Ms. Jacqueline Shaw--English Department-7th Grade Regents Research Paper

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Where was Charles Dickens Coming From?

The 7^th Grade Regents Research Paper

 

Fred from A Christmas Carol is hosting a Victorian New Year’s Day Party, and you’re invited!

By accepting this invitation, you must be prepared to leave behind the 21^st Century skinny jeans, technology, music, and fast food. Attending a party during this time period was very different from today. Prepare yourself well! The more knowledge you have, the more fun you'll have at the party.

To prepare for the party, you will become an expert in one aspect of Victorian life (remember, that’s 1850-1901). You will take what you have learned throughout the month and write a 2-3 page research paper on your topic. We will celebrate the completion of this project with a good old-fashioned Victorian Parlor Party. 
 

Your task is as follows:

 

1. Pick from a very broad category of topics pertaining to the Victorian Era. The following is a list of some topics. If something else interests you, just run it by me for approval!

1. Poverty  
2. Medicine / Diseases
3. Fashion
4. Famous individuals
5. Workhouses
6. Industrial Revolution
7. Victorian Etiquette (what were good manners back then?)
8. Childhood 
9. Hobbies
10. Inventions
11. Music
12. Food
13. Sports
14. Crime and Law  

2. Come up with 3 research questions about the topic you choose. In other words, what do you want to know about that topic?
   
3. Research those specific questions. We will be in the library for three days. You should find at least 4 good sources. Only one of these may be a traditional encyclopedia, like World Book or Encyclopedia Britannica, and can be in print or on the computer. Please make sure you have a variety of sources, such as books, videos, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, reputable websites, et cetera.
   
4. As you research, write note cards for your paper. You will need to have 15 note cards on Noodletools. You should also create a works cited page on Noodletools, listing everything you’re using as research. This must be completed by Monday, January 13th. Your note cards and works cited will count as a quiz grade.
   
5. Together, we will be organizing your thoughts in an MLA-style outline on Noodletools. This must be done by Friday, January 17th.  Your outline will count as a quiz grade.
   
6. Turn your outline into a rough copy of your paper. This will be due in class on Thursday, January 23^rd. Your rough copy will count as a homework grade. 
   
7. Write your final copy of your paper, due Tuesday, January 28^th. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, Times New Roman. Your final research paper will count as a third quarter major assignment grade.
       
8. A note on absences / lateness to school the day the paper is due 

You have been told well in advance when the paper is due. Even if you are absent, you MUST have someone trustworthy deliver the paper on that day. If you are late to school and miss my class, you must make sure I get the paper that day. If you are planning on leaving school early the day the paper is due, you must give me the paper before you leave. If a dire emergency leaves you unable to complete the paper or deliver it to me the day it’s due, you must include a handwritten note from home explaining the reason for its lateness.  

A reminder on the 7^th grade English lateness policy 

If the research paper is late, you will lose ten points for each day it’s late, up to three days. Your parent or guardian will be contacted if you fail to hand it in by Thursday, January 30^th. If the paper is not in by Monday, February 3^rd, it is a flat 65 if it is handed in. If the paper is never handed in, it’s a zero. 

A note on plagiarism  

Plagiarism is essentially “idea-stealing”. It is taking credit for information that is not your own original idea. While research is all about getting information from other sources, you avoid plagiarism by giving credit to the source of information. There are two ways to do this:

·         Directly quote the author. Use quotation marks around his/her own words, and mention whose words these are.

·         Put the information in your own words. You still must give credit to the author for the information! Use parenthetical (in-text) citations to do this. 

Plagiarism is taken very seriously in our school, and we will spend more time in this unit learning how to avoid plagiarizing a paper. If part or all of your research paper is plagiarized, the dean and your parent / guardian must be notified. You will be required to redo the assignment, and a 65 would be the highest grade obtainable. Save yourself the trouble— showcase your own unique ideas, and give credit where credit is due! J 

Ms. Jacqueline Shaw--English Department--7th Grade Honors Research Paper



 

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         Where was Charles Dickens Coming From?

