Transcript Research: Foundational Skills and Inquiry

English I: Winter 2014
Goals:
 Foundational skills in research
 Inquiry project (similar to senior project—smaller scale)
 Topic of your choice
 Pose important questions—broad and narrow
 Seek credible information
Product:
Present 2-4 min PowerPoint due Mon/Tues Feb 3-4
Homework for this unit is to work on project!
 Airport
Security
 Animal Rights
 Bullying
 Censorship
 Child Soldiers
 Drug Abuse
 Education
 Food
 Holocaust
 Immigration
 Military
 Parenting
 Privacy
 Racism/
Bias
 Social Justice
 Steroids
 Technology
 Terrorism
 Vaccines
 Wages
Research is…
diligent and systematic inquiry or
investigation into a subject in
order to discover or revise facts,
theories, applications, etc.
Dictionary.com
What do the words primary and
secondary mean? In what contexts
have you encountered these
words?
Credibility
Evaluation
Sources
• Primary
• Secondary
of Sources
Definition: The quality of being
believable or worthy of trust
Dictionary.com
With so much available information,
students must decipher what is
credible and useful for their
purposes.
• Where to look
• What to look for
• What to accept
 Does
the author have expertise to write on
the topic?
 Is
the information in this source up-todate?
 Does
the publisher affect the information?
 What
do reviewers say about the source?
 Is
the source appropriate for your
research?
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Who is the owner of the site—the producer of the
content? Does that owner have anything to gain from
you using the site?
• advertising links
• potential purchase
Is the information consistent with book sources?
 Is there a prejudice or bias that is readily apparent?
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• advocacy or hate group
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Does the site have a professional, reputable
appearance? (Note: Many websites are software now and not self-created, so
they generally appear more professional; thus, this cannot be the only criteria for
judgment.)
• no flashy ads or pop ups
• no malicious links
 Source: Something
that supplies information
 Primary
Source: a document/ physical
object written/ created during the time
under study…present during an experience
or time period & offer inside view of event
 Secondary
Source: interprets and analyzes
primary sources…one+ steps removed from
event & may have pictures, quotes or
graphics of primary sources in them
PRIMARY SOURCES
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Artifacts (coins, fossils, furniture, tools,
clothing, etc.)
Audio recordings
Diaries
Internet communications on email
Interviews
Journal articles w/ NEW research
findings
Letters
Newspaper articles from the time
Original documents (birth certificate,
will, etc.)
Photographs
Records
Speeches
Survey research
Art, literature, music
SECONDARY SOURCES
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Bibliographies
Biographies
Commentaries/Criticisms
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
Histories
Journal articles reviewing
previous findings
Magazine/ newspaper articles
digesting information after the
fact
Textbooks
Website
 Library
of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
 The National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/index.html
 Sweet Search:
http://www.sweetsearch.com/
 Google Scholar:
http://scholar.google.com/
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Title Page —Title, author(s), edition, publishing
company, place of publication
Table of Contents —chapters, subheadings, page
numbers
Appendix —charts, documents, tables,
illustrations, and/or photographs
 Glossary —dictionary of words found in a book
 Index —end of book—shows topics and page
numbers
 Bibliography —titles, authors, and publishing
information for references/resources used to write
book
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1)
Individually: Identify primary and
secondary sources
2)
As a small group: Evaluate the
credibility of sources (use
evaluation questions)
1.
Work individually to determine
if sources on handout are
primary or secondary (we will
review as a class)
10 minutes
1.
2.
In small groups of 2-3, identify as
primary/secondary and evaluate
the credibility of the source given
to you on a scale of 1-5 (1= not
credible; 5= very credible).
Be ready to defend your evaluation
and explain how/when it might be
useful.
10 minutes
Why is research important?
Why is distinguishing between primary
and secondary sources helpful?
What interests you? What are you
curious about?
 Airport
Security
 Animal Rights
 Bullying
 Censorship
 Child Soldiers
 Drug Abuse
 Education
 Food
 Holocaust
 Immigration
 Military
 Parenting
 Privacy
 Racism/
Bias
 Social Justice
 Steroids
 Technology
 Terrorism
 Vaccines
 Wages
How can I create guiding
questions and find
credible/useful sources?
Essential Questions (EQ): Broad (but
specific enough for the scope of your
project) question to be answered as a
result of completing the project.
