Catcher in the Rye - Mr. Jeremias 11R

You have been asked to locate critical analysis on Catcher in the Rye.

What is a critical analysis?

Using the following link - explore different ways to search for critiques to help you write your paper:

Literature Resource Center

You can search by title of work, author's name or by theme

Use the following link to creat an on-line bibliography:

NoodleTools

Senior English Experience - Ms. Koegel

Argument Paper Assignment

What Hinders Effective Communication?

Topic: The Role of Disablilities and Disorder in Effective Communication

Assignment: Using the information from class discussion, the articles and film you explored, and the novel The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night, choose one of the following scenarios to base you paper:

A) You have been selected as an advocate for a student with special needs. Your job is to ensure that this student receives the best possible education and opportunities. Some people within the community have expressed concern to the Board of Education in this district about this student attending its school. Your job is to educate the panel about your student's differences and exceptionalities, and to convince them that s/he will not be a liability, but an asset to its student population.

B) You are leading the counter argument to oppose the advocate in situation A.
Your job is to convince the members of the school board in your district that to allow the mainstreaming of this student with special needs is a grievous error.
In fact, you believe s/he should be placed in a special facility designed for those who have disabilities.

In order to formulate your argument, you will need to decide whether you want to write about Autism or choose one of the other disorders that may hinder communication.
Here are your choices:
Epilepsy
Mood or Mental Disorders (bipolar, schizophrenia, phobias, OCD's)
Tourettes
Hearing or Visual Impairments
Paralysis or amputees
Cerebral Palsy
Meniere's Disease
A disorder of your choice that I have approved

Use the following links to access information regarding your disorder:

Encyclopedia of Psychology

American Psychological Association

Gale Student Resources in Context

Opposing Viewpoints

Psychology Info

Environmental Problems of the World

You will be researching one of the major environmental problems in the world. You will present this information to the rest of the class using a Power Point Presentation.

Please include the following:
A definition or explanation of the problem
A list of the causes of this problem
A list of possible solutions to this problem

Be sure to explain the problem clearly!
Do not copy information from your sources - summarize the information instead.

Possible Topics:

Overpopulation Global Warming
Pollution Overfishing
Deforestation Hunger
Extinction Mining

The following links will help you locate information:

Natural Resources Defense Council

United Nations Foundation

Wildlife Conservation Society

Mongabay.com

Fishing Hurts (PETA)

National Geographic

Global Issues in Context

Freudian Analysis - Hamlet

Use the following link to the database to access on Hamlet

Gale Literature Resource Center
Type Hamlet as a "Works" search - then type freudian analysis in on left to reduce the articles

Use the following link to access other articles - type in "Freudian Analysis of Hamlet" as a search
Sweetsearch

9H Research Paper - Careers

You will choose a career to research. Explore this career from different angles as you conduct research and write a paper - making a claim as to whether you would recommend this career.

Details: This research paper should be 2-3 pages in length, typed in 12-point Times New Roman font. Please include a complete heading on the top of the first page. You must also include an MLA Works Cited Page at the end of your paper.

College Careers - provides information on work conditions and salary

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Career One Stop - salary, education information

Gale Student Resources in Context

Argumentation and Research

Your Assignment: Research one of the topics listed below and use your research to support the scenario that you choose.

Scenario A: You have been elected to be an advocate for a student with special needs. Your job is to ensure that this student receives the best possible education and opportunities. The school board, parents and students have expressed their concern about "your" special needs student attending their school. Your job is to educate the panel about your student's differences and exceptionalities, as well as to convince the panel that the student will be an asset and not a liability in the school's community.

Scenario B: You have been elected to lead the panel of board members, parents, students, faculty and community members advocating that the special needs students represented should be placed in a separate facility or a special needs school and NOT mainstreamed into the public educational system. Within your paper make sure to cite the research that supports your argument.

Topics:
Autism
Tourettes
Bi-Polar Disorder
Asperger's Syndrome
Sensory Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorders
Schizophrenia
Selective Mutes
Phobias & Anxiety
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Paralysis
Cerebral Palsy

Some Resources::

Encyclopedia of Psychology

American Psychological Association

Gale Student Resources in Context

Opposing Viewpoints

Psychology Information

Searching for Sources

Welcome to the Library!!!
You have been given the task to search for and find sources of information to use for your Documented Argument Paper

The guidelines are as follows:

You need 3 credible sources - 1 must be a scholarly journal article
Other sources can be books, credible Web Sources, magazine or newspaper articles or an interview with an expert

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?
Im glad you asked!!
Criteria to evaluate web sources

There are different types of sources (see guidelines) one type of source you may encounter is a
Primary Document or Primary Source - here is the definition

What is a Scholarly article or an Academic Journal article?

The following are links you will find helpful to locate information on your topic

Gale Student Resources in Context
This is a database available through the high school - type in your subject and you will find various types of documents on it

Global Issues in Context
Is your issue global? Click on the suject headings and look at the subheadings listed for each or type your subject in the search bar

Opposing Viewpoints
This database lists articles on different debatable topics - giving the point of view from each side - articles are all from credible sources

Gale Literature Resource Center
You can access articles written about Ray Bradbury and his work using this database - you can also search your topic using a keyword search


Psssssst..........you will find info (GOOD INFO) on your topic here Sweet Search
type in your topic as a word or a phrase in the first search bar and away you go!!!!!