| | ‘The research notes Due Jan 8" and essay is due Friday January 15, 2016. Mrs. Anderson-Ruff Research Task: Apartheid Your Job: You are taking on the role of a Historian. An Apartheid Historian to be exact. Examine the documents and artifacts | will provide for you. Use these artifacts to become an expert about Apartheid. in addition you should find 5 additional artifacts to strengthen you knowledge and understanding. You may want to come up with questions about the artifacts | provide for you to examine. Those questions should guide your research. | have included a graphic to help you with this Part One: The first part of your task is to write a research paper. Select which text structure you would like to use to organize your research paper: Description, Sequence, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, or Problem and Solution. You should use your ‘otes and a graphic organizer best suited for the text structure you will use in writing your research baper. Then, put your work into outline form to structure and organize your paper. I have attached one for your guidance. Finally, write a draft of your research paper and type it into NCWrite using your login in. esearch the topic. Students must use: ¥ 2news articles from newspaper or academic journals such as The New York Times, Durham Herald Sun, Raleigh News and Observer, The Chicago Times, etc. ¥ One news magazine article such as Time or Newsweek ¥ 1 interview of an expert or official (print or non-print) ¥ 1 narrative piece such as an autobiographical account, poem, or journal entry. Part Two: Select a presentation format for the information you have learned. You will present this to your fellow classmates. © Option One: Create a Museum exhibit that demonstrates to attendees what Apartheid is and the impact it had upon the citizens. Option Two: Create a movie documentary about Apartheid that we will watch. It should be no longer than 7-10 minutes, but at least 5 minutes. Option Three: Create an infographic about Apartheid using the following website or ‘one of your choice. www.venngage.com (this is a free site and there are other free sites| as well.) “Please see the rubric and requirements for each option. You must cite your information sources within each option. Copies of the articles you used must be included with your paper. Use the attached handouts to lan and write your essa NOT an appropriate resource to cite. wut should not represent your research.The research notes Due Jan 8" and essay is due Friday January 15, 2016. Mrs. Anderson-Ruff Here are some resources to help you in researching and writing your essay. For conducting research: For Help Writing Your Paper: http:/Awww.newiseowl.org/zones/middle/index.htm —_http://www.time4writing.com/writing-essays/ http:/time.com/ http:/Awww.citationmachine.net/mlal \www.newsela.com For sample outlines, papers, and guides to writing a research paper: htto://www.smsd.us/webpages/ybmslibrary/files/sample%20outline. pdf http:/www.smsd_.us/webpages/ybmslibrary/files/sample%20paper. pdf http:/Avww.syracusecityschools.comitfiles/folder836/Research%20P aper%20Graphic%200rganizer.pdf fh le. com/document/d/1 Ud V8ONjkuHpJ5017aEbzjDXknzz2Wez_TLJVbuj it2hI=e| Remember To: 1. Examine each artifact on Edmodo and takes noted using the handout. BillBased upon what you learned from the artifacts, decided upon a topic that you can research connected to Apartheid. Research and takes notes on that Apartheid topic finding 5 new sources of your own using NCWiseowl, Time, Newsweek, or other reputable resources the EXCLUDE Wikipedia as the source. Use the source. For example, your thesis statement might be about the impact Apartheid had upon women or the role of women in bring Apartheid down. (INVINIGHEER . Decide upon a text structure by asking yourself the purpose of the writing you will complete. Do you want to describe something, give the sequence in a process, compare and contrast, examine the cause(s) and effect(s), or analyze a problem and give solutions? Once you have chosen your structure use a graphic organizer to organize your thoughts about your thesis (topic) and the evidence (research) you will use. . Use the outline to begin organizing your research paper. Your writing should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. . Now it is time to draft your paper. This is point where you write out your thoughts and research in paragraphs. Since this is a research paper, your paper should be between 5-10 pages with citations. | will not red more than 10 pages. While you may write it out on paper. Your official drat should be typed into www.nowrite.com under the Research Paper-Apartheid writing activity using 12 point font. Whew! Now that the hard work is complete, the fun can begin. Select one of the three presentation formats: Create a Museum Exhibit, Create a movie Documentary, or Create an Infographic Poster. (Mihislis Dueimuesday Uanuary9th) Helpful hints: Use the student samples, guides, and rubrics to help you. Also remember to let me know how I can help you.Text Structure Signal Questions & Signal Words Cause is why something happened. Effect is what happened. (Sometimes the effect is listed rst.) ‘What happened? Why did it hopper? What caused it to happen? Because Since ‘Therefore Tf..then This led to Reason why Asaresult May be due to Effect of Consequently For this reason ‘Shows how two or more things