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Name: ______________________________________________________ Topic: __________________________________________________Shakespeare and Elizabethan England Research ProjectTable of Contents1Assignment Overview & Calendar2Researching Guidelines and Resources3-4Annotated Bibliography Guidelines & Sample5Presentation Guidelines & In-Text Citation Help7-8Submitting Your Work & RubricsAssignment OverviewAssignment:You will sign up for a topic specific to William Shakespeare’s time period or to one of his plays. In the computer lab, you will need to complete thorough research on your topic and find a minimum of three credible sources to cite evidence from. You will create an annotated bibliography with these sources.The second part of the assignment is to present your findings in a dynamic 3-to-5-minute presentation focusing on five of the most interesting facts from your research and prepare a speech through which you educate and entertain your audience. Your speech must include a visual aid, in the form of either a PowerPoint, Google Slides presentation, Nearpod, Glogster, or Prezi. You will be graded on the quality of your writing, oral presentation, and multimedia presentation (visual aid). Please see the rubric on the last page of this packet to understand the grading criteria.CalendarMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday22Sign up for topics; review assignment details; begin research in the computer lab.23242526Vocabulary and Magic Lens quizzes29Lab Day30Lab Day(Consider printing your annotated bibliography today for peer review tomorrow.)31Printed, double-spaced annotated bibliography due in class for peer review. NO PRINTING IN CLASS.Nov. 12IR book #2 presentation; IR Book #3 due in class5Final draft of annotated bibliography due to before midnight today.6Presentations and printed, final annotated bibliographies due in class. Make sure to have SHARED your presentation with your teacher before this date!7Continue presentations in class.89Getting Started on ResearchImportant Research Tips (Start Here!)Reliability & Validity: Tear out page 223 in your SpringBoard book. Review #1 and #2 with your teacher, as well as the academic vocabulary words on the page: “reliability,” “validity,” and “plagiarism.” Keep these evaluation criteria in mind as you research sources.Search Terms: Sometimes, typing in your EXACT topic, word for word, doesn’t yield very many results. Part of researching is figuring out some other terms to use that might give you more information. For example, if your topic were the use of archetypes in the Harry Potter series, you might want to also try some additional terms: J.K. Rowling, archetypal symbols, symbolism, stereotypes, patterns, Hermione, Ron, patterns, Hogwarts, etc. Consider some of these search terms for this project: Elizabethan England, Shakespeare, Shakespearean, Renaissance, seventeenth century, etc.Your Turn: What are some other words you could use to search for your topic? Think synonyms and related words. Feel free to Google your topic and see what other words come up, then use those words in more reliable databases. My Search Terms:1. Search in Cobb Digital Library (also known as CDL or MackinVIA)Cobb Digital Library is a collection of resources that have been purchased for students. The reliable and appropriate resources are available for both home and school. 5024438295275Logging In:To log in from school click on the computer icon.To log in from home—-use your office 365 login:Usually (first.last@students.)Password (The one you use to log into a school computer)Searching in MackinVIAGo to “Groups,” on the left sidebar, then select “Literature and Criticism Databases,” then click the green “Open Now” button next to a database you want to try, THEN type in your search terms in the database’s search bar. You may want to select “full-text only” as an advanced search option. ALSO: When you find a source you want to use, CDL will cite the source for you! 50292001009650Britannica Online School EditionGale Virtual Reference Library5029200276225Galileo AdvancedLiterary Reference CenterLiterature Resource Center50958751809752. IF Cobb Digital Library doesn’t work out…You may try Google SCHOLAR. This is NOT the same as normal Google!()Make sure to consider reliability and validity with each source you find. Constructing Your Annotated BibliographyWhat’s an annotated bibliography?See the following definition of an annotated bibliography from Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL):A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, websites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "References" or "Works Cited" depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources. RequirementsYour annotated bibliography must contain the following elements for EACH RESOURCE you find for your project (a minimum of three):MLA citation: Provide the author, title, publisher, source type, date of publication in MLA (8) format Consider using or NoodleTools to correctly document source information.Noodletools - An automatic bibliography and citation maker for MLAGo to Use your login for Office 365. (firstname.lastname@students.)Create a new account or link an existing Noodletools account. Select Harrison High School and your graduation year Information: Provide quotations, paraphrases, and summaries that document the research you gained from this source These sentences should answer the following question: What did you learn about your research topic?Remember to use in-text citations (author’s last name and page number) - view the “IN-TEXT CITATIONS” section on page 5 to help you with this.Evaluation: Reflect on the validity, reliability, and usefulness of the source These sentences should answer the following questions: How do you know