Multi-Genre Research Project Perseverance

Assignment - Topic  Select a famous person who demonstrates perseverance in his/her life  Research this person while staying focused on perseverance.  HINT: THIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF YOUR WORK  Research not designed to be a biography of the person’s entire life.

Assignment  Choose 2 of 3 genres  Creative  Technical  Response  Write an article about your person (at least 3 paragraphs)  Must include  Internal citation  Thesis statement(s)  Present commencement speech to a graduation class  Must speak from the point of perseverance and how it will help these students in the future

Creative – Pick 1  Comic/Political Cartoon with explanation  Wanted poster with explanation  Vanity License Plates (3) on different aspects of your person’s life with explanations (3)  Bumper Stickers (3) on different aspects of your person’s life with explanations(3) Perseverance

Technical– Pick 1 ( Each of these may not be appropriate for each person being researched. Select carefully.  Map with explanation  Chart or diagram with explanation  Resume  Time-line with explanation Perseverance

Response– Pick 1 ( Responses must be between your person and an important person in his/her life. You must remember to focus on perseverance.  s  Can use even if it was not available at the time  Love/like letters  One page Perseverance

Write at least 3 Paragraphs–  Article about person and how they persevered in life  Must include  facts found in research which are strong and meaningful  Internal citations (MLA style)  Strong thesis statement(s)  Qualities of a good paragraph  Topic sentences  Connections  Clincher  Transitions  Good mechanics  Spelling  Punctuation  Capitalization Perseverance

Final Assessment  You are to give a commencement address as if you are the person you researched.  Appropriate for those who are embarking on the next stage of their lives  Focus on the theme of perseverance.  Three to five (3-5) minutes long  Have two copies when you present  One is for you to use  One is to turn in before giving your speech.  You might want to dress as your person to achieve the points for creatively taking on the persona. Perseverance

Parenthetical Citation Examples  MLA style  Briefly credit sources  Author’s last name and the page number(s) of the information used: (Gray 365)  Seventh grade students must learn research skills in order to succeed in higher grades and college (Gray 365).  If author’s name is in sentence, only put page number  Gray concluded that research is essential for seventh grade students to learn in order to succeed in higher grades and college (365).  Note punctuation!

Works Cited Page  Titled in the middle  Works Cited  Sources in alphabetical order from the first word whether it is  an author  website  article name  Remember, if two articles begin the same way, you need to go to where there is a unique letter to decide on placement.

Works Cited Page  Citations are set up with the first line at left margin and then indented. Gray, Lauren. How to Write an Expository Essay. Marietta: HTMS Publishing Company, Print.  Set up hanging indentation  Go into paragraph to set up your works cited page  Right click (or choose paragraph)  Spacing –double  Indentation – Special - hanging.

Examples for different works  Book  Gray, Lauren. How to Write an Expository Essay. Marietta: HTMS Publishing Company, Print.  Website  Ham, Colleen. “The Correct Way to Cite Papers.” Teachers Weekly. 11 Jan Premier Publications. 3 November

Examples for different works  Periodical  Pitney, Aline. “You can cite properly.” ELA Rules. 24 Apr Print.