Annual Teens Speak Summit

Annual Teens Speak Summit

Dear Student,

You have been selected by the National Legislative Board (NLB) to help guide government legislation and policy on a variety of issues at the Annual Teens Speak Summit. As a participant, you will present your view on a selected policy question to the NLB in the form of a well-researched paper. Because the NLB is a very important fake government agency with a great deal of fake law making power, you must ensure that your paper supports your position with quality research and explains the benefits of the NLB supporting your position.

Please use the following pages to help you as you prepare for this amazing and prestigious fake honor.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3- Research Steps

4- Possible Research Questions

5- Research Topics Brainstorm

6- Paper Outline

7-9 Types of Sources

10- Evaluating Sources

11- Making Notes

12-13 Bibliographic Information

14-16 Annotated Bibliography

17-18 Building a Thesis

19-24 Paper Outline

25-29 Using Quotes and Citing Sources

30- Rough Draft

RESEARCH STEPS

POSSIBLERESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. Are standardized tests improving education in America?
2. Should tablets replace textbooks in K-12 schools?
3. Is the D.A.R.E. program good for America's kids (K-12)?
4. Should sex education be taught in schools?
5. Should euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide be legal?
6. Should marijuana be a medical option?
7. Is obesity a disease or a self caused condition?
8. Should any vaccines be required for children?
9. Are social networking sites good for our society?
10. Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?
11. Should the death penalty be allowed?
12. Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to a younger age?
13. Should felons be allowed to vote?
14. Should the words "under God" be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?
15. Should performance-enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?
16. Should adults have the right to carry a concealed handgun?
17. Should certain breeds of dogs, like pit bulls be banned?
18. Does on-line shopping hurt brick-and-mortar stores?
19. Should prosecutors be allowed to charge individuals younger than 18 as adults?
20. Should motorcyclists be required by law to wear a helmet?
21. Does a longer school day improve education?
22. Does year round school improve education?
23. Do curfew regulations keep kids out of trouble?
24. Should animals be used for research?
25. Does access to condoms prevent teen pregnancy?
26. Should race be considered in college acceptance?
27. Do girl only or boy only classes improve education?
28. Should the government be able to regulate what we eat?
29. Should assault weapons be illegal?
30. Should students be allowed to carry backpacks in schools?
31. Should people be allowed to have exotic animals as pets?
32. Should capital punishment be allowed for the mentally challenged?
33. Should tobacco be made illegal?
34. Should voting be mandatory?
35. Should there be drug testing to receive government benefits (welfare)?
36. Should students be offered financial incentives for good grades?
37. Should gambling be legalized everywhere?
38. Should drivers be banned from using cell phones while driving?

RESEARCH TOPICS BRAINSTORM

Make a list of the top ten possible research questions that interest you. For each possible question explain your position on the issue.

PAPER OUTLINE

Your paper will have five parts, NOT five paragraphs. Each part will address a specific idea and will be longer or shorter based on the information presented. As you gather information on your position, keep the paper outline in mind.

Part 1- Introduction:

• What inspired your position? (What experiences or information led you to believe that you believe?)

Part 2- Background:

• What is some basic information about your topic?
• What are some important historical events connected with your topic?
• What information needs to be clarified or explained for the reader?

Part 3- Confirmation:

• Why do you know that your argument is correct?
• Who else agrees with your position? What do they say?
• What data is there that supports your argument?

Part 4- Refutation:

• Who challenges your argument? What do they say?
• What data is there that challenges your argument?

Part 5- Conclusion:

• Why should your argument be considered the “right” answer despite the evidence against you?
• What are the benefits of accepting your argument?
• What would happen if more people agreed with you?

TYPES OF SOURCES

When conducting research there are several sources that can be used. Understanding the various types of sources that can provide information, the terms associated with those various sources, as well as the reasons to use a particular source will make your research easier.

Use pgs. R44-R47 in your textbook to complete the charts below:

Books:

NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS

DATABASES AND ONLINE CATALOGS

Advantages of Databases: Use pg. 1347 to find out why database are a better choice for research than search engines like Google or Yahoo.

Reason 1:

Reason 2:

Reason 3:

Reason 4:

Go to the RESEARCH PAGE on beerwinkle.pbworks.com. Write down the name of the databases available through the Rayburn library. Write down the login and password for the databases.

Login:Password:

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WEB SOURCES

• Searches should be NO MORE than 5 words
• Using quotation marks around a phrase ( “recording studio”) will

URL ABBREVIATIONS AND MEANINGS

EVALUATING SOURCES

Not all sources are created equal- some are awesome and some are well…less than awesome. Use pg. 1348 in the textbook to help you learn about guidelines for evaluating the sources you find. If you are ever unsure of source’s credibility ASKa teacher/librarian for help. The sources listed on beerwinkle.pbworks.com are teacher tested and generally have credible information, BUT each article should be evaluated individually.

