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Student Mini-Research ReportStudent Mini-Research Report

Engaging IssuesEngaging Issues

Presentation TemplatePresentation Template

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Student InstructionsDelete both the Title slide and this slide after completing these instructions

1. Ask your teacher for a model of how to create a Draft Summary (p. 14-16) http://www.proquestk12.com/lsm/pqelib/pdfs/antiplagguide.pdf

2. Research and select 4-5 resources for your Draft Summary3. Copy and paste the best and most significant information from your

resources to your Draft Summary4. Ask your teacher to approve and sign your printed Draft Summary 5. Use your Draft Summary to copy and paste information and citations into this

presentation template6. Use this completed template to outline your report to the audience7. Add interesting oral explanations for each item you list on each side of the

issue (don’t read each bullet, mention only key word(s))8. List the reasons for your opinion (Pro or Con) on the issue and explain by

providing more detail

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Title of the Engaging IssueTitle of the Engaging Issue

Student’s name here

Graphic above is correlated to the issue

Type your position, Pro or Con, here

Name of course/teacher here

Type the date here

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Title of the Engaging Issue

(Why is (this topic) important for students to research and understand?)

1. Summary of reason # 1 listed and explained by student (don’t read bullet; mention the number and key word(s))

2. Summary of reason # 2 listed and explained by student

3. Summary of reason # 3 listed and explained by student

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Why Experts are PRO (this Issue) and Their Reasons

(Copy and paste at least 2 FACTS from your Summary Document here)

1. Fact 1 (put the citation # from the last slide in parenthesis at the end of each fact listed—for example (#3)

2. Fact 2

(Copy and paste at least 2 OPINIONS from the Summary Document here)

1. Opinion # 1

2. Opinion # 2

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Why Experts are CON on (this Issue) and Their Reasons

(Copy and paste at least 2 FACTS from the Summary Document here)

1. Fact 1 (put the citation # from the last slide in parenthesis at the end of each fact listed)

2. Fact 2 (for example, (# 3)

(Copy and paste at least 2 OPINIONS from the Summary Document here)

1. Opinion # 1 and person/group (citation example (2))

2. Opinion # 2 and person/group

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My Evidence and My Reasoned Conclusion on this Issue

(Copy and paste the most compelling FACTS and OPINIONS that support your opinion here and explain why)

1. Fact (put the citation # from the last slide in parenthesis at the end of each fact listed)

2. Fact (citation example, (# 3)

3. Opinion

(Copy and paste the FACTS and OPINIONS that you think least support the opinion opposite yours and why they fail to convince you)

1. Opinion (citation example (# 2)

2. Fact

3. Fact

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Works Cited

(Use and list here at least 3 but no more than 5 resources from your Draft Summary that you cite on your slides)

1. Citation # 1 (teacher may specify formal citation style. ProQuest recommends copy/paste actual citation from the Draft Summary to save time for better presentation)

2. Citation # 2

3. Citation # 3

Reminder to delete ProQuest slide 1 and 2 and all instructions in red italics