      The 7^th Grade Honors Research Paper

Fred from A Christmas Carol is hosting a Victorian New Year’s Day Party, and you’re invited!

By accepting this invitation, you must be prepared to leave behind the 21^st Century skinny jeans, technology, music, and fast food. Attending a party during this time period was very different from today. Prepare yourself well! The more knowledge you have, the more fun you'll have at the party.

To prepare for the party, you will become an expert in one aspect of Victorian life (remember, that’s 1850-1901). You will take what you have learned throughout the month and write a 3-5 page research paper on your topic. We will celebrate the completion of this project with a good old-fashioned Victorian Parlor Party.

Your task is as follows:

1. Pick from a very broad category of topics pertaining to the Victorian Era. The following is a list of some topics. If something else interests you, just run it by me for approval!

1. Poverty  
2. Medicine / Diseases
3. Fashion
4. Famous individuals
5. Workhouses
6. Industrial Revolution
7. Victorian Etiquette (what were good manners back then?)
8. Childhood 
9. Hobbies
10. Inventions
11. Music
12. Food
13. Sports
14. Crime and Law  

2. Come up with 3 research questions about the topic you choose. In other words, what do you want to know about that topic?
   
3. Research those specific questions. We will be in the library for three days. You should find at least 6 good sources. Only one of these may be a traditional encyclopedia, like World Book or Encyclopedia Britannica, and can be in print or on the computer. Please make sure you have a variety of sources, such as books, videos, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, reputable websites, et cetera.
   
4. As you research, write note cards for your paper. You will need to have 20 note cards on Noodletools. You should also create a works cited page on Noodletools, listing everything you’re using as research. This must be completed by Monday, January 13th. Your note cards and works cited will count as a quiz grade.
   
5. Together, we will be organizing your thoughts in an MLA-style outline on Noodletools. This must be done by Friday, January 17th.  Your outline will count as a quiz grade.
   
6. Turn your outline into a rough copy of your paper. This will be due in class on Thursday, January 23^rd. Your rough copy will count as a homework grade. 
   
7. Write your final copy of your paper, due Tuesday, January 28^th. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, Times New Roman. Your final research paper will count as a third quarter major assignment grade.     

A note on absences / lateness to school the day the paper is due

You have been told well in advance when the paper is due. Even if you are absent, you MUST have someone trustworthy deliver the paper on that day. If you are late to school and miss my class, you must make sure I get the paper that day. If you are planning on leaving school early the day the paper is due, you must give me the paper before you leave. If a dire emergency leaves you unable to complete the paper or deliver it to me the day it’s due, you must include a handwritten note from home explaining the reason for its lateness.  

A reminder on the 7^th grade English lateness policy

If the research paper is late, you will lose ten points for each day it’s late, up to three days. Your parent or guardian will be contacted if you fail to hand it in by Thursday, January 30^th. If the paper is not in by Monday, February 3^rd, it is a flat 65 if it is handed in. If the paper is never handed in, it’s a zero.

A note on plagiarism 

Plagiarism is essentially “idea-stealing”. It is taking credit for information that is not your own original idea. While research is all about getting information from other sources, you avoid plagiarism by giving credit to the source of information. There are two ways to do this:

·         Directly quote the author. Use quotation marks around his/her own words, and mention whose words these are.

·         Put the information in your own words. You still must give credit to the author for the information! Use parenthetical (in-text) citations to do this. 

Plagiarism is taken very seriously in our school, and we will spend more time in this unit learning how to avoid plagiarizing a paper. If part or all of your research paper is plagiarized, the dean and your parent / guardian must be notified. You will be required to redo the assignment, and a 65 would be the highest grade obtainable. Save yourself the trouble— showcase your own unique ideas, and give credit where credit is due! J  

Ms. Debbie Meek--English Department--Collaborative Works Cited on Noodleools



 Creating and Using a Collaborative Works Cited on NoodleTools 

1.  Logon to Your NoodleTools Account:

Find it on the Gelinas Library Blog

If you have created a Project/Works Cited Before, you know how

If this is your first time, read the other instruction page. 

