Notes from 2/25 – 3/1

1) Select Topic Two topics must be submitted for Friday Acceptable topics are issues with two sides –You must choose to be for or against the issue Preliminary research is necessary on your part to determine if your topic is doable

2) Research Questions Develop questions to pursue in your research –Deepen your background knowledge –Investigate key issues and debates –Establish support for your viewpoint

Central Research Question Too broad? Too narrow? Just right? Example Issue: Juvenile delinquency –What is the 1994 rate of juvenile delinquency in the U.S.? –What can we do to reduce juvenile delinquency in the U.S.? –Does education play a role in reducing juvenile delinquents' return to crime?

Central Research Question Just right: –Does education play a role in reducing juvenile delinquents' return to crime? You will later turn your central research question into you thesis statement by providing an answer: –Education plays a role in reducing juvenile delinquents’ return to crime because it gives them the resources necessary for making better decisions.

Example Topic: Daycare vs. Stay at home moms Central research question: –Too narrow: –Too broad: –Just right:

Assignment: Due Tuesday Create 15 research questions that can be researched. Question #1 should be your central research question, followed by 14 other related questions. If time permits, you will have time to start at the end of class.

3) Gather Research & Create Bibliography Pg. 31 in MLA book At minimum: –3-4 books –2 periodicals (magazines/newspapers) –1 internet source –Other source may be necessary to complete thorough research A bibliography is a list of sources used in paper.

Possible Resources: pg Use MLA book as your only source for deciding how to cite information. If you are unsure what type of source you have, ask Mrs. Gargac or Ms. Conn BIB CARD: 1 Franke, Damon. Modern Heresies: British Literary History, Columbus: Ohio State UP, Print. Brief summary of source

Practice Citation Book by a single author Article in a magazine Periodical publication from online database Film Nonperiodical Web publication

Book by a single author: pg. Author’s name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher’s name, Year. Medium. Franke, Damon. Modern Heresies: British Literary History, Columbus: Ohio State UP, Print.

Article in a magazine Author’s name. “Title of article.” Title of publication Date of publication: Page numbers. Medium. McEvoy, Dermot. “Little Books, Big Secrets.” Publishers Weekly Oct. 2006: Print.

Periodical publication from online database Author name. “Title of article.” Title of publication Series number or name. (Year): Pages. Title of Database. Medium of publication. Date of access. Lucking, David. “Brutus’s Reasons: Julius Caesar and the Mystery of Motive.” English Studies (2010) Informaworld. 27 February 2011.

Film Title of Film. Dir. Names. Perf. Names. Distributor, Year. Film. It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, Film.

Nonperiodical Web publication Name of author. Title of work [italicized if independent, quotes if part of larger work]. Title of overall website, if different from title of work. Publisher or sponsor of site, Date of publication. Medium. Date of access. “Asthma.” Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic, 27 May Web. 27 February 2011.

By THURSDAY Find at least 5 sources Create at least 5 Bibliography Cards Begin to read sources.