English 11: One Big Change: Home

• How can we ensure we learn about significant and current issues?
• How do I find appropriate, relevant, and credible resources to research these issues and possible solutions?

• Use strong resources for research
• Use the research to create a strong overview of the issue and argue a possible solution
• Transfer research notes into an engaging presentation, both in visual and verbal formats

One Big Change:

Research-Based Project

Goals: 

• To identify and conduct research using a variety of multimedia 21st-century sources on a problem of personal interest in American society that you would like to solve

• To generate research questions and search terms to find effective sources of information

• To evaluate information for relevance and support for a purpose

• To learn bibliography research skills, including how to format an MLA works cited

Grading:

• Throughout your research, you will keep track of your notes and sources in NoodleTools

• Your Final Project Assessment will be a combined grade of an  MLA-formatted Speech, Slide Deck & an In-Class Presentation

Contact the Librarians

Lisa Koch & Morgan Popma