With your group, research one of the topics from the list below. You will prepare a research paper about your topic and present your information to the class as an educational web page. You will also prepare 10 minute discussion with the class sharing what you have learned.

Assignment: you and your group will explore one of the topics below. Find pertinent information and information to answer the questions below. (Remember that not all websites provide accurate information, so find more than one source for everything you plan to present.) You will prepare a research paper about your topic and present your information to the class as an educational web page. You will also prepare 10 minute discussion with the class sharing what you have learned.

Be sure to answer the following questions about your issue:

What is it?
What are the pros?  What are the cons? Why has this become an issue?
What are some solutions? How practical are the solutions?
What impact does it have on daily life?
What impact does it have on the ecosystem?
What impact does it have on the earth?
What impact does it have on the future?
What political, social, economical, and personal issues are associated with it?

To compile the information and create your website, you will be assigned to one of the following roles:

Content Editor: determines what information should be included, what links will be made to other sites, etc.

Layout Editor: decides what information will be put where, what graphics will be used, etc.

Web Master: put all the information into html format, either by writing the code or using web page editor such as Front Page, Netscape Composer, Claris HomePage, etc.

You will have some time in class to collect information together and prepare your presentation. Use your paper as a guide to choosing what information should be included in your web page.

1. Carry out background research. Research may be done at the Parkview High School Media Center, the county library, university libraries in which students are permitted, personal libraries, on-line services, electronic media, and personal interviews of experts in the field.

Research Requirements:

Date each entry.

Write the bibliography information for each new source at the top of the page, left-hand margin flush.

Follow the bibliography format provided to you by your instructor.

The following variety of sources MUST be followed:

You may not use more than one (1) general encyclopedia.

You must use at least one (1) special encyclopedia.

You must use at least three (3) references from periodicals.

You must use at least two (2) book references.

You must use exactly five (5) internet sources.

From the research done, a rough draft and a formal research paper will be written and turned in.

The rough draft will be due November 7, 2005.

The final draft will be due November 15, 2005.

The draft and final copies must be typed, double-spaced, size 12 font, 1in. margins, and the research section must be a minimum of 5 pages.

** Title page: Place the title of the paper in the center of the page; developer's name, grade, school, and teacher's name should be in the lower right-hand corner.

Abstract: Brief, concise summary of the paper that includes the purpose and a brief description of the research and conclusion. The abstract will be a maximum of 250 words.

Purpose: Should be written in 3 or fewer sentences and should introduce the reader to the project and its purpose.

Research: A review of the literature and research of others should be included. This section should be a minimum of 5 complete typed pages. The research section must include internal documentation.

Acknowledgements: In paragraph form, recognize and thank the people who have helped in the research process.

Bibliography: List all your sources used from your research. Listing should be in alphabetical order. The bibliography format should be according to the MLA style provided in class.

 On Works Cited page: begin each entry flush with the left margin; indent additional lines five spaces (hanging indent .5"; this does not show up in the examples on the web page due to formating!!); double-space between all lines (for space consideration, all examples herein will be single-spaced;) single-space after each period in each entry.

One author

Reynolds, David. Beneath the American Renaissance: The Subversive Imagination in the Age of Emerson and Melville. New York: Knopf, 1988.

Two authors

Barlett, Donald L., and James B. Steele. Forevermore: Nuclear Waste in America. New York: Norton, 1985.

Three authors

Aiken, Michael, Lewis A. Ferman, and Harold L. Sheppard. Economic Failure, Alienation, and Extremism. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan P, 1968.

More than three authors

Bailyn, Bernard, et al. The Great Republic: A History of the American People. Lexington: Heath, 1977.

Corporate author

American Red Cross. Standard Fist Aid and Personal Safety. 2nd ed.. Garden City: Doubleday, 1979.

Editors

Zigler, Edward F., and Meryl Frank, eds. The Parental Leave Crisis. New Haven: Yale UP, 1988.

Anonymous Book

The Jerusalem Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966.

One Volume of a Multivolume Work

Sciabarra, Chris Matthew. American Writers. Supplement IV, Part 2. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996.

Note: If you cite two or more volumes in a multivolume work, give the total number of volumes after the title.

Litz, A. Walton, ed. American Writers. 11 vols. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996.

Book in a Series

Bloom, Harold, ed. Edgar Allan Poe. Modern Critical Views. New York: Chelsea House, 1999.

Work in an Anthology or Compilation

Ehrenpreis, Irvin. "The Cistern and the Fountain: Art and Reality in Pope and Gray." Studies in Criticism and Aesthetics, 1660-1800: Studies in Honor of Samuel Holt Monk. Eds. Howard Anderson and John S. Shea. Minneapolis: U. of Minnesota P, 1967. 156-75.

Article in a Reference Book

Hopkinson, Ralph G.. "Electric Lighting," Encyclopedia Americana. 1985 ed. 101-102.

When citing less familiar reference books, give full publication information.

