  You Must Send Me An Email With Your Answers For Items 1-4 To Receive Credit For This Quiz.  You must list the following sources for your work: EXAMPLE:  You have used information from a book.   (A) The ...

Internet Research Presentation Day - (23/2)

Indian Talking Stick Video Today to begin the class by watching a followup video to the 7-Habits of Highly Effective People (Covey).  Please watch the video in class (Or From The Online Link To The Left), discuss it with someone in class, and create a Journal Entry (Weebly.com) about what Listening With Empathy means and how you might use this method in your own relationships. Internet Research Presentation  VIDEO TO WATCH 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 T...

Tackk.Com (23/1)

Today you will be finishing your Internet Research Primer (see previous post from Friday).  When you are done, and you have signed for your new flash drive (Courtesy of Principal Heller for your 8th Grade Project), you will have some time to check out TACKK.COM.  I found this in a magazine on the flight home from a weekend trip.  I thought this would be an interesting and fun way to post information (Like The 8th Grade Project) for school.  You can easily create single page websites for your work.  You could create a single TACKK without logging in, or create a series of TACKK's.  Please go to the website TACKK.COM to get started.  Make sure you add the TAG (caatech) to all of your sites so we can see them. Have Fun With This!! - Mr. S

Internet Research Primer (22-4)

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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 (1-11) 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 past 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!!  Monday is a day off.  Tuesday we will begin to learn the difference between good internet sources and bad ones.  You will also learn how to create proper CITATIONS for Bibliographies and other work.  Good Luck!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Article Summary MLA Short Format (22/1-3)

Good Morning Everyone! Today we will be completing the Article Summary Report in MLA Short Format.  Please remember to submit your Article Summary Question Worksheet along with your Article Summary Report to receive full credit.  You must submit the report as a PDF file from Google Drive or as an attachment to your GMail to me at hscribnercaa@gmail.com.  Once you are finished with your report, please spend the balance of your time left working on the Vocabulary Words for this unit and the definitions for Why We Do Research (Note Page).  There will be a quiz on Day II this week, be ready for it! Tomorrow we will start working on the "Wading Through The Web" part of the IT Research Unit.  We will discuss search techniques and viable websites that are verified for accuracy.  You will also be learning to create proper Citations and Reference Lists.  Good Luck!! - Mr. S

Article Summary Resources (21/3 & 4)

Today we will be reviewing the article from yesterday and looking at the steps in the example for creating an accurate Article Summary and MLA Article Summary Report.  HERE IS A LINK TO THE YOUTUBE VIDEO FROM CLASS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiTaxAfIBPg Here is the link to the article we are using as an example: http://www.usnews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2011/07/14/study-emerging-technology-has-positive-impact-in-classroom We will re-read it in class and review the example Article Summary Sheet and MLA Article Summary Report.  CLICK HERE to see the examples from yesterday's Class Blog ( http://caatechnology.blogspot.com ) entry. I will be assigning one of the three articles below for you to read on your own.  You may turn in a handwritten Article Summary Question Sheet or use the link below to download an electronic version.  Your final MLA Article Summary Report must be submitted as follows: Use a template to start the report.  It must have 1"...