Short Research Project #1 Standards: ELAGSE W2, W4, W7, W8, W9, L1, L2

Short Research Project #1 Standards: ELAGSE W2, W4, W7, W8, W9, L1, L2

DIRECTIONS

Conduct research to gather and write down a minimum of 6 relevant facts about your chosen topic. Use at least 2 reliable online sources in your research (.org, .edu, some .com’s). Document (write down) the sources you use by writing down: website name, title of web page, date of access, web address.
Use your facts as a starting point to help you develop an informative, research-based piece writing to formally report your findings. Use correct paragraph structure: topic sentence/main idea, details/elaboration, concluding sentence. During this project, assume that your audience has no prior knowledge of your topic.
Consult and follow the guidelines on the rubric. Seek to meet/exceed standards!

Project Schedule

Monday--Aug. 17 / Introduction of project. Be sure to ask questions about parts you don’t understand!
Thursday--Aug. 20 / Must have minimum of six facts ready on your desk at the beginning of class for teacher to check (formative grade). Begin or continue writing draft while teacher checks facts.
Friday--Aug. 21 / Peer review and editing session using “Written Conversations” strategy. You MUST have a complete rough draft for your peers to review and give feedback during group work. Your rough draft must be turned in with your final copy and it will be graded.
(It is impossible to have a FINAL COPY without first developing a DRAFT.)
Monday--Aug. 24 / Last day to ask questions/get clarification! Write (or type) final copy (classwork/homework).
Tuesday--Aug. 25 / Project Due at beginning of class! Your Short Research Report final copy must
●SKIP LINES (to make it easier to read and grade).
●answer your research question.
●use transitional words and/or phrases.
●demonstrate organizational structure (topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentence).
●provide elaboration to help your reader understand your topic.
●demonstrate that you know and follow conventions (rules) of the English language.
●list your sources (website name, title of webpage within the website, date of access, web address).
Today you will staple together and turn in:
Final copy of report and source list (top), draft (middle), research facts (bottom)

Rubric for Short Research Assignment Name______CP_____

Summative grade

Category / Does Not Meet Standard (10 pts) / Minimally Meets Standard (15 pts) / Meets/Exceeds Standard (20pts) / Score
Overall Writing
ELAGSE
W2
W4
W7 / The writer conveyed minimal information about a topic. Development (elaboration) is not evident or it is minimal.
As a result, the reader is not informed on the topic. / The writer conveyed some basic information about a topic, but development (elaboration) is needed.
As a result, the reader is partially informed on the topic. / The writer conveyed important information about the topic with elaboration that develop the topic.
As a result, the reader is well- informed on the topic.
Transitions
ELAGSE
W2c / The writer did not attempt or made minimal attempts to use transitions. As a result, the writing is “choppy”. / The writer used minimal transitions to link ideas. The transitions help the reader follow from part to part. / The writer used transitions to create a flow of information that is logical. Transitions help the reader easily understand the topic.
Organization
ELAGSE
W2a
W4 / The writer has a clear topic, but does not demonstrate organizational structure: topic sentence, supporting details-conclusion. Writer may sometimes stray off topic. / The writer demonstrated basic organizational structure. The writer demonstrated use of topic sentence, details, and a conclusion. / The writer clearly demonstrated proper organizational structure: topic sentence, details, conclusion and focused on key concepts within the topic. Information is reported in a logical sequence.
Elaboration
ELAGSE
W2b
W8
W9 / The writer included no/minimal information such as facts, quotations, examples, and definitions. / The writer included some information in the form of facts, quotations, examples, and definitions. / The writer included multiple pieces of information that clarifies details about the topic. Elaborated details are significant to the reader’s understanding of the topic.
Conventions
ELAGSE
L1
L2
W7
W8 / The writer does not consistently demonstrate use of correct grammar, sentence construction, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Many errors are evident.
The writer did not list sources used during research or sources listed are unreliable. / The writer mostly demonstrates use of correct grammar, sentence construction, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
A few errors are evident.
The writer attempted to list reliable sources used during research, but parts may be missing. / The writer consistently demonstrates use of correct grammar, varied sentence construction, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Minimal or no errors are evident.
The writer listed reliable sources used during research including all required parts.

Total SUMMATIVE Score: ______/100

Student needs to work on: ______

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Harlem Renaissance Short Research Report--Topics List

Authors
Claude McKay
Langston Hughes
Countee Cullen
Zora Neale Hurston
James Weldon Johnson
Sterling A. Brown / Musicians/singers
Billie Holiday
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Cab Calloway
Fats Waller
Glenn Miller
Dances
The Shimmy
The Cakewalk
The Charleston
The Lindy Hop
Swing / Artists
Jacob Lawrence
Palmer Hayden
Archibald J. Motley
William Henry Johnson
Aaron Douglas
Actor/Dancers
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Ethel Waters
Nobel Sissel
Paul Robeson / Civil Rights Activists
W.E.B DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Walter White
Other topics:
Walter Dean Myers
Harlem Renaissance
Life and Culture of Harlem, New York, 1940’s - 50’s
History of Harlem, New York / Other topics:
Flappers
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Conduct research to gather relevant information you can use to explain your topic.

My research topic:______Name ______

My research question:______

Key search terms:______

Source #1

Name of Website :______Title of page I used:______

Date of access:______Web address: ______

FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:

______

______Source #2

Name of Website :______Title of page I used:______

Date of access:______Web address: ______

FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:

______

Source # ____

Name of Website :______Title of page I used:______

Date of access:______Web address: ______

FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:

______

Source # ____

Name of Website :______Title of page I used:______

Date of access:______Web address: ______

FACTS from the site above I can use to report on my topic:

______