2.  Create A Project

MLA Advanced

Use a title that relates to your research. 

3.  Choose a Group Leader for your Research Project 

4.  The Group Leader will create another project which includes
the Class Period: 

         MLA Advanced

Example: Period 1 Boxing Clubs and Training 

5.  The Group Leader will now select:  

“Student Collaboration” 

“add/remove students”

Add Collaborator    Select “Full Collaborator” 

6.  Each research group member will now, on that leader’s
computer:

Type in your Username for Noodle Tools

Hit “Save”

Do this until all members are added

The Group Project will now show up on everyone’s Noodle Tools Account 

Sharing: 

1. You can put Citations directly into the group project

2. To transfer a Citation from Individual Project to Group Project 

Open the Project

Click on the Citation

On the right side, select “Copy”

Select “Copy to Another Project”

In the drop down box, select the name of the other project

Ms. Jacqueline Shaw--English Department--How to Use NoobleTools

 
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Getting Started, Works Cited, and Notecards

Getting Started

1. From the PJ Gelinas information center, log onto NoodleTools:
   
   PERSONAL ID: _________________________
   
   PASSWORD: ___________________________
   
   
2. On your homepage, click on “create a new project” in the upper right hand corner.
1. For “citation style”, select MLA.
2. For “citation level”, select Junior.
3. In the “Description” field, type in the name of your assignment.
4. Click on “create project”.
   
   
3. The Dashboard Screen
1. Type in your research question, and then click on “submit”.
2. “Share Project”:

                                          i.    Under “Assignment Drop Box”, type in the name of your assignment.

                                        ii.    Enter your first and last name in the next box.

                                       iii.    Click on “share project”

Works Cited & Notecards

To create a notecard, you must first create your works cited page. This will turn into a list of all the resources you use over the course of the paper.

1. On your dashboard screen, scroll down to “components” and click on “works cited”.
2. On the upper left-hand corner, it will say “cite a”… and then it will give you a drop-down menu. Select the resource you are looking at.
3. Fill in all the information available to you for your resource, and then click on “submit”.
4. Your citation will now appear in the works cited screen. Under “notecards” (towards the middle), Click on “new” (it’s a blue hyperlink).
5. Fill in the title of the card… what’s it about?
6. Fill in page numbers or URLs if you have them.
7. If you are using the author’s own words, fill in the “direct quote” box on the left.
8. If you are putting the information in your own words, fill in the “paraphrase or summarize” box on the right.
9. If you have any original ideas or thoughts about this notecard, you can write them down under “my ideas”.
10. When you’re all done, click on “save”.
11. Once you have a few notecards, you will begin to see patterns in your information. You can create tags for similar card ideas. You can type in a tag, and once you have it, you can select the tag in “my tags” for other cards later on. This will help you organize your thoughts for your

Ms. Jacqueline Shaw--English Department--Victorian England Research Project



 

