9th Gr. English Writing - Persuasive Paper

Mission:

The mission of the CBA Markert Library program is to teach information literacy in collaboration with classroom teachers within the context of the content curriculum, inspire and develop a love of reading, and provide diverse materials and services to enable students to become life-long learners and effective users of information.

**Big 6 Research Method for the Persuasive Paper**
	1.1. Define the problem 1.2 Identify the information requirements	Pick a topic you want to research, and write a persuasive paper. What events lead to this topic being an issue? Why is this issue important? Is it a problem / should it be an issue? How does this topic affect our daily life? How does this topic affect people? Is the topic limited to a specific group or place? What factors (gender, appearance, age, race, relationships, religion, geography) might make the perception of this topic different for groups affected? What factors are most important? Does some government agency (federal, state, or local) require regulation on this topic? How could you prevent this topic from being a bigger problem? What can we do to fix the issue - is there a solution? Is there a political agenda with this issue? Who has a stake in the outcome? How do people cope with this issue? What different opinions exist? What is your opinion of the topic? Format: text, pictures, videos, audio, charts & graphs
	2.1 Determine kinds of sources 2.2 Prioritize sources	Books, Internet, databases, newspapers, tv (news) Books: have older, but more carefully researched, information Internet: more current information, but need to be careful Databases: current and reliable information - depending on your topic, may be too limited
	3.1 Locate actual resources 3.2 Locate information	Books: Social issues are in the 300's; use the catalog to locate books on your topic. Databases: Wilson and Ebsco are issues (pro and con) databases; Newsbank has newspaper articles; Gale Student Resource Center will have background info, as will Britannica and World Book. Internet: Google, but be sure to establish the credentials of the information source. Be VERY careful of online journals and newspapers - these must have solid journalism credentials in order to be used. Reminder: You will be graded on the academic acceptability of your resources!
	4.1 Engage (read, view, interview) 4.2 Extract (make notes)	Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation. Citation generator You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator. Check against citation examples.
	5.1 Organize information 5.2 Present information	The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper. Make sure that your Works Cited page is following MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format. Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination. Use proper MLA date formatting: Heading: 21 October 2009 Citation: 21 Oct 2009
	6.1 Judge the product 6.2 Judge the process	What did you learn about your topic? Did you change your opinion after your research? Why or why not? Did you address the questions raised in step one? What did you learn about research? What would make you more efficient?
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Big 6 Research Method for the Persuasive Paper

1.1. Define the problem

1.2 Identify the information requirements

Pick a topic you want to research, and write a persuasive paper.

What events lead to this topic being an issue? Why is this issue important? Is it a problem / should it be an issue? How does this topic affect our daily life?

How does this topic affect people? Is the topic limited to a specific group or place? What factors (gender, appearance, age, race, relationships, religion, geography) might make the perception of this topic different for groups affected? What factors are most important?

Does some government agency (federal, state, or local) require regulation on this topic? How could you prevent this topic from being a bigger problem? What can we do to fix the issue - is there a solution? Is there a political agenda with this issue? Who has a stake in the outcome? How do people cope with this issue? What different opinions exist? What is your opinion of the topic?

Format: text, pictures, videos, audio, charts & graphs

2.1 Determine kinds of sources

2.2 Prioritize sources

Books, Internet, databases, newspapers, tv (news)

Books: have older, but more carefully researched, information

Internet: more current information, but need to be careful

Databases: current and reliable information - depending on your topic, may be too limited

3.1 Locate actual resources

3.2 Locate information

Books: Social issues are in the 300's; use the catalog to locate books on your topic.

Databases: Wilson and Ebsco are issues (pro and con) databases; Newsbank has newspaper articles; Gale Student Resource Center will have background info, as will Britannica and World Book.

Internet: Google, but be sure to establish the credentials of the information source. Be VERY careful of online journals and newspapers - these must have solid journalism credentials in order to be used.

Reminder: You will be graded on the academic acceptability of your resources!

4.1 Engage (read, view, interview)

4.2 Extract (make notes)

Take notes electronically, making sure to capture info for citation.

Citation generator

You are responsible for the accuracy of your citation, not the generator. Check against citation examples.

5.1 Organize information

5.2 Present information

The Works Cited page will be the last page of your paper.

Make sure that your Works Cited page is following MLA formatting: 1" margins, 12 point Times New Roman font, with resources in alphabetical order in hanging format.

Be careful to use MS Word View>Header and Footer for the pagination.

Use proper MLA date formatting:

Heading: 21 October 2009

Citation: 21 Oct 2009

6.1 Judge the product

6.2 Judge the process

What did you learn about your topic? Did you change your opinion after your research? Why or why not? Did you address the questions raised in step one?

What did you learn about research? What would make you more efficient?