SENIOR+PROJECT

= Senior Research Project: = =Two parts:=
 * 1) =//Essay/ research.//=
 * 2) ===//Presentation- should not be a formal reading of your essay, but an aspect from your topic. an activity, demonstration, lesson, or experiment, or a video, guest speaker...//===

=Need time?= =Due Dates:= = Essay, Minimum of 5 pages and 5 works cited, du ** e BY May 7th. (Friday) **= Below is the Project Outline Document: All information is on this document:
 * **Every Friday since March, you have had time to work on this research and the essay.**
 * **I am here after school every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.**

= Here is a printable interview handout to fill out during your interview. Copy and paste this into Word and type in your questions... leave some blank in case you come up with some during the interview. =

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=**Purpose:**= PA Academic Standards: 1.5.11.A Write with a sharp, distinct focus. 1.5.11.B Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic. 1.5.11.C Write with controlled and/or subtle organization. 1.5.11.D Write with a command of the stylistic aspects of composition. 1.5.11.E Revise writing to improve style, word choice, sentence variety, and subtlety of meaning after rethinking how questions of purpose, audience, and genre have been addressed. 1.5.11.F Edit writing using the conventions of language. 1.5.11.G Present and/or defend written work for publication when appropriate. 1.6.11.C Speak using skills appropriate to formal speech situations. 1.8.11.A Select and refine a topic for research. 1.8.11.B Locate information using appropriate sources and strategies. 1.8.11.C Organize, summarize, and present the main ideas from research. Big Ideas: 1. Research can be used to support, challenge, refine, and inspire personal ideas. 2. Using sources that are reliable result in convincing arguments. 3. Research is powerful in persuading and communicating. Competencies and Essential Questions: 1. What makes an effective topic for research? 2. What characteristics make a source reliable and legitimate for research? 3. How can one sort and arrange information (using graphic organizers or outlines)? 4. When, how, and why does one give credit for information used? 5. What are the advantages or tailoring writing based on audience? 6. How can ideas from research be developed into an effective thesis? Eligible Content: R11.A.2.3 Make inferences, draw conclusions, and make generalizations based on text. R11.A.2.4 Identify and explain the main ideas and relevant details. R11.A.2.5 Summarize a nonfictional text as a whole. R11.B.3.1 Interpret, describe, and analyze the characteristics and uses of facts and opinions in non-fictional test. R11.B.3.2 Distinguish between essential and non-essential information within or between texts.

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