Mini Research Project Requirements

This assignment is for the purpose of increasing your understanding of summarizing/paraphrasing, in text citations, and how to complete a Works Cited page. You were introduced to this information during the expository book project, so it should be familiar to you. This mini research project will allow students who struggled with citing sources, research, and paraphrasing another chance to learn this concept before our next major research project. There will be ample time to complete this project in class if you use your time wisely. However, if you are unable to complete this in class time it will be homework.

The final copy should be emailed (see #4 below) to me by Monday March 10. **See Below**

Instructions:

1.      Find three online news articles regarding the Sochi Olympic Games. The article should be from a credible source (we will discuss criteria for a credible source in class) and appropriate for academic research. Copy and Paste the articles including the url to a document on your Google Drive.

2.      Read the articles thoroughly. Summarize each article individually in a different document on your Google Drive. Remember what we discussed in class about paraphrasing and quoting sources. Be sure you have accurate parenthetical citations (in text citations) to avoid plagiarism.

3.      Make a Works Cited page for the three articles used. Remember you can use citationmachine.net as demonstrated in class. This must be a complete Works Cited page in MLA format (not just the url link).

4.      Email the document to Mrs. Oliveira at Brianna.Oliveira@trussvillecityschools.com

The subject line must be “Mini Research Project” plus your period number so I can find it in my inbox. (ex. “Mini Research Project 4” if you are in 4^th period)
 

**There was a problem with emailing the document. You should now "Share" the document with me from your Google Drive account. The title of your Google Doc. MUST be "Mini Research Project" plus your period number (ex. "Mini Research Project 4" if you are in 4th period). When you are in your Google Doc. you should see a blue box that says "Share" in the top right corner. Click on that box and enter my Google Drive email: Brianna.Oliveira@trussvillecityschools.org
This will allow me to view, comment, and grade your project.
The project is still due Monday 3-10
***NOTE: My Google Drive email is .org but my regular TCS email is .com.

 

In order to receive full credit on this assignment (100 points) you must complete all of the above requirements. Every requirement for this assignment will be discussed or reviewed in class. If you should need any additional help with MLA format or citing sources correctly check out the following links:

Purdue Owl

Citation Machine