1. Decide on one to use for our next activity! You will be choosing an object that is special to your family- a primary source. It must be pre 1980s. For example, an antique blue mason jar, a picture of grandpa in WWII, grandma’s handmade quilt, an old hammer, etc.

2. Report Outline: I. Opening a. Background about you and your family b. Where you’ve lived/heritage, etc. II. Introduce the object. a. description b. Who it belongs to c. Why it’s special to your family III. Historical importance a. Historical significance/purpose of the object #1 b. Historical significance/purpose of the object #2 IV. Closing a. Why/how the research makes the object even more special or important to you Outline of Report

3. As a class, review the sample research paper. On your own - 1.Complete sections I. and II. of the brainstorming sheet. 2.On section III., write down subject areas that you may be able to research for your artifact. 3.When you finish the brainstorming sheet, raise your hand and I will confirm that you are reading to begin your research for your artifact. 4.Research – use Sweetsearch.com as your search engine to find at least two facts from different sources about your artifact. 5.Fill in the Easybib worksheet for the facts you choose to keep and write the fact at the bottom of the page.

4. Get out your Artifact rough draft (graphic organizer) and easybib resource pages. You will work INDEPENDENTLY today while I meet with students on grades, etc. Food and gum – They are becoming an issue. *Please clean up after yourself. If you drop food/gum, pick it up or it will not be allowed any longer.

5. Write your rough draft using the brainstorming sheet. 1.Research –Find at least 2 facts from 2 different sources about your artifact. 2.Fill in the Easybib worksheet for the facts you choose to keep and write the fact at the bottom of the page. 3.Type your final draft. 4.Refer to your in-text citations page for directions on citing evidence within the text. 5.Complete the Bibliography for your paper. 6.Highlight your in-text citations. 7.Submit your mini-research paper to Turnitin.com by Friday. 8.Show and Tell Friday.

6. Write your rough draft using the brainstorming sheet. 1.Research –Find at least 2 facts from 2 different sources about your artifact. 2.Fill in the Easybib worksheet for the facts you choose to keep and write the fact at the bottom of the page. 3.Type your final draft. 4.Refer to your in-text citations page for directions on citing evidence within the text. 5.Complete the Bibliography for your paper. 6.Highlight your in-text citations. 7.Submit your mini-research paper to Turnitin.com by Friday. 8.Show and Tell Friday.

7. Today in LitComp Reminder: Book of the Month report (gold form) due tomorrow! Open a Word Document. How to add the “last name” and page # to your paper. On the Word document, click on the “insert” tab. Click on Page Number and choose the one that places the number in the top right. Once the page number is added, simply move the cursor one place to the left and type your last name. The computer will update each additional page!

8. Today in LitComp Turn in Book of the Month report (gold form)! Currently, 6 th period is in the RC point lead! Open a Word Document. How to cite evidence.

9. Adding MLA Citations PURDUE OWL – Great site for MLA format! https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02 / https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02 / In-text citations for print sources with no known author When a source has no known author, use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name. Place the title in quotation marks if it's a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it's a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number. Ex: ("Impact of Global Warming“ par. 6). Personal Interview - refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview. In-text citation (interviewee’s last name) Works cited Ex: Smith, Jane. Personal interview. 19 May 2014.

10. Adding a Works Cited Go to easybib.com Sign up for a student account. Click “New Project” Begin saving your links to easybib to create your bibliography. FRIDAY – SHOW and Tell- You must bring the item OR a picture of the item to shar. Turning in your paper - Check your paper against your rubrics! Highlight the in-text citations Turnitin.com - Remember we set up the account with `Your email address grizzly1