Library Resources

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	Women of Victorian England        [ Book ]   Call #: 305.4 SWI    Swisher, Clarice, 1933-   Women in history   Published 2005   Reading Level: 7.5  Interest Level: 5-8	In
	You wouldn't want to be a Victorian mill worker! : a grueling job you'd rather not have        [ Book ]   Call #: 331.7 MAL    Malam, John, 1957-   You wouldn't want to--   Published 2008   Reading Level: 5.7  Interest Level: 3-6	In
	The Victorians        [ Book ]   Call #: 391 RUB    Ruby, Jennifer.   Costume in context ; 6   Published 1987   Reading Level: 7.0  Interest Level: 7-10	Off-site
	Charles Darwin and the origin of species        [ Book ]   Call #: 576.820 FRA    Francis, Keith.   Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900,   Published 2007   Interest Level: Young Adult	Off-site
	Scientists and discoveries        [ Book ]   Call #: 579 SNE    Snedden, Robert.   Microlife   Published 2000   Reading Level: 6.7  Interest Level: 5-8	In
	Killing germs, saving lives : the quest for the first vaccines        [ Book ]   Call #: 615 PHE    Phelan, Glen.   Science quest   Published 2006   Reading Level: 6.3  Interest Level: 5-8	Off-site
	Lives of the writers : comedies, tragedies (and what the neighbors thought)        [ Book ]   Call #: 809 Kru    Krull, Kathleen.   Published 1994   Reading Level: 6.9  Interest Level: 5-8   Lexile: 1070	In
	The Industrial Revolution        [ Book ]   Call #: 909.81 COR    Corrick, James A.   World history series   Published 1998   Reading Level: 8.2  Interest Level: 5-8	In
	Lewis Carroll : a biography        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 CAR PB    Cohen, Morton Norton, 1921-   Published 1996   Interest Level: Adult	In
	Charles Darwin : the life of a revolutionary thinker        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 DAR    Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.   Published 2001   Reading Level: 8.4  Interest Level: 5-8   Lexile: 1110	In
	Charles Darwin        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 DARWIN    Nardo, Don, 1947-   The importance of   Published 2005   Reading Level: 8.9  Interest Level: 5-8	Off-site
	Best of times : the story of Charles Dickens        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 DIC    Caravantes, Peggy, 1935-   Published 2005   Reading Level: 6.4  Interest Level: Young Adult	In
	Charles Dickens        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 DIC    Smiley, Jane.   Penguin lives series   Published 2002   Interest Level: Young Adult	In
	Charles Dickens and the street children of London        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 DICKENS    Warren, Andrea.   Published 2011   Interest Level: Young Adult   Lexile: 1160	Off-site
	George Eliot : the last Victorian        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 ELI    Hughes, Kathryn, 1959-   Published 1999   Interest Level: Adult	In
	Florence Nightingale        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 NIG    Aller, Susan Bivin.   History maker bios   Published 2007   Reading Level: 4.6  Interest Level: 3-6   Lexile: 740	In
	Florence Nightingale        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 NIG    Lethbridge, Lucy.   Usborne famous lives   Published 2005   Reading Level: 6.2  Interest Level: 3-6   Lexile: 840	In
	Florence Nightingale and the advancement of nursing        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 NIG    Hinman, Bonnie.   Uncharted, unexplored, and unexplained   Published 2005   Reading Level: 6.8  Interest Level: 5-8	In
	Florence Nightingale : the founder of modern nursing        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 Nig    Tolan, Mary M., 1952-   People who made a difference   Published 1991   Reading Level: 5.7  Interest Level: 3-6	In
	Queen Victoria and the British Empire        [ Book ]   Call #: 921 VICTORIA    Whitelaw, Nancy.   European queens   Published 2005   Reading Level: 8.7  Interest Level: 5-8	Off-site
	Daily life in Victorian England        [ Book ]   Call #: 941 MIT    Mitchell, Sally, 1937-   Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series,   Published 2009   Interest Level: Young Adult	Off-site
	Victorian England        [ Book ]   Call #: 941.081 ASH    Ashby, Ruth.   Cultures of the past   Published 2003   Reading Level: 8.0  Interest Level: 5-8	In
	Victorian England        [ Book ]   Call #: 941.081 SWI    Swisher, Clarice, 1933-   World history series   Published 2000   Reading Level: 7.2  Interest Level: 5-8	In
	Industrial Revolution. Almanac        [ Book ]   Call #: REF 330.9 OUT    Outman, James L., 1946-   U-X-L Industrial Revolution reference library   Published 2003   Reading Level: 8.0  Interest Level: 5-8	Off-site
	Clothes & crafts in Victorian times        [ Book ]   Call #: REF 938 Clo    Steele, Philip, 1948-   Published 1998   Reading Level: 5.5  Interest Level: 5-8	In