WELCOME BACK! • ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER, THOUGHTFULLY RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

1.) HOW WAS YOUR SPRING BREAK? HOW DID YOU SPEND YOUR WEEK OFF? TELL

ME ALL ABOUT IT!

2.) HOW IS YOUR READING OF A TALE OF TWO CITIES GOING? EXPLAIN.

3.) REFLECT: “A GOAL WITHOUT A PLAN IS JUST A WISH.” WHAT DOES THIS

MEAN? HOW CAN THIS APPLY TO YOUR LIFE AND ACTIONS?

4.)HOW WILL YOU STAY MOTIVATED AND ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS OUR LAST 2

MONTHS OF SCHOOL? SET A GOAL, CREATE A PLAN, AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Done early? READ!

OUTCOME D – SOCIAL ISSUE RESEARCH

Overview:

• You and a partner will be completing a research project about a social issue or other problem that you believe

needs a change, needs a solution.

• You will research the history and causes of this issue, the symptoms of the issue, important figures and

events associated with it, and most importantly, the potential solutions. Once you find suitable, reliable

sources, each of you will create an annotated bibliography that includes at least two sources.

• You will need to create a thesis statement that addresses the problem and why it is so necessary to solve it.

Using your research, you will present a way to revolutionize this issue. Once you have organized your source

material, you will create an outline of your information.

• Finally, you will create a PowerPoint or Prezi and present this information to the class.

• Benchmark 1 – annotated bibliography (individual)

• Benchmark 2 – outline (partner)

• Benchmark 3 – presentation (partner)

A NOTE ON PARTNERS•Be sure to choose a partner you work well with who you know will show up to

class, communicate with you outside of class, and complete his or her portion of

the work thoroughly and on time.

•Be a productive, responsible partner who does all of the above.

• I will be checking in with each person throughout to make sure you are staying on

track and contributing evenly to the assignment, but once you have chosen to work

with a partner, you’re in it together until the end; PARTNER-RELATED

“PROBLEMS” ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE EXCUSES!

TAKE NOTE OF LAB

LOCATIONS

• Friday, April 6th – Lab Research Day 1 – LAB 331

• Monday, April 9th – Lab Research Day 2 – Source Sheet #1 Due – LAB 331

• Friday, April 13th – Lab Research Day 3 – LAB 331

• Tuesday, April 17th – Lab Research Day 4 - Source Sheet #2 Due – 1ST & 7TH = 227, 2ND = 228

• Friday, April 20th – Type Annotated Bib. – LAB 330

• Sunday, April 22nd, 11:59pm – Annotated Bib. (Benchmark 1) Due To Turnitin.com

• Monday, April 23rd – Research Notes Check – Due End Of Period – LAB 331

• Wednesday, April 25th – Lab – Outline Work, Day 1 – LAB 331

• Thursday, April 26th – Lab – Outline Work, Day 2 – LAB 331

• Tuesday, May 1st – Lab – Outline (Benchmark 2) Due End Of Period To Turnitin.com – LAB 331

• Wednesday, May 9th – Lab – Powerpoint Work, Day 1 – 1ST & 7TH = 227, 2ND = 228

• Friday, May 11th – Lab – Powerpoint Work, Day 2, Practice Presentations – Powerpoint Due End Of Period To Turnitin.com – LAB 331

• Monday, May 14th – Wednesday, May 17th – Presentations (Benchmark 3)

CHOOSING A TOPIC

• On your own in your notebook:

•List your top 3-5 “general” topics.

• Then, start to narrow your topics

and list at least 3 questions you

have or details you’d like to know

about this topic.

Pick a topic that needs to be REVOLUTIONIZED! It

must be a problem for which you can propose

a tangible solution.

Pick a topic you’re interested in, but still can

learn more about.

Pick a topic that you can find credible

research to support!!!

Be sure to narrow it to a more specific topic;

you aren’t writing a novel. For example, instead

of “animal rights,” try “puppy mills” or “closing

zoos” or “shark killing” or “fewer bees”

Don’t see a topic on there that you’re

interested in researching? Check with me.

Topic and partner sign up

will be this Thursday.

TOPIC LISTEDUCATION

• Technology in the classroom

• School start times

• Homework

• Standardized testing

• College costs

ENVIRONMENT

• Alternative fuels

• Pollution/preservation

• Global freshwater crisis

ACTIVISM

• Animal rights

• Homelessness

• Women’s rights

• Hunger

• Mental health

MEDIA

• Fake news and media literacy

• Beauty industry

• Social Media/cyberbullying

• Minority representation

SPECIFIC CRISES

• Water Crisis in Flint, MI

• Genocide in Myanmar

• Venezuela

• Syrian refugees

• Teen suicide rates

• Food deserts

SPORTS

• Concussions

• Paying college athletes

WITH YOUR PARTNER•Discuss your favorite topics and select your top 3.

•In your notebook, create several research questions for each topic.

What specific details (background info, causes, effects, solutions) should you learn

more about in order to share with the class?

Finally:

•Narrow your list to your top 3 SPECIFIC topics for the two of you.

•Write them on a separate sheet of paper, and put both names on it.