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Research Essay/ Speeches

Gr. 8 ELA Research Paper/Speech   Requirements:   In APA Style 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   Evaluation:   Process: Value: Score: Outline / jot notes Completed week of ______ Due  _________ 20         Rough Draft – Passed in –On time Due _________ 10         Finished Product – Due _________     Style (sentence fluency, voice, sentence structure, diction) 10   Conventions (spelling, punctuation, presentation) 10   References cited (appropriate, correct format) 20   Essay format (content, organization, introduction, conclusion     30           Total Score:   ________             Grade 8 – ELA Research Paper/Speech Outline and Jot notes     Name__________________________________   Use the following pages to prepare for your Research and Writing.   Write three topic ideas about topics which interest you: (3)         On which topic have you decided to write your paper? (2)     Write a sentence or two to tell more specifically what idea or question will you explore about 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.             On the lines below write information from the above website that you feel you could use for part of your paper. If you need more space, write on the back of this sheet or use a loose leaf.                       #2 Website address Author’s Name Title of article etc.             On the lines below write information from the above website that you feel you could use for part of your paper. If you need more space, write on the back of this sheet or use a loose leaf.                       #3 Website address Author’s Name Title of article etc.             On the lines below write information from the above website that you feel you could use for part of your paper. If you need more space, write on the back of this sheet or use a loose leaf.                                 Outline     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)     Introduction:     Thesis (main idea)         Write one idea below that you would consider using for an attention grabber in the introduction.                     A. _____________________________ _______________________________ B. _____________________________ _______________________________ C. _____________________________ _______________________________ Topic 1   _____________________________   _____________________________ A. _____________________________ _______________________________ B. _____________________________ _______________________________ C. _____________________________ _______________________________ Topic 2   _____________________________   _____________________________ A. _____________________________ _______________________________ B. _____________________________ _______________________________ C. _____________________________ _______________________________ Topic 3   _____________________________   ____________________________ A. _____________________________ ________________________________ B. _____________________________ ________________________________ C. _____________________________ _______________________________ Conclusion: _____________________________   ____________________________ A. _____________________________ _______________________________ B. _____________________________ _______________________________ C. _____________________________ _______________________________       Grade 8 English   These are 4 types of essays.   Descriptive      Narrative      Expository     Argumentative     Discuss that there are different ways to get one’s point across and that these methods are determined by several different things such as audience, purpose, individual style, and voice.     Descriptive essays reveal information about the subject through vivid description. This type of essay will use imagery, and figures of speech (such as metaphor, simile, personification, etc.) to help show the reader the perspective of the subject the writer wants portrayed.   Narrative essays use stories, or even a single story, to reveal the writer’s perspective to the reader. The tools used in this type of essay are characterization, usually first person point-of-view from the author’s perspective, dialogue, setting, etc. The difference between this and a short story is that the story is used to make a point. The “Idea” is the primary purpose for the story.   Expository essays explain things. Expository essays are similar to argumentative essays but do not focus on persuasion. These essays may use structures such as cause and effect, classification, compare and contrast, and process analysis. The whole reason is to make the topic clear to the reader.   Argumentative essays make direct claims. They establish their point by providing evidence to support it. Support for argument can be in the form of examples, analogies, facts, statistics, and evidence. These essays try to persuade the reader to take the writer’s perspective.   Terms and tools used in essays:   Parallel Structure   Introduction   Variety of Sentences   Purpose   Tone   Tense   Transitions   Conclusion

*    To improve your writing look at the "Rules of Writing" below.

*    For everything you need to know about the elements of a short story  look at "Short Stories" below.

There will be journal writing for at least 20 minutes every Day 1.

There will be silent reading every Day 1 and Day 8.

Please make sure you have your journals and reading material for these days.

Independent Novel Writing Activities