Good research = good sources, bad research papers = bad sources

MAKING NOTES

• What should you take notes on?
• What are the two benefits of taking notes on index cards?
• How should you keep track of your sources?
• What should your index cards look like?
• What should you write down?
• How can you avoid plagiarism?
• When taking notes what should you distinguish between?
• What should you do with a direct quotation?
• What else should you remember?

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• Bibliographic information is the information used to specifically identify a book, newspaper, magazine article, database article, or website.
• Writers use bibliographical information to give credit to the sources that they have used in their writing.
• Use the forms below tocollect the correct information for EACH of your sources.
• Give each source a number. As you collect information on your sources you will use that number on each notecard.

Book

Author’s Name (Last, First):______.

Title: ______.

Publisher: ______

City: ______Year: ______.

Book

Author’s Name (Last, First):______.

Title: ______.

Publisher: ______

City: ______Year: ______.

Web Page/Online Newspaper/Online Magazine/Database

Article Title: ______.

Author’s Name (Last, First) ______

Web Site Title:______

Publisher/Sponsor: ______

Date Electronically Published: ______

Date Accessed: ______

Web Page/Online Newspaper/Online Magazine/Database

Article Title: ______.

Author’s Name (Last, First) ______

Web Site Title:______

Publisher/Sponsor: ______

Date Electronically Published: ______

Date Accessed: ______

Web Page/Online Newspaper/Online Magazine/Database

Article Title: ______.

Author’s Name (Last, First) ______

Web Site Title:______

Publisher/Sponsor: ______

Date Electronically Published: ______

Date Accessed: ______

Web Page/Online Newspaper/Online Magazine/Database

Article Title: ______.

Author’s Name (Last, First) ______

Web Site Title:______

Publisher/Sponsor: ______

Date Electronically Published: ______

Date Accessed: ______

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

An annotated bibliography is a way for you to summarize the information you found in each of your sources. 1-3 should be sources that SUPPORT your position. Source 4-5 should be sources that OPPOSE your position.

1. According to (author/source)______(year______) (main idea about the topic) ______

______

List facts from the source that support the main idea

Fact #1 ______

Fact #2 ______

Fact #3 ______

Fact #4 ______

Fact #5 ______

In conclusion (author/source)______says ______

______

2. Another idea presented by (author/source)______(year______) (main idea about the topic) is ______

______

List facts from the source that support the main idea

Fact #1 ______

Fact #2 ______

Fact #3 ______

Fact #4 ______

Fact #5 ______

In conclusion (author/source)______says ______

______

3. (author/source)______(date______) (main idea about the topic) states that ______

List facts from the source that support the main idea

Fact #1 ______

Fact #2 ______

Fact #3 ______

Fact #4 ______

Fact #5 ______

In conclusion (author/source)______says ______

______

4. However, (author/source)______(date______) (main idea about the topic) states that ______

______

List facts from the source that support the main idea

Fact #1 ______

Fact #2 ______

Fact #3 ______

Fact #4 ______

Fact #5 ______

In conclusion (author/source)______says ______

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5. (author/source)______(date______) argues that (main idea about the topic) ______

List facts from the source that support the main idea

Fact #1 ______

Fact #2 ______

Fact #3 ______

Fact #4 ______

Fact #5 ______

In conclusion (author/source)______says ______

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BUILDING A THESIS

A thesis statement is the sentence that clearly states the ideas that will be presented in your paper.

There are five questions you must answer to write a good thesis:

1. What’s the topic you are writing about?
2. What’s your main opinion about the topic? (Use the topic somewhere in the opinion sentence and the word “should” or “should not”)
3. What would be the result of putting your idea into action? (Proving that…, resulting in…, so that…)
4. What’s the main argument against your opinion?