Guiding Questions: More focused
questions which help guide the path of
your research—you will develop some
before beginning the research, and then
more as you research and find other
unknowns
Steps:
1. Decide on Topic
2. Pose Essential Question
3. Share EQ with peer for feedback
4. Pose Guiding/ Follow-Up Questions
5. Get Ms. Sho to sign for approval
Due Friday (A) or Tuesday (B) if not
finished in class
1) Find sources listed below pertaining to your
guiding questions
A) Find secondary source—dictionary or encyclopedia
B) Find secondary source—website
C) Find another source—journal, newspaper, or magazine
article, letter, interview, or artifact (physical item or
photograph)
2) Record information on CREDIBLE sources—
don’t do source notecards until you are sure the
source is credible/useful for your project
Watch the following video clip,
and jot down STRENGTHS and
WEAKNESSES of the speaker’s
presentation.
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/
28/best-ted-talks_n_1307131.html
• Kepler NASA
 http://www.ted.com/talks/nilofer_merch
ant_got_a_meeting_take_a_walk.html
• Walking Meetings
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrv
AUbU9Y&list=PL70DEC2B0568B5469
• The Puzzle of Motivation
Know
the content—
research completely
Organized
Practice/
outline
Rehearsal
of information
 Confidence
 Brisk
 Clear
pace
delivery
 Formal
word choice
 Professional
demeanor
 Use
gestures/body language effectively
• Poor mannerisms distract people
 Smile, eye
 Subtle
contact, straight/relaxed posture
gestures with hands/arms
 Ask
questions as needed
 Pause and check in with audience
 Ask for volunteer help/modeling as
appropriate
 Support
but do not
dominate your message
 DON’T
read from slides—
slides should simply
highlight key points/
images
 KISS—Keep
Stupid
It Simple,
In-Text and Works Cited
Link: OWL Purdue: MLA
INTERNET (NO AUTHOR)
 (“Shortened Title”).
 (“Effects
of Diet”).
BOOK
 (Author
INTERNET (WITH AUTHOR)
 (Last
Name).
 (Smith).
DIGITAL IMAGE
Page #).
 (Wordsworth
63).
 (First
part of citation).
 (Harris).
 (“Military
Branches”).
 Double
space entries, but no extra spaces
between entries
 Provides
a complete citation for works
mentioned in in-text (parenthetical)
citations in body of your work
 Indent
 Label
second (and third if needed) lines
it Works Cited—no quotes or bold
 Alphabetize
entries by first word listed
Entries for electronic sources include
five types of information (as
available):
(1) author name
(2) title of webpage
(3) name of site
(4) publisher (publication information)
(5) date of resource creation
(6) medium of publication (Web.)
(7) date of access
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Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of
Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization
affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of
resource creation (if available). Medium of publication.
Date of access.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory.
Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL
at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.
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Webpage (with author)
Epsicokhan, Jamahl. "Confessions of a Closet Trekkie." Jammer's Reviews. N.p., 20 Feb.
2004.Web. 15 Mar. 2010.
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Webpage (no author)
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d.Web. 24 Feb. 2009.
"New Media @ the Center." The Writing Center at the University of WisconsinMadison. U of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center, 2009. Web. 11 Sept.
2009.
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Internet: Picture
brandychloe. "Great Horned Owl Family." Photograph. Webshots. American Greetings, 22 May
2006. Web. 5 Nov. 2009.
 Personal Survey Results: Yourname. “Name of Survey.”
Method (survey). Date of survey.
Schonhar, Megan. “Opinions on Military Involvement in War.” Survey.
19 Jan. 2014.
 Online-only Published Interview: Interviewee. “Title”
(or Description, as below). [Rest of web site info].
Zinkievich, Craig. Interview by Gareth Von Kallenbach. Skewed & Reviewed.
Skewed & Reviewed, 2009. Web. 15 Mar. 2009.
 Personal
Interview: Interviewee. Method. Date.
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
 Book: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987.
Print.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999.
Print.
 Dictionary: “word.” Title of Source, Date Updated. Web. Date
accessed.
"hacker." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, 2011.Web. 8 May
2011.
 Author
Name. “Article Name.” Title of the
Web Magazine. Publisher name, publication
date. Medium of publication. Date of access.
Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the
Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who
Make Websites. A List Apart Mag., 16
Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009.