the source is valid, reliable, and credible? How will it help you with your project?Formatting:Use Times New Roman, size 12 font. Double space ALL items consistently - no extra spaces between citation entries or between title/header.Entries go in alphabetical order by the first word of citation (this will typically be the author’s last name, but if there is no known author, the article title will be the first word of the citation.)See the sample on the back of this page!Fakey McStudentYour Teacher’s NameWorld Literature, ___ period5 November 2018Annotated Bibliography: TopicBell, Christopher. “Three Is a Magic Number: The Trinity Archetype in Harry Potter.” Journal of Literature and Art Studies, vol. 1, no. 3, 2011, pp. 209-218.Bell’s article introduces the use of the “trinity archetype” through the Harry Potter series. Bell states that the “trinity protagonist structure” allows each character to represent an important virtue (power, love, and knowledge) which adds balance to the text (213). Bell ultimately explains why this archetype is so powerful for readers: “There is some level of human understanding that fully grasps the harmony of the triadic structure, its inherent balance, and more importantly, its intrinsic power” (218). Bell’s article was originally published in a scholarly academic journal, and he clearly documents many sources, so readers can be confident about the authority and validity of this article. His use of diction also conveys a professional and academic tone which readers can trust as an authority on this topic. Bell also utilizes many examples of text evidence, and his argument is logical and well-supported. I will use this source in my presentation to show others how the archetype of the number three can be applied to the Harry Potter universe, which is my research topic. Rowling, J.K. “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Bloomsbury,2008. The annotation for this cited source begins here. Whited, Lana A., ed. The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon. University of Missouri Press, 2002. The annotation for this cited source begins here. Creating Your PresentationOverview:You will create a dynamic 3-to-5-minute presentation focusing on five of the most interesting facts from your research and prepare a speech through which you educate and entertain your audience. Your speech must also include a visual aid (such as PowerPoint). You will be graded on the quality of your writing, oral presentation, and multimedia presentation (visual aid). The Speech:Your goal is to present the five most interesting facts from your research. You may use notecards/notes to address the audience, but please review the rubric requirements on the last page of this packet to understand how your grade will be impacted. (Students who simply read from notecards/notes or from slides instead of making eye contact and engaging the audience will receive a grade in the “incomplete” category for the speaking and listening component of this project.) Look at your audience, speak in a confident tone, use volume, stress, and, body language, and gestures to make important points clear. Your speech is the PRIMARY delivery system for information; the presentation should simply aid you in educating your audience.The Visual Aid:Your presentation/visual aid must take the form of either a PowerPoint, Google Slides presentation, Nearpod, Glogster, or Prezi. The purpose of the visual aid is to add to your speech - keep slides clean and visually interesting; do not put entire paragraphs on your slides.Consider the composition of your slides: make sure font is large/clear enough for the audience to see, and that color choices make sense for the topic. Consider adding photos/illustrations to entertain and engage your audience. You may also include audio and/or video clips in your presentation, but they must be limited to one minute or shorter (it’s okay to include a longer video, and simply play selected content from a specific start and end time - just make sure to have these times written out for your teacher.) All media must contain only school-appropriate material. Displaying of any inappropriate content (video/audio/photo/text) will result in point deductions, as well as a parent contact and administrative referral. If you have ANY doubts about whether or not to add something to your presentation, clear it with your teacher BEFORE adding it!SHARE your presentation with your teacher (according to his/her instructions) BEFORE the first day of presentations. (See rubric on page 8 for clarification.)Citing the Facts:Remember that ALL facts need to be CITED in MLA format with in-text citationsQuotations, summarized and paraphrased information all came from a source other than your own brain, so all of it needs to be cited.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________IN-TEXT CITATIONS If a source has a known author AND page numbers, your citation will contain both:(Rowling 47)Often come from book sources and articles originally published in printed journalsIf a source has a known author and no page numbers, your citation will only include the author’s’ last name:(Majka)Often come from credible articles published only onlineIf a source has no known author and no page numbers, your citation will only include the article’s title, which is written in quotation marks:(“Situational Archetypes in Harry Potter”)Often come from less credible articles published only onlineThis page was intentionally left blank. Name: _______________________________________________________ Topic: __________________________________________________Submitting & Evaluating Your WorkAnnotated BibliographyImportant Dates______________: Bring a typed, double-spaced copy of your draft for peer review in class.______________: Submit your final draft to before midnight.