The+Boy+in+the+Striped+Pajamas+Research+Project+Assignment+Information

Mrs. Trukovich
//The Boy in the Striped Pajamas//

Research Project Assignment Information Click here to see a List of Topics //The Boy in the Striped Pajamas // **Research Project Information – //Revised January 12, 2012// ** This project is worth 150 points which are divided below. Class time will be scheduled in the media center in order for you to work on this assignment, but you will also need to work on this project at home. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Trukovich.

** //Important! A rough draft of your paper is due on Monday, January 23rd. // **  //Requirements // This project includes a two to three page research paper and a three to five minute presentation on your topic. You will be allowed to work with a partner of your choosing if you wish. You and your partner will be researching the same person or topic from the Holocaust and then taking all the information and TYPING your own papers. The information in your papers should be the same, but in your own words. You must have four sources of information and two fo them must be from books (no encyclopedias). The other sources can be from the Internet, magazines, newspapers, etc.. You must double-space your paper and not use fonts larger than twelve. You must have normal margins. From information in your papers, you and your partner will do a three to five minute presentation in front of the class. You and your partner must talk an equal amount of time. An Audio/Visual aid is a must. you need to use at least one of the following items in your presentation: a PowerPoint presentation, a poster, pictures, a map, a movie clip, music -- only if it is relevenat to your topic, a custome, etc. to show to the class. This will enhance your presentation greatly and prepare you for future presentations in other classes.

25 points – Progress toward project (5 points each day you are in the library this week) 10 points – Notecards 5 points -- Outline 10 points – Notes 10 points – Rough draft 40 points – 2 – 3 page paper about your topic <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">50 points – Oral presentation **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Total = 150 points ** ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Research Project Schedule (Tentative – subject to change) // ** ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Week One // ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Monday – January 9th – Discuss writing notecards/Find sources for your topic -- We will look at this <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">website in class. Save it for future reference: []

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Tuesday – January 10th – Start researching your topic and write notecards <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Wednesday – January 11th – Discuss how to write an outline – We will look at this website in class. Save <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">it for future reference: [] <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Thursday – January 12th – Discuss how to write a bibliography and insert quotes into your paper using <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">the MLA guidelines, which will be discussed in class. – We will use the References tab at the top of a <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Microsoft Word document. Under “Style” click on MLA Seventh Edition, and then on the <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Bibliography tab to see sample citations. Then, click on “Add New Source” and insert the <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">bibliography information for each source.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Friday – January 13th – OUTLINES DUE -- Start writing notes ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Week Two // ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Monday – January 16th – No school – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Tuesday – January 17th – NOTES DUE -- Midterm exam – 1st period – When finished with the exam <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">continue working on your paper and/or project <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Wednesday – January 18th – Continue working on your paper and/or project. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Thursday – January 19th – Midterm exam – 2nd period – When finished with the exam continue working on your paper and/or project <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Friday – January 20th – Work with partners or independently on final paper and/or oral presentations  ** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Week Three // ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Monday – January 23rd – ROUGH DRAFTS DUE – ORAL PRESENTATIONS DUE -- Begin oral presentations in class.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Tuesday – January 24th – Type final drafts in the lab <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Wednesday – January 25th – Type final drafts in the lab <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Thursday -- Continue ORAL PRESENTATIONS in class <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;"> Friday – January 27th – Continue ORAL PRESENTATIONS in class

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Your paper will be graded on the following criteria: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Organization and content -- How well you discussed your topic (10 points) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Spelling (10 points) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Grammar and punctuation (10 points) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Font size and margin requirements (10 points) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Total = 40 points ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Your oral presentation will be graded on the following criteria: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Organization and content – was your presentation well organized and include enough information? (20 <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">points) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Time frame – was your presentation between three to five minutes long? (10 points) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Visual Aid – did you include at least one? (10 points) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Speech – did you speak smoothly and coherently? (10 points) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Total = 50 points ** **//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Inserting Quotations //**

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">When quoting from one to three sentences use the following format: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In //The Book Thief//, Zusak writes, “You didn’t really want brown eyes in Germany during that time” (Zusak 31).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Notice the quotation marks and placement of the period. Be sure to indent the sentence if it is the first one in a paragraph. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">When quoting four or more sentences use the following format: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">In //The Book Thief//, Leisel, the main character says that, <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">“During that week, Max had cut out a collection of pages from //Mein Kampf// and painted over <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">them in white. He then hung them up with pegs on some string, from one end of the basement <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">to the other. When they were all dry, the hard part began. He was educated well enough to get <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">by, but he was certainly no writer, and no artist” (Zusak 223).

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Notice that the very first line is NOT indented (UNLESS it is the first sentence in a paragraph). Also notice the quotation marks and placement of the period. After typing (and indenting) the first line of the quotation, be sure to indent each additional line, five spaces.

** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Bibliography/Works Cited Page Information // ** <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">1) In Microsoft Word, click the //References// tab at the top of the screen. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">2) Under //Style//, choose either //MLA Sixth or Seventh Edition//. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">3) Under //Bibliography//, choose //Works Cited//. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">4) Under //Insert Citation//, choose //Add New Source.// <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">5) From the top drop-down menu, select the type of source you used. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">6) Fill in the blanks with the requested information. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">7) If you don’t have a date or author from a website, leave those spaces blank. <span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">8) When citing a book, type the author’s last name followed by a comma, and then type the first name.

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">9) Once you have filled in all of the requested information, click OK.

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman','serif';">10) Under //Bibliography//, choose //Insert Bibliography//.

** //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Below is a sample Works Cited entry for a book with only one author. // ** Zusak, Markus. __The Book Thief__. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Please note: //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Your list of sources MUST be in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. If you’re using a source that doesn’t have an author, such as a website, use the TITLE.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Questions? See Mrs. Trukovich.