are ‘alike and/or how ‘they are different. What things are being compared? In what ways are they alike? Inwhat ways are they different? ‘Same as Similar Alike As well as Not only..but also Both Instead of Either..or On the other hand Different from ‘As opposed to Describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something or make something. What items, events, or steps ‘are listed? Do they have to happen in this order? Do they ‘always happen in this order? Before After Finally Following Not long after Now Soon r | Probie m | Tells about a problem (and sometimes says why there is a problem) then gives one or more possible solutions. ‘A topic, Idea, person, place, or thing is described by listing its features, characteristics, or examples. What specific topic, person, idea, or thing is being described? How is it being described (what does it look like, how does it work, what does it do, etc. is important to What is the problem? Why is ‘thisa problem? Is ‘anything being done to try to solve the problem? What can be done to solve ‘the problem? For instance. Such as. Question is.. To begin with Dilemma is. ‘An example The puzzle is To illustrate To solve this. Characteristics One answer is.. One reason for the | *Look for the topic problem is, word (or a synonym or pronoun) to be repeated ‘Shared by: Lourie Thisius, USD 268Analyzing Non-Fiction Text Structure 1. First... Skim, scan, and preview the text! 2. Next... Look at ALL the non-fiction text features! 3. Finally... Ask yourself the following questions: ° ° ° ° ° ° ° ° What is the author’s purpose in writing this text? (P.I.E. = Is it Persuasive, Informational, or Entertaining?) What is the subject/topic? How is it organized? How are the chapters divided? What comes first? What comes after? What comes at the end? Does it follow a timeline? Does it follow a logical sequence? Does it indicate a problem-resolution-solution? Is it a simple list of items? Is it a comparison of two objects? Is there a cause and effect relationship? Does it describe something with many details? What sort of language and vocabulary do you see? What kind of topic sentences do you see? What signal words do you see? What are the text features that will help you collect and understand the information? Which Text Structure Does the Author Use?The research notes Due Jan 8" and essay is due Friday January 15, 2046. Mrs. Anderson- Ruff Artifact Analysis Directions: Examine each artifact provided, use this handout to take notes from the sources. Write important information from the original sources in your own words by paraphrasing or summarizing the information. Be sure to ask yourself questions about why these specific artifacts are so important. You may quote directly from the text if you cite correctly. Be sure to include the bibliographic information and copies of articles. Metacognitive log prompts may help you connect with the text to get started, (Use this side for Provided Resources/Artifacts) Turn in on Edmodo {Source #1 Source #2___| Source #3 Source #4 Source #5 Article 4 Artifact News Magazine | Expert Interview | Narrative iui article Bae fee Citation Citation: Citation’ Citation Citation: | Notes: Notes: Notes: Notes: Notes: |‘The research notes Due Jan 8"" and essay is due Friday January 15, 2016, Mrs. Anderson- Ruff Research Guide Directions: After Completing Research, use this handout to take notes from the sources. Write important information from the original sources in your own words by paraphrasing or summarizing the information. You may quote directly from the text if you cite correctly. Be sure to include the bibliographic information and copies of articles. Metacognitive log prompts may help you connect with the text to get started. (Use this side for your _research) Turn in on Edmodo Source #4 Source #2 Citation: Citation: Citation: Citation: Citation: Notes: Notes: Notes: Notes: Notes: |‘The research notes Due Jan 8" and essay is due Friday January 15, 2016. Mrs, Anderson- uff Ri Rubric {Component Total Points _| Notes Presentation 20 pts v Presentation Planning: Museum Exhibit plan, Movie Storyboard, Infographic planner 5 pts v Plan is complete 7.5 pts ¥ Plan reflects research 7.5 pts. Y Plan is appropriate for the task | Pre-Writing Graphic Organizer 20 pts The Pre-Writing graphic Y Do you have a clear statement of what | 5pts organizer is included in your your presentation is about (thesis packet. statement)? Spts ¥ Have you chosen relevant and logical reasons to support your thesis that are backed by evidence? Spts Y Have you developed a body to explain | and support your thesis using evidence from your research? Spts ¥ Have you clearly stated a conclusion that is logically linked to your thesis and pe evidence ts Essay Drafting Graphic organizer and Outline "| The Essay Drafting graphic organizer is included in your ¥ Text Structure Graphic 10 pts packet ¥ Outline aeaaeasaee Mlptsrcesseeec|-cedeusseserasestcaecaeedees Written Essay 20pts On notebook paper ¥ Focus and structure 4 pts *See attached scoring rubric ¥ Introduction 4 pts ¥ Evidence 4 pts ¥ Conclusion 4pts ¥ Style (Language choice and 4 pts ___ Conventions) ee Z oa Essay Submitted into NCWrite 20 pts www nowrite. com under ¥ Submit your essay draft into NCWrite | 10 pts Apartheid Research ¥ Complete a peer review of another 10 pts students’ essay draft | Total 400 points | Each component represents one grade.