Last class you met with a partner, chose a topic for a group speech, and spent time researching the following questions about your chosen topic.
When you find your answers, make sure you cite the website, author, speaker, or writer of your source. This is called gathering sources. You will need at least 3 sources that you write up on a works cited page to turn in when you deliver your speech.
You should work with your partner and divide tasks. Try breaking down a topic into parts that make up the whole. Or give each member of the group a question to answer (what is it, for example? or why is it important?) Before the end of class come back together with your partnership and discuss further action that must be taken.
By the end of THIS class, you should have completed the following:
How do I set up a works cited page for:
MLA Format
If you have further questions, please ask.
- A. what is it?
- B. where does it come from or what is its history/culture?
- C. why is it important?
- D. How does it affect us or how is this topic relevant to our lives?
When you find your answers, make sure you cite the website, author, speaker, or writer of your source. This is called gathering sources. You will need at least 3 sources that you write up on a works cited page to turn in when you deliver your speech.
You should work with your partner and divide tasks. Try breaking down a topic into parts that make up the whole. Or give each member of the group a question to answer (what is it, for example? or why is it important?) Before the end of class come back together with your partnership and discuss further action that must be taken.
By the end of THIS class, you should have completed the following:
1. Researched a topic (gathered at least 3 sources)Next class we will complete the writing of your speech and also prepare our speeches for delivery to the class. More information about how to do that is coming up.
2. Begun writing your speech together. Break your speech down into 2, 4, or 6 parts. You may find if you write a paragraph containing each new idea or point (or writing a paragraph for each question posed in detail) you will have enough speech to fill 3-7 minutes.
3. Support your speech by being specific. Use facts and quotes and stories to illustrate or describe your main ideas or opinions. Use the research you conducted and embed it into your text.
4. Create an MLA works cited page for your speech.
Q: How much time do I have to present?ANY REFERENCE TO SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE/LANGUAGE THAT IS NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE MUST BE CITED OR GIVEN CREDIT.
A: Please keep your presentations between 3-7 minutes. As long as you've explained what it is and why it's important, we get the idea. Realize that very, very short presentations may not be thorough enough. I want to see high school grade work. Any project that goes beyond 7 minutes will be cut off and given a penalty to its grade. Any presentation that is not at least 3 minutes in length will receive the same penalty.
Q: When is the presentation due?
A: We will deliver the speeches on Tuesday of next week. (Oct. 1)
Q: How am I going to be graded?
A: Your presentation will be graded on how informative the project is, what it communicates, how prepared you are in presenting the speech, your physical presentation with attention to volume, pacing, ennunciation, energy, effort, & eye contact, and how well done the research and writing was. Remember that along with the presentation (the speech), you are required to turn in a works-cited page (in MLA format)
Q: So what is research? Isn't that just copying someone else's work and passing it off as mine?
A: No. Please record any sources that you use for your presentation/project. Write down website addresses and authors of these sources to include them in your works cited page. In your speech or during your presentation, it is important for you to cite the sources you use. If you borrowed an idea from someone, give them credit for it. For example: According to..., or _____ writes/states...., or In a comment posted by..., or writer/critic/author/artist/musician/reporter/etc. suggests/writes/states/mentions/posits/argues/believes, etc.
How do I set up a works cited page for:
MLA Format
If you have further questions, please ask.
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