1. MLA Format You may want to use easybib.com for your work cited page
MLA 7th edition

2. OWL Purdue University Have trouble with MLA? Then, use this cite:

3. Purdue Online

4. Cornell Notes
You will be asked to keep Cornell Notes, which will store your research. You must have 5-10 entries. This will be collected on the due date of your paper.
Example:
Research Question (will be written at top): How do the effects of environmental changes contribute to the endangerment of frogs?
Title of website
URL
Date accessed
Quote
“The Benefits of the Spotted Frog”
17 May 2011
Quote: “Inmates at the Cedar Creek Corrections center are staffing a project to bolster the dwindling population of the Oregon spotted frog. The results of their 85-cent-per-hour job has stunned researchers” (Sullivan 4).
Commentary:

5. Powerpoint
Effective, appropriate link between the research and the presentation
10 slides not including the title page (so 11 total)
25 points--summative

6. Oral Presentation
5-10 minutes
15 points-summative

7. Active Listening Listen and evaluate the oral presentations
Students will evaluate peer
Cornell Notes

8. Multi-genre Add one or more types of writing pieces different genre
connected to the topic
presents one or more perspectives
personal and creative
can present multiple, even conflicting perspectives of topic
Will be presented with PowerPoint.

9. Multi-genre
10 sentence paragraph explaining the meaning of your piece:
--Why did you choose this?
--Why is it significant?
--How does it connect to your topic?
-- What was your thought process while creating it?

10. Ex. of different genres bumper sticker poems interview song lyrics
Fable
video
Photography
comic strip
map
letters
parodies
obituary
recipe
web site home page
diary
want ads
menu
brochure
interior monologue

11. Multi-genre
35 Points--Summative

12. Reflective/Social Element
Relate some personal connection or interest to the topic
Provide a “looking back and looking forward” focus
Examine:
what led to the topic
what was learned
how research will impact future actions, goals, and perspectives

13. Reflective/Social Element
25 points-- Summative