Call Me Maybe

This video craaaaaaaaaacked me up.  It's the Harvard Baseball team on a road trip.

It's worth watching through to the end.

Notice the guy who somehow stays asleep the entire time.

Research DUE NEXT WEEK!

You've been working and working on your research papers, and now it is time to submit what you have found.

Due WEDNESDAY, May 9, by 11.59pm:

The shared document of your research, which includes:
- Your topic
- 8 questions about your topic
- 10 tags for searching (use the actual terms you would enter into Google or other search bars)
- 10-15 sources of reliable research (fully documented with title, author, URL, summary, and quotations)
- 3 potential thesis statements


Next week you will choose one of your thesis statements and begin drafting your paper!

I can sense your excitement :)

Happy weekend!

P.S.  for your listening pleasure

Springtime Mix

Well kiddos, I made you an energetic mix for springtime.  It was inspired by one of your very own, student GV.  I hope you like it!

The Sun Came Out from msaboulhosn on 8tracks.

Google Scholar

Did you know about Google Scholar?  It's a search engine within Google that sorts out scholarly articles in your search.  If your tags are strong and your search is smart, you will be able to let Google sort out the reliable sources from the unreliable ones for you!

Give it a shot!

Nice work!

I was really impressed by the way student ZR organized her research.  Look at this beautiful document!

It's such a great example!

In addition to the author, title, and URL, 

she writes the entire "Works Cited" entry in MLA format.

This saves her a lot of time, because she doesn't have to do it later!

She also pulls out the quotes she wants to use right away,

so that she doesn't have to go back and re-read every article 

every time she wants to reference it.

Way to go, Z!

Spring Break: Research Post

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you your spring break assignment!

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Be sure to write your Works Cited using proper MLA format.

Oh, and be sure to USE QUOTATIONS PROPERLY!

Duh. 

Have a great break, kiddos!

Finding Reliable Sources

My children!

You are discovering, I believe, that doing good research actually takes a lot of work!

Here is a list of guidelines I've provided for you.  Be sure to consider these criteria before choosing the sources you want to work with.