1. RESEARCH PROJECT …proving you know more about something than anyone else

2. YOUR CHOICES / 5-page paper / 10 minute presentation / 15 minute mini-lesson / 3-page paper and display / 5-page paper / 10 minute presentation / 15 minute mini-lesson / 3-page paper and display

3. THE PLAN OF ACTION / Today - we’re already doing it / Monday-Wednesday - preparing in the classroom / Thursday-Tuesday - using the library / Wednesday-Friday - presentations / Today - we’re already doing it / Monday-Wednesday - preparing in the classroom / Thursday-Tuesday - using the library / Wednesday-Friday - presentations

4. THE REQUIREMENTS / 5-page paper: 5 pages, with a thesis, a solid conclusion, make sure you have a point you are trying to make / 10-minute presentation: 10 minutes, visual aids (PowerPoint preferred), make sure you have a point you are trying to make / 5-page paper: 5 pages, with a thesis, a solid conclusion, make sure you have a point you are trying to make / 10-minute presentation: 10 minutes, visual aids (PowerPoint preferred), make sure you have a point you are trying to make

5. THE REQUIREMENTS / 15-minute mini-lesson: 15 minutes, must have a point to teach, must have work for the class to do, must have a strong anticipatory set and closure / 3-page paper and display: 3 pages, plus a display piece with additional information and visual aids, must contain enough information to equal another two-page paper, must have a point you are trying to make / 15-minute mini-lesson: 15 minutes, must have a point to teach, must have work for the class to do, must have a strong anticipatory set and closure / 3-page paper and display: 3 pages, plus a display piece with additional information and visual aids, must contain enough information to equal another two-page paper, must have a point you are trying to make

6. REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CHOICES / You work alone / You must MAKE A POINT / Must use research from 10 sources / Must provide a list of sources that you used / No more than 5 sources can be Internet sites / You MUST BE READY for the BOX OF DOOM / You work alone / You must MAKE A POINT / Must use research from 10 sources / Must provide a list of sources that you used / No more than 5 sources can be Internet sites / You MUST BE READY for the BOX OF DOOM

7. PICKING YOUR TOPIC / Pick something you like / Don’t get too specific that you cannot find enough resources or have a hard time proving a point about it / Don’t get too general that you will have a hard time narrowing down to a point / DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR TOPIC!!! / Pick something you like / Don’t get too specific that you cannot find enough resources or have a hard time proving a point about it / Don’t get too general that you will have a hard time narrowing down to a point / DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR TOPIC!!!

8. TOOLS / Books / Magazines / Newspapers / The Internet……… / Books / Magazines / Newspapers / The Internet………

9. FINDING USEFUL SITES / Not everything out there is worthwhile / Yahoo!, Google, Dogpile, etc. are not always your best bet / Websites are given preference by the number of links that go to that particular site - not based on content / DON’T GET CAUGHT IN A TRAP! / Not everything out there is worthwhile / Yahoo!, Google, Dogpile, etc. are not always your best bet / Websites are given preference by the number of links that go to that particular site - not based on content / DON’T GET CAUGHT IN A TRAP!