English II Research Project



English II Research Project

American Social Issue

In this project, you will be selecting an American social issue of your choice. To complete this project, you will be required to use two sources from the RVRHS Media Center Databases. You will need to follow the schedule below in order to complete this project. Your work on this will make you a better researcher and provide more understanding of the process as you proceed through English III and English IV at RV!!!

Part I: Issue and Controversies

Go to the RV Media Center Databases. Choose Issue and Controversies. Select a topic that your teachers have approved and then start browsing for articles that would be good for you to use in your research. When you find one, print it along with the citation information and save it in your folder.

Now you will need to read the article and take notes on it. You will also explain how the article would be useful in your research. To do this, you will use the form that is provided on the next page.

Part II: SIRS

Now you will repeat this process using the database SIRS. Be sure that the article you choose from SIRS covers the same topic as your first article from Issues and Controversies. You will again need to read the article and then take notes on it. You will also explain how the article would be useful in your research. To do this, you will use the form that is provided on the next page.

Part III: Type your paper

After you complete both forms, you can begin to type your paper. Your paper must be at least two pages in length when typed. It may be longer, but you must have 2 pages to pass this major project.

In addition to the 2 typed pages, you will develop a Works Cited page using Noodle Tools. Finally, you will create a cover page that will include: the title, your name, and the submission date.

PLEASE NOTE!

You may NOT use any search engines like Google or yahoo. They will not be acceptable for this project. You may use only Issues and Controversies and SIRS.

SUGGESTED TOPICS

Steroid Use in Sports Immigration

Gun Control Racial Profiling

Capital Punishment Medial Control & Content

Global Warming Gay Rights

School Uniforms Hate Crimes

Teenage Pregnancy Racism

Nuclear Energy Obesity

Identity Theft Eating Disorders

Gangs Poverty

Human Cloning Religious Discrimination

Smoking Women’s Rights

Euthanasia (Assisted Suicide) Civil Rights

Pollution Adoption

Divorce Animal Experimentation

Drunk Driving Cheating in Schools

Drug Abuse Same Sex Marriage

Plastic Surgery Welfare

Alternative Energy Sources Health Care

Homelessness

* You may choose a topic not on this list, but all topics must be approved by the teacher.

DATABASE 1

Issues and Controversies

List the following.

Article Title:____________________________________________________________

Publication Date:________________________________________________________

Source:_________________________________________________________________

Summary of the article(this must be at least 5 sentences that really describe the information contained in your article)

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DATABASE 2

SIRS

List the following.

Article Title:____________________________________________________________

Publication Date:________________________________________________________

Source:_________________________________________________________________

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English II Project Rubric

Relevant Printed Sources from Facts on File _______/(5 pts)

Relevant Printer Source from SIRS _______/(5pts)

Direct Quote From Articles _______/(10pts)

Citations _______/(10pts)

Works Cited Using Noodle Tools Format _______/(10pts)

Cover Page (Topic, Name, Date) _______/(5pts)

Completed Summaries of 2 Articles _______/(20pts)

Grammar/Spelling/Mechanics _______/(10pts)

Content of Paper (2 pages in length) _______/(25pts)

TOTAL _______/(100pts)

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