______________: Bring a printed copy of your final draft to class.Annotated Bibliography Rubric CriteriaExemplary(10 points per bullet)Proficient(8 points per bullet)Emerging(7 points per bullet)Incomplete(6 points per bullet)Annotated Bibliography Sources-contains all required sources (minimum of three); sources are particularly effective choices for the task and topic-contains all required sources (minimum of three); sources are appropriate to the task and topic-contains all required sources (minimum of three) but sources are less appropriate to the task and/or topic; OR annotated bibliography may be missing one required source (contains only two sources).-sources are inappropriate to the task and/or topic; OR annotated bibliography may only contain one sourceMLA Citations-Works cited entries are correct (either flawless or very nearly flawless)- Works cited entries are mostly correct (attempted citations, but may have some acceptable flaws)- Works cited entries are attempted (but may have fairly serious flaws)-Works cited entries are missing entirely or are incomplete/unacceptable in other waysInformation & Writing-uses well-researched, accurate, and relevant facts, details, and examples; communicates findings and evidence clearly, concisely, and logically with clear and polished writing-uses mostly accurate and relevant facts details, and examples; communicates findings and evidence with writing that is mostly polished and clear-uses inaccurate, irrelevant, or insufficient facts, details, and examples; communicates insufficient findings and evidence; writing may have occasional major fluency or editing errors-uses few or no facts, details, and examples; communicates insufficient findings and/or no evidence; writing may have frequent fluency and/ or editing errors that interfere with meaning.Evaluation-effectively comments on reliability, validity, and usefulness of each source-proficiently comments on reliability, validity, and/or usefulness of each source, though some may be less developed- inconsistently comments on reliability, validity, and/or usefulness of each source; evaluations are likely underdeveloped, and some may be missing entirely- fails to comment on reliability, validity, and/or usefulness of each source; or there may be serious issues with the evaluation Formatting-MLA formatting is correct (header, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, page numbers, etc.)-MLA formatting is mostly correct (header, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, page numbers, etc.)-MLA formatting is attempted (header, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, page numbers, etc.)-MLA formatting is incorrect (header, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, page numbers, etc.) Total: ___________/50 (Writing)Name: _______________________________________________________ Topic: __________________________________________________Submitting & Evaluating Your WorkPresentation/Visual AidImportant Date______________: Make sure a copy of your presentation is in the Google folder you shared with your teacher at the beginning of the semester (WL_LastFirst_F18). If your presentation must be accessed on a website, please create a Google Doc with the hyperlink inside your Google Folder. (Transitions can take a long time when students need to log into their own accounts to set up their presentations. If you have not shared your project with your teacher according to his/her instructions, you will receive a point deduction for causing a delay in presentations.)Presentation Rubric CriteriaExemplary(10 points per bullet)Proficient(8 points per bullet)Emerging(7 points per bullet)Incomplete(6 points per bullet)Oral Presentation Delivery-Holds attention of the entire audience with the use of direct eye contact, seldom looking at notes-Provides clear purpose and subject; pertinent examples, facts, and/or statistics; supports conclusions/ideas with evidence-Consistent use of direct eye contact with the audience, but still returns to notes consistently-Has a somewhat clear purpose and subject; some examples, facts, and/or statistics that support the subject; includes some data or evidence that supports conclusions-Displays minimal eye contact with the audience, while reading mostly from the notes- Attempts to define purpose and subject; provides weak examples, facts, and/ or statistics, which do not adequately support the subject; includes very thin data or evidence-Holds no eye contact with the audience, as the entire report is read from notes-Does not clearly define subject and purpose; provides weak or no support of subject; gives insufficient support for ideas or conclusionsVisual Aid-Font formats (e.g., color, bold, italic) chosen are pleasing to the eye and complement the content. Information is clear and organized-All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation-All information is cited with proper in-text citations.-Some font formats chosen may be too small to read. Most information is clear and organized-Not all graphics are attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation-Information is cited with in-text citations, though there may be some inconsistencies or errors -Font/color chosen makes it difficult to focus on the material. Issues with organization. Information is unclear in some areas-Several graphics are unattractive OR do not complement the content of the presentation-Information is occasionally cited with incorrect or incomplete in-text citations-Font/color chosen makes it very difficult to focus on the material. No organization. Information is unclear.-Several graphics are unattractive AND do not complement the content of the presentation-no information is cited Total: ___________/50 (Speaking/Listening) ................
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