English II - Research Paper



English II - Research Paper

For this assignment you will research a topic and write a 2-3 page (plus works cited) paper using the information you find.

Research:

Your research should include the required MLA source information and any notes that you take. You will need to research information from at least three different sources. A total of three (full) pages of notes is the minimum allowed for full credit. As you research your topic, you should be asking yourself “Who? What? When? Where?” and especially, “Why should my reader care?” Your research notes are due Tuesday, April 26th.

Paper:

Your paper must follow MLA format. You will be required to include parenthetical citations and a works cited page. This paper should thoroughly describe and define your topic. The most effective papers will develop a thesis (prove a point). Your first draft will be due at the beginning of class on Thursday, May 5th. Your Final Draft will be due Thursday, May 12th. A penalty of –8pts will be given for each day a paper is late. No discs/drives or excuses will be accepted.

Grade:

You will be given a separate grade for each component.

• Research Notes (3 Sources / 3 Pages Minimum) (Quiz Grade) Due 4/26

• Rough Draft (Quiz Grade) Due 5/5

• Final Draft (Test Grade) Due 5/12

Schedule Overview:

4/13-4/15 Classroom Choosing a Topic, Summarizing/Paraphrasing/Quoting

4/18-4/21 Media Center Research, Notes, Thesis Formation, Organization

4/26 **** NOTES DUE ****

5/5 **** FIRST DRAFT DUE **** Classroom Peer Editing

5/12 **** FINAL DRAFT DUE ****

Note that we will reserve the 1020 lab as scheduling and testing allow. Dates are yet to be determined.

Topic Ideas!

The first step in writing an effective research paper is selecting an engaging, productive topic. Look through the 30+ topics below, and circle the one(s) that interest you the most. You should begin your initial database and general internet research before getting into the media center to see if there is adequate material available for that topic. Note that websites like wikipedia are adequate for topic summaries and very general background information early in the research process, but these sites are inadequate for your final 3+ research citations.

Authors/Literature:

Erich Maria Remarque

Elie Wiesel

The Grimm Brothers

Edmond Rostand

Sigmund Freud

Chinua Achebe

Dante Alighieri

Joseph Campbell (Archetypes)

Victor Hugo

World War I:

Trench Warfare

Propaganda Posters/Military Recruitment

Advancements in Military Technologies (tanks, airplanes, machine guns, poison gas, etc.)

Women’s Role in WW1

World War II/Holocaust:

Jewish Ghettos

The Night of Broken Glass

Adolf Hitler

Nazi Political Party

Dr. Mengele

Nazi Medical Experiments

Oskar Schindler

Auschwitz/Birkenau

IBM and The Holocaust

Buchenwald

Anne Frank

Women’s Role in World War II

Selection Procedures

The Nuremberg Trials

Holocaust Denial

Neo-Nazi Beliefs (may be difficult with filters)

Death Marches

Modern Genocide Connections

Rwanda… Tutsi and Hutu

Pol Pot and the Cambodian Killing Fields

Native American Genocide

Armenian Genocide

Sudan, Darfur, and the Janjaweed

Other

Somalian Piracy

Ibo Culture

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Gender roles in the 19th Century

Nigerian Oil (Postcolonial Issues)

Sierra Leone’s Political Rebellion

South Africa’s Apartheid System

Creation/Origin Myths

June Rebellion

Systems of Justice

Hitler Youth

Kindertransport

Any country connected to a work of literature covered this year (overview of its culture, politics, famous figures, etc.)

*** Other APPROVED topic

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