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Co-curricular Research: english and global studies

Co-curricular Research: english and global studies. Amy Lawrence and john stephany 8 th grade teachers Hutchison school eachers. About us. Mr. Stephany’s 8 th grade Global Studies class Ms. Lawrence’s 8 th grade English class. OUR LIBRARIAN.

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Co-curricular Research: english and global studies

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  1. Co-curricular Research: english and global studies Amy Lawrence and john stephany 8th grade teachers Hutchison schooleachers

  2. About us • Mr. Stephany’s 8th grade Global Studies class • Ms. Lawrence’s 8th grade English class

  3. OUR LIBRARIAN Lee Billings’s take on how eighth graders research in both of our classes. Video

  4. What we have learned • Past mistakes that helped us plan better lessons • The most entertaining things that came up during our teaching of research What has and has not worked for you with teaching research and writing?

  5. The beginning Teaching the steps of the research process begins early on in the year in our classes. Library Lesson – Global Studies Evaluating Online Sources Plaigarism Pre-Test

  6. Key terms and lessons • MLA format • Thesis statement • Bracketing • Introducing a quote • Avoiding dropped quotations • Parenthetical citations: (author’s last name pg.) or (author’s last name) or (“article title”) • Paraphrasing • Plagiarism and how to avoid it • Works cited page • Readable, reliable, and reputable sources • Help sheet for research and citations

  7. The process • Library time • Classwork and activities • Smaller, more frequent projects • Grading as a team

  8. Editing • 8th Research Editing Checklist • Three sites: • SAS • WPP Online • Writer's Workbench Sample student editing page

  9. EXAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK • Poetry paragraph • 5-paragraph history essay • Constantine Essay • Portfolios • Example 1 • Example 2

  10. REFLECTION How we help our students review and reflect on what they have learned • Exam essays • Periodic true or false quizzes • WPP Screen Shot

  11. Our students A few of our girls explain what’s important to remember about proper research methods. Student video #1 Student video #2 Student video #3

  12. discussion Questions for us about how we teach the research process

  13. Link to documents and presentation • http://guest.portaportal.com/martinpresentation Presenter'semail alawrence@hutchisonschool.org john.stephany@gmail.com

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