Grade 8 ELA Research Paper/Speech
2010
Requirements:
4-6 minutes
In APA Style (link)
Topic must be approved by your teacher
You must have five references (three can be online references)
Be very careful of plagiarism-Document your work
What you have to pass in
Your final draft
Your outline/jot notes
Your rough draft
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Outline / jot notes Completed week of April 20th Due April 20 |
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Rough Draft – Passed in –On time Due Friday April 23 |
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Finished Product – Due TBA |
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Style (sentence fluency, voice, sentence structure, diction) |
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Conventions (spelling, punctuation, presentation) |
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References cited (appropriate, correct format) |
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| Essay format (content, organization, introduction, conclusion |
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Name__________________________________
Use the following pages to prepare for your Research and Writing.
Write three topic ideas that you are interested in: (3)
Which topic have you decided to write your speech on? (2)
Write a sentence or two to tell more specifically what point of view you will take on your topic. (5)
Find three websites with information on this topic and write the following for each: (30)
#1
Website address |
Author’s Name |
Title of article etc. |
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#2
Website address |
Author’s Name |
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#3
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Title: __________________________________
In this section, use this chart to write an outline for your paper. On the left, write possible topic sentences and on the right, write three ideas for each. Some of these ideas may come from the research you have already completed. (25)
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Introduction:
Thesis
Write one idea below that you would consider using for an attention grabber in the introduction.
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Topic 2
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Topic 3
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Conclusion:
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