Put the answers from the guiding questions into the form below to build a thesis statement:

Even though (4) ______, (1) ______(2) ______,(3) ______

Practice #1

1. What’s the topic you are writing about?

1. What’s your main opinion about the topic? (Use the topic somewhere in the opinion sentence and the word “should” or “should not”)

1. What would be the result of putting your idea into action? (Proving that…, resulting in…, so that…)

1. What’s the main argument against your opinion?

Practice Thesis Statement #1

Practice #2

1. What’s the topic you are writing about?

1. What’s your main opinion about the topic? (Use the topic somewhere in the opinion sentence and the word “should” or “should not”)

1. What would be the result of putting your idea into action? (Proving that…, resulting in…, so that…)

1. What’s the main argument against your opinion?

Practice Thesis Statement #2

Now write your thesis:

1. What’s the topic you are writing about?

1. What’s your main opinion about the topic? (Use the topic somewhere in the opinion sentence and the word “should” or “should not”)

1. What would be the result of putting your idea into action? (Proving that…, resulting in…, so that…)

1. What’s the main argument against your opinion?

Thesis Statement:

PAPER OUTLINE

Introduction: What inspired your position? What experiences or information (facts) led you to believe what you believe?

______(Thesis Statement)______

______

Background Information:

What is some basic information about your topic? (Think data, facts, figures, etc.)

______

What are some important historical events connected with your topic? Have there been any important laws passed?

______What information needs to be clarified or explained for the reader? Are there terms the reader needs to understand the topic? ______

Confirmation of beliefs:Who else agrees with your position? What do they say? How does this prove your position?

(Author/source)______(date______) states that ______

______. (Reason for using the evidence/ why it supports your position) ______

______

(Transition Statement from Point #1 section to Point #2 section) ______

______(Author/source)______(date______) states that ______

______. (Reason for using the evidence/ why it supports your position) ______

______

(Transition Statement from Point #2 section to Point #3 section) ______

______(Author/source)______(date______) states that ______

______. (Reason for using the evidence/ why it supports your position) ______

______

(Summary of information that supports your position) ______

______

______

Refutation of beliefs: Who challenges your argument? What do they say? (Author/source)______(date______) states that ______

______. (why information opposes your position) ______

______(Transition Statement from Point #1 section to Point #2 section) ______

(Author/source)______(date______) states that ______

______. (why information opposes your position) ______

______

(Transition Statement from Point #2 section to Point #3 section) ______

______(Author/source)______(date______) states that ______

______. (why information opposes your position) ______

______(Summary of information that opposes your position) ______

______

Conclusion: Why should your argument be considered the “right” answer despite the evidence against you? What are the benefits of accepting your argument?

______

Using Quotes and Citing Sources

• “Quotation marks” are like the road signs you see when you enter and leave the city.
• “Just as the signs define the city limits, quotation marks show where speech ______ and ______” (O’Conner 119).

QUOTE FROM PAPER:

4 steps to using a quote:

Introduce it:

• Quotes can be written with an introduction ______the quote….
• According to a survey conducted by the National Constitution Center (NCC) in 1998, “52 percent of teenagers have a television in their bedrooms.” (underline the introduction)
• Quotes can be written with the introduction ______ the quote…
• “52 percent of teenagers have a television in their bedrooms,” according to a survey conducted by the National Constitution Center (NCC) in 1998. (underline the introduction)

• Quotes can be written with the introduction ______the quote…
• Many teenagers “have a television in their bedrooms,” according to a survey conducted by the National Constitution Center (NCC) in 1998, which accounts for “52 percent.” (underline the introduction)

• Quotes can be ______text
• According to a survey conducted by the National Constitution Center (NCC) in 1998, “52 percent of teenagers have a television in their bedrooms” which is why there is a huge obesity problem. (underline the introduction and text)

Verbs to help introduce a quote:

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•acknowledges

•adds

•admits

•agrees

•argues

•asserts

•believes

•claims

•concludes

•confirms

•counters

•declares

•demonstrates

•denies

•disputes

•emphasizes

•endorses

•explains

•grants

•illustrates

•implies

•insists

•notes

•observes

•points out

•reasons

•refutes

•rejects

•reports

•responds

•reveals

•says

•states

•suggests

•thinks

•writes

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Quote It:

• Any time you use any word from someone else’s words, you ______him or her.
• Quotes help prove your claim because they provide ______.
• 4 quote don’ts:
• Do not ______from the internet
• Do not copy word-for-word without ______, even if you give a source citation at the end of your sentence
• Do not replace a few words with ______, keeping the basic sentence structure; you are still ______
• Do not paraphrase without the ______to indicate its original source

Cite It:

• When you quote, you must show the reader ______you got the information
• RULE OF THUMB: Check the bibliography citation to see what information you have listed ______. This will determine how you ______.
• If you have the author’s last name then your citation will have:

• If you don’t have the author’s last name then you citation will have:

• If the author was already introduced in the text then you citation will have:

• If your source has two or more authors you use:

• If you don’t have a page number then you citation will have:

• There is ______common in the citation
• There are parentheses ______the citation
• There is a period ______the citation
• Ending quotation marks ______the citation

Punctuate It: