Contemporary Issues Assignment - Ms. Koegel

Using the following links - locate information regarding your chosen topic. 
You will need 3 sources about your topic.

Alzheimer's disease
Evolution vs creationism
Plastic surgery
Body modification
Factory farming
Gun control
Serial killers
Hoarding
Sports and drugs
Intersex gender identity

Opposing Viewpoints - Critical Thinking

Global Issues in Context

Senior Literary Research Paper - Ms. Frishman

Your Task:  You will write a 5-page literary analysis of one of the following primary works.

Othello - William Shakespeare
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
"The Yellow Wallpaper" - Charlotte Perkins Gillman
"A Story of an Hour" - Kate Chopin
"Patterns" - Amy Lowell
"A Rose for Emily" - William Faulkner
Emily Dickinson poems

 Your paper must follow the guidelines of Modern Language Association (MLA)
Your paper must have a Work Cited Page

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Your paper must have in-text (quotes) from one secondary source provided to you in class

Your paper must be succint (fluent) based on one strong thesis statement (arguable statement),
organized (one topic per paragraph), well-developed (two quotes per paragraph), and meaningful (critical thinking evident).  In addition, be sure your language use is sophisticated and varied for audience impact and interest.

• Thesis statement is the last sentence within the introductory paragraph.  It is an arguable statement; possibly based upon the theme of the story.  Every paragraph should prove the thesis statement is true.
• Your paper should follow an organizational pattern, such as Topical Pattern, or Chronological Pattern, etc.
• Your Body Paragraphs must have a clear topic sentence that is supported by several quotes from both the primary source (the story) AND the secondary source (the literary criticism).
• Your language must be varied (simple sentences followed by complex sentences, etc). In addition, you must vary your vocabulary.
• Your conclusion must reinforce your thesis statement; state one last, final, important point; and connect your thesis to big ideas such as life, humanity, other texts, or yourself.

Gale Literature Resource Center  - Using this link you can search analysis on any of the works by using the title or author search.  You can also search different themes or topics that support your thesis statement by using the key word search option.  Different searches will bring back different results - if you are having trouble locating an analysis to use when searching by title - try an author search - it will give you different results.  Also always refer to the box on the left side that can reduce your search items by themes etc (they will be listed)  You might find just what you were looking for by using this feature.

Julius Caesar Research Paper

Directions:
You will be writing your 10th grade research paper on a topic about William Shakespeare's play,
Julius Caesar.  Your topic is described below.

Requirements:
Your paper should include: an introduction, (thesis statement), at least 3 body paragraphs and a conclusion
The paper needs to be a minimum of 2-3 typed (double spaced, Times New Roman, size 12, MLA format) pages
The 4th page of your paper will be the "Works Cited" page.  On this page, you will list source information for the play and for the secondary sources selected.  Additionally this page MUST meet the standards of MLA
You are required to have TWO secondary sources (book or article, not including the play)
In your paper, please include: 2 quotations from the play and 2 quotations from each secondary source
Your paper must be submitted to TurnItIn.Com

All your research is to be done outside of class.  Remember that you may come to extra help to work on this research.  The paper will be typed in class when we finish the play.

Topic
The role of superstition, omens, and fate throughout the work play a significant part to the play as a whole.
Shakespeare incorporated superstition into his work in order to reflect the times in which Julius Caesar lived.
Research the role of superstition, omens, and fate in Rome and connect your research to the characters' responses to omens that occurred in the play.  Again, use evidence from the text and 2 secondary sources as support.

Ideas:
The Ides of March
Soothsayers
Weather
Bird Omens
Dreams
Infertility
Ghosts

Use the following sources to find additional information:

Gale Literature Resource Center - using this source - you can search by work title (Julius Caesar) or by author (Shakespeare) or even by the theme your are looking for information on.
If you search by title of work or author - related key words will be in a box on the left in light 
yellow your theme may already be listed there - click on the word and it will reduce the amount of articles that appear in the center and sort by that topic or theme.

Shakespeare Online - this source has many links to analysis of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets

Preventable Disease Library Activity - Spring

Directions: You will research and explore a preventable disease. The disease must be caused by unhealthy eating habits. You can use online and print sources to obtain your information. Once you have completed the research answer the questions listed below:

What are the warning signs of this disease?
What can cause this disease?
What are some foods that cause this disease?
What foods prevent the onset of this disease?
Please plan 3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) and 1 snack that will prevent someone from developing this preventable disease.

Use the following links to find information on your disease:

High Blood Pressure

High Blood Cholesterol

Diabetes Type 2

Heart Disease

Stroke

Congestive Heart Failure

Gout

Osteoarthritis

Endometrial Cancer

Breast Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Colon Cancer

Complications of Pregnancy & Reproductive Health

Depression

Hypertension

Gallstones

Gallbladder Disorders

Distorted Body Image

Eating Disorders

Low Self Esteem

Social Studies FACEBOOK Project

Facebook Template

Example

Rubric

Biography Center - database - use search bar to enter your person's name and find info

Student Resources - database - use search bar to enter your person's name and find info

Renaissance: ******************* Reformation:

Lorenzo de Medici ************* Martin Luther
Baldassare Castiglione ************* William Tyndale
Isabella D'este ************* Pope Leo X
Raphael Sanzio ***************** Charles V
Leonardo da Vinci ********Prince Frederick the Wise of Saxony
Michaelangelo Buonarroti ******** Henry VIII
Sofonisba Anguissola ********* Catherine of Aragon
Artemisia Gentileschi ********** Anne Boleyn
Francesco Petrarch ********** Queen Elizabeth I
Giovanni Boccaccio *********** Huldrych Zwingli
Niccolo Machiavelli *********** John Calvin
Vittoria Colonna ************** Katherine Zell
Albert Durer ***************** Ignatious of Loyola
Jan van Eyck ******************* Pope Paul III
Pieter Bruegel ********************* Pope Paul IV
Dante Alighieri *****************Queen Mary (Mary Tudor)
Desiderious Erasmus ************Filippo Brunelleschi
Thomas More ***************Montezuma II (15th-16th Century)
Christine de Pizan ************Christopher Columbus
William Shakespeare ********Hernan Cortes
Johann Gutenberg ***********Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama *************Bartolme de las Casas

Poetry Unit - Final Assessment - English 9H

Goal: Write a research paper in which you show how the life of an author has an influence over the meaning of his/her work. Use the materials made available to you and or conduct research to find revelant support to your claims. Be sure to cite all quotations according to MLA format.

Your Task: Choose one of the poets we studied during this unit or a poet you have a genuine interest in and research his/her life and other written works. Write a research essay to show how the author's life experiences and other works have an influence over the meaning of the poem.

Before you start:
Read about the lives of a few poets and decide which one interests you the most
Read a few poems by that poet and underline the poetic techniques(imagery, metaphors, similes, etc) and try to find a pattern of similarities among the poems
Read the poems a few more times and try to understand the meaning(s)
Make implicit (implied) and explicit (very clear) connections between the poems and the poet's life
Questions to consider as you write:
Can you explain the poet's life to someone else? (if you don't have a good understanding, go back and read some more)
What is unique and the life of the poet?
What is unique about the poems?
How is the life of the poet reflected in the poetry? Why do you think this happened?

Details: This research essay should be 2-4 pages in length - typed in 12 point font and double-spaced. Please cite all of your in-text quotes (yes, you need them to support your ideas) and include an MLA Works Cited Page. We will be working in the library as well as with the school computers during class time, but I would also like you to work on this at home too.

The following resource can be used to find information regarding your poet, his/her works, as well as techniques and related topics:

Gale Literature Resources in Context

Senior English Project

The purpose of the Senior English Project is to enable students to effect change in our community.

Please complete the following:

1. Proposal for the research paper
2. Interview with a person(s) involved or affected by the issue
3. 3-5 page research paper that examines a school-related issue and proposes a solution
4. 5-7 minute multi-media presentation

Possible Topics:

teen pregnancy * cell phone distraction
violence in school * class size
medical issues * self selection vs. tracking
lack of school spirit * self-segregation
gangs * racism
homophobia * promiscuity
open campus * lack of parental involvement
vandalism * lack of technology(functioning tech)
theft * truancy
class disruption * structural design of the building
poverty related issues * curriculum

To be successful, you will need 3 credible sources.

Why is Wikipedia not a credible source?
Wikipedia, although entertaining and informative cannot be used as a source because the text is changeable by anyone who wants to change it. So although it could contain good information it is not a credible source.
10 reasons to just say no

What is a credible source?
Criteria to evaluate web sources

There are different types of sources
Primary Sources

Scholarly article or Academic Journal article

Sources for your research:

Opposing Viewpoints Database

Gale Student Resources in Context

Dream Car Project

Use the following links to evaluate the cost for new and used vehicles

Kelly Blue Book
Using this site, you can find the value of new and used cars based on condition, features and mileage. This site is used by insurance adjusters and car dealerships to assess the value of cars that have been totaled in accidents or for trade in values.

Yahoo Cars
Look at used cars for sale or build a brand new car and get a quote for a dealership

Edmunds
Another site to review used and new vehicles - reviews - very well known and trusted source of auto information.

BMW Dealership
Build a new car and get a quote or search used vehicle inventory

Exotic Car Dealers
Here are a few reasons to stay in school and work hard !!!!!!!!! :)