The+Assignment

Choose your own topic—yeah! What is different about this paper is that we are asking you to publish your paper in a wiki format, allowing you to use links in your paper to your actual research and go beyond the limits of the usual typed paper. Students can add data, photos, audio and video links. You will still have to demonstrate mastery of source citation, though. The reason we’re using a wiki is so you may drawn in sources not normally used and so you may publish your work beyond the classroom walls. You will have a majority of the time in class to work on this, but you will most likely end up doing some of the work at home.
 * The Assignment **

1. Go to www.wikispaces.com and create your own page. Add the pages to mirror my page at http://researchproducts.wikispaces.com. (With the exception of the Assignment and Point Totals pages) 2. Begin your initial research on the Internet by checking out some of the sites listed on the research blog. If you are researching your own topic, simply begin poking around on the Net for info. Use [|Clusty] instead of Google. 3. Dig around and find something in which you’re interested 4. Narrow down your topic and create a working, **//persuasive//** thesis for it. Post it on your wiki. 5. Widen the band of research—look in scholarly journals; search for primary sources. Dig into your topic! Record cool pics, games, video links in your wiki’s research page. 6. Once you have settled on a topic and a title for your paper, fill out the form in your TSF and save it there. 7. Outline it; take note cards on your research. Post both on the wiki pages. 8. Write a rough draft. Post it on the wiki page. 9. Peer re-vision and re-vision. 10. Write a final draft. Post it on the wiki page along with your Noodle Tools works cited page.
 * The Process: **

J 3-4 pages in length J Typed with 1” margins and a 12 point readable font J Proper MLA research paper format (cheat and download it from your TSF) J At least four (4) separate and varied sources. These must be reliable and relevant references with at least 2 from a database. J An interesting home page on the wiki -- reflective intros on the wiki as well J A works cited page (Generated by Noodle, posted on the wiki) J Written in third person J Proper MLA in-text citations
 * The Requirements: **

Invention Inquiry—getting started strategies [] Brainstorming a Paper Topic—five prompts to help you get started [] Links to Research Information—online sources by topic from culture to sports []
 * Other Helpful Resources: **

Taking Notes from Research Reading—complete, accurate, useful notes []

The Research Products Wiki http://researchproducts.wikispaces.com The Honors English I class website--resource pages []