1. Mini Research Project Synthesizing Sources Winter 2008

2. Links http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hillary/

3. Research Writing (R28) Gather and Interpret factual information from multiple sources Clearly express a thesis statement Organize logically: introduction, body, conclusion Include a Works Cited

4. Using Ideas from Research (R41) Incorporate ideas from other writers into your work through: –Direct quotations: use quotation marks and parenthetical citations –Paraphrases: use in place of a direct quote; ideas stated in your own words; use parenthetical citations –Summaries: use when condensing a large body of information; ideas stated in your own words: use parenthetical citations

5. Avoiding Plagiarism (R41) Give credit for any ideas or opinions that are not your own. Use parenthetical citations Use a Works Cited

6. Preparing a Manuscript (R41) Research Papers Include: –Title page –Outline –Works Cited

7. Your Task See page 47 in the anthology. Write a Comparison-and-Contrast Essay. –Read excerpts from two explorers’ firsthand accounts of their ascent of Mount Everest. –Discuss the characteristics of each climber. –Explain which you would prefer as a climbing partner.

8. Sources from View From the Summit by Sir Edmund Hillary, text pages 28-36. “The Dream Comes True” from The Tiger of the Snows by Tenzig Norgay with James Ramsey Ullman, text pages 39-44.

9. Your Task Create a Source Card for each source. Create a Works Cited. Use Parenthetical Citations See the anthology for: –Citing Sources: page R42 & R43 –Works Cited: R42 –Parenthetical Citations: R42

10. Source Card Source Number MLA Citation Source Location

11. Source Card 1. Hillary, Sir Edmund. View From the Summit. Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, Platinum Level. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2005. 30-36. anthology

12. Works Cited A list of sources referred to in your essay Listed in alphabetical order, based on the first word in the entry Each new entry begins at the margin, with subsequent information from that entry tabbed The entire Works Cited is double spaced. See sample on page R43.

13. Parenthetical Citations Parenthetical Citations: –Briefly identify the source from which you’ve taken information –Refer the reader to an entry on the Works Cited list –Fall outside of the closing quotation mark but within the final punctuation of the sentence

14. Parenthetical Citations For example: –“My boots were frozen solid and I cooked them over the primus stove until they were soft enough for me to pull on” (Hillary 31). Hillary = author’s last name 31 = page number

15. Your Task Create Note Cards for information from the sources that you’ll be using in your essay. All information gleaned from the sources must appear on note cards. Note cards may include: –Quotations –Paraphrases –Summaries

16. Note Cards TopicSource card number Information: Page Numbers

17. Note Card Climbing technique1. * Information quoted from the text or * Information paraphrased from the text or * Information summarized from the text 31

18. Note Making Keep a Glossary of new terms Create a Pros & Cons Chart Establish Criteria for Evaluation Create a Compare-Contrast Chart Make Note Cards

19. Note Making Review “Your Task” Read through the sources the first time, keeping a glossary of unfamiliar vocabulary. Organize your glossary accordingly:

20. Glossary NameDate SectionView From the Summit Term____Pg#____Definition___________ Makalu 31 Himalayan high peak, Nepal Lhotse 31 Himalayan high peak, Nepal

21. Tenzing31Irvine 36 Ample 31Mallory 36 Tengboche Monastery 31 -27c 31East Rongbuk Glacier 36 Aperture 31 Kangshung 32 Western CWM 33 Belay 33 Himalayas36 North Col36 Formidable36

22. First Impressions As you finish reading Hillary’s account of the ascent, record your first impressions at the bottom of your glossary. What wound he be like as a climbing partner? 1) 2) 3) 4)

23. Note Making Review “Your Task” Read through the sources again, keeping a pros & cons chart. Organizing your chart accordingly:

24. Pros & Cons Create a Pros & Cons Chart for each climber. –What would you like about Hillary as a climbing partner? –What would bother you about Hillary as a climbing partner? –What would you like about Norgay as a climbing partner? –What would bother you about Norgay as a climbing partner?

25. Pros & Cons - Hillary NameDate SectionP & C Hillary PROSCONS ___________________________________1)

26. The Tiger of the Snows After you’ve read View From the Summit, continue with the Norgay piece (39-44): –Keep a Glossary of new terms –Create a Pros & Cons Chart

27. Pros & Cons - Norgay NameDate SectionP & C Norgay PROSCONS ___________________________________1)

28. Note Making Establish Criteria for Evaluation –What characteristics are you looking for in a climbing partner? –An expert climber Someone modest Climber’s attitude toward you Trust Knowledge of the terrain ?

29. Criteria for Evaluation Name Date SectionClimbing Partner Musts What’s important to you in a climbing partner? 1) 2) 3) 4)

30. Note Making Create a Compare-Contrast Chart based on the criteria you’ve established. Go back to the Pros & Cons Chart, or into the text, if necessary. Here’s how to create the C-C Chart:

31. Compare-Contrast Chart NameDate SectionC-C Chart CriteriaHillaryNorgayBoth 1) 2) 3) 4)

32. Note Cards Use the information in the C-C Chart to create note cards. All information gleaned from the sources must appear on note cards. Note cards may include: –Quotations –Paraphrases –Summaries

33. Note Cards TopicSource card number Information: Page Numbers

34. Note Card Climbing technique1. * Information quoted from the text or * Information paraphrased from the text or * Information summarized from the text 31

35. Writing the Thesis Paragraph Slant: a catchy introductory sentence Criterion 1 sentence Criterion 2 sentence Criterion 3 sentence Thesis sentence: Draw a conclusion based on your criteria stating either Hillary or Norgay as the preferred climbing partner.

36. Creating the Outline Compare / Contrast Essay Outline