1. The Junior Research Paper (JRP) Your future depends upon it…

2. The Basics  Persuasive Research Essay  Focused on a Career Interest or Passion with Purpose  4 -6 pages  Double-Spaced  MLA Format  6 – 8 Sources  Is a graduation requirement  Must get 70% or higher to get approval for your Culminating Project.  Need to pass the Yes Test -First Time: No Penalty -Second Time: -10% -Third Time: -25% -Final Time: Do Not Pass!!!

3. How do you write a persuasive essay on a Career Interest or a Passion with a Purpose?  Career Interest: Consider a career you are interested in and take a position on debate within the field.  Example: I want to be a teacher and I believe Special Education and ELL students should be integrated in core classes.  Passion with a Purpose: Consider a passion or cause you are interested in and explore debates within the field.  Example: I play soccer and want to explore the impact Title IX has had on women’s athletics.

4. Topic Must be a Reasonable Debate Good Example: Teachers should grade SE and ELL students with different criteria than students without accommodations. Bad Example: The Culminating Project is a lame graduation requirement.

5. The Architecture of JRP Assignments  The Foundation: Flushing out your argument.  The Architecture: Synthesizing your research  The Music: Presenting your findings.

6. The Foundation: Soapbox Speech A Soapbox Speech is an old British term where Britons would stand on a wooden box used for shipping soap and rant about a political conviction they held in a public place. Your task is to do the following:  Deliver a 5 – 7 minute speech on a topic that your passionate about related to the JRP prompt.  Include 5 rhetorical moves (DO NOT USE ethos, pathos, logos, syntax, or diction!).  Give a hardcopy to Mr. Sun-K with your rhetorical moves underlined, bolded, or highlighted.  Be prepared for a Q&A Session  Dress professionally or appropriately related to your topic.

7. The Architecture: Second Draft, Annotated Bibliography, and Job Shadow  Complete a 2 nd draft synthesizing 7 sources w/a Works Cited Page.  Research 10 sources (including a Job Shadow) and draft an Annotated Bibliography  Schedule and complete a Job Shadow related to your topic.

8. What’s the deal with the Job Shadow? The Job Shadow is part of the requirements for the Culminating Project during your Junior year. However, Mr. Sun-K is requiring you to complete it as an assignment in his class. The advantages to completing the Job Shadow in conjunction with the CP Essay are as follows: 1.You can complete 2 parts of the CP in English. 2.You can use your Job Shadow as 1 of your 7 sources on your essay. 3.Mr. Sun-K is giving you permission to take a day off from his class. 4.If you have already completed your Job Shadow, you may either redo it for the purpose of this essay OR do a new one shadowing someone who is related to your essay topic.

9. The Music: 3 rd Draft, Final Draft, and Oral Presentation  Compose a 3 rd draft synthesizing 7 sources and including 6 rhetorical moves.  Complete your Final Draft and pass the Yes Test  Make an Oral Presentation defending your JRP.

10. FormativeSummative Soapbox Speech (Draft 1) Annotated Bibliography Job Shadow Packet Draft 2 Draft 3 Brainstorm Outline Final Draft Oral Defense Breakdown of Formative/Summative Assignments

11. Key Dates  Soapbox Speeches: Mon. 11/28 – Mon. 12/5  Ms. Piper Discusses Job Shadow: Tues. 12/6  Ms. Gligorea Discusses Databases/Annotated Bibliography: Wed. 12/7  Annotated Bibliography: Tues. 12/20  Job Shadow Due: Fri. 1/6  Draft 2 Due: Mon. 1/9  Draft 3 Due: Tues. 1/17  Final Draft Due: Fri. 1/20  Yes Test rounds/Orals: TBD.

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