Jackson, Jennifer. "Multi-tasking." Jargon: An Informal Dictionary of Computer Terms. Ed. Marry Lester and John Smith. 2 vols. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993.

Entry from a Dictionary, Directory, or Other Alphabetically Arranged Reference Book

"Escrow." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 10th ed. 1996.

Reprints

In citing an article/essay in a collection of previously published works, give the complete data for the original publication and then add RPT. in ("Reprinted in"), the title of the collection, and the new publication details.

Payne, Robert. "On the Prose of T. E. Lawrence." Prose 4 (1972): 91-108. Rpt in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Vol. 18. Eds. Dennis Poupard and James E. Person, Jr. Detroit. Gale Research, 1985. 157-59.

Book With a Title Within a Title

Potok, Chaim. "Zebra" and Other Stories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1998.

Daily newspaper

Duetsch, Claudia H. "Taking the Reins from a Legend." New York Times 30 Oct. 1988, natl. ed., sec. 3: 6-7.

Weekly magazine or newspaper

Boswell, Robert. "The Good Man." New Yorker 3 Oct. 1988: 36-39.

Monthly magazine

Koretz, Jane F., and George H. Handleman. "How the Human Eye Focuses." Scientific American July 1988: 92-99.

Article in a Continuously Paged Scholarly Journal

Majewski, Janice and Lonnie Bunch. "The Expanding Definition of Diversity: Accessibility and Disability -- Culture Issues in Museum Exhibition."" Curator 41 (1998): 153-60.

Editorial

"Young, Gifted, Black - and Inspired." Editorial. Washington Post 18 May 1998:20.

Review

Ascherson, Neal. "On the Edge of Catastrophe." Rev. of Secrets, by Nuruddin Farah. New York Review of Books 4 Mar. 1999: 10-11.

Government Publication

United States. Cong. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearing on the Clean Air Act: Proposed Regional Haze Regulation. 105th Cong., 2nd sess., S. Hrg. 105-667. Washington: GPO, 1998.

Safety Data Sheet: Kitchens Machines. Pamphlet 690. Chicago: Nat'l. Restaurant Assn., 1970.

Motion picture (movie)

Fatal Attraction. Dir. Adrian Lyne. Paramount, 1987.

Videorecording, Slide Program, or Filmstrip

Independence Day. Prod. Alison Guss. Videocassette. A&E Television Networks, 1996. 50 min.

Radio or television program

"The Ultimate Road Trip: Traveling in Cyberspace." 48 Hours. CBS. WBBM, Chicago. 13 Apr. 1995.

At Your Service. Writ. and prod. by Jim White. KMOX, St. Louis. 24 May 1985.

Audiocassette Recording

Springstein, Bruce. "Badlands." Darkness on the Edge of Town. Audiocassette. Columbia, 1978. 45 min.

Interview That You Conducted

Dorgan, Ruth. Personal Interview. 14 August 1989.

Interview Conducted by Someone Else

Lewinsky, Monica. Interview with Barbara Walters and Hugh Davis. ABC This Week. ABC. WABC, New York. 10 May 1998.

Cite full-text Internet reference in the following order. If some items are unavailable, skip them.

- Author or editor (surname, first name)

- E-mail address in angle brackets

- Title of article in quotes

- Title of book or magazine underlined

- Editor (if not listed earlier)

- Publication information (varies depending on type of material)

- Name of the scholarly project, or site, underlined (or use designation Home Page)

- Site administrator (person's name; GALILEO)

- Version number, volume, issue, etc.

- Date of electronic publication or latest update

- Listserv or forum name (mailing list)

- Number of pages (pp.) or paragraphs (pars.) if numbered

- Site sponsor (e.g. Gwinnett Co. Public Schools, GCPS)

- Date of access

- URL in angle brackets

The following model may be helpful with citing online sources. If some items are unavailable, skip them and go on to the next item.

Author or editor (Last name, First name, "ed" for editor.) <E-mail address>. "Post Title." Book or journal title. Editor (if not listed earlier). Printed version information (if any). Site title or description. Site administrator. Version number, volume, issue, etc. Post date, or last update. Listserv or forum name. Number of pages (pp.) or paragraphs (pars.) if numbered. Site sponsor. Date accessed. <Electronic address>.

GALILEO Database

Stuttaford, Andrew. "Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone (book review)." National Review. 11 Oct. 1999:60. Book Review Digest. GALILEO. GCPS, Lawrenceville, GA. 25 Jan. 2000 <http://www.galileo.peachnet.edu>.

Gillespie, Nick. "Darwin and Dickens; evolution as a means of explaining the development of literature." Reason. Nove. 1998:38-9. Periodical Abstracts. GALILEO. GCPS, Lawrenceville, GA. 30 Oct. 1998 <http://www.galileo.peachnet.edu>

GALILEO Website, No Printed Analogue

Rutz, Dan. "Radical Tactics Enlisted in the War against Obesity." CNN Interactive Online. 25 Jan. 1996. GALILEO. GCPS, Lawrenceville, GA. 10 Dec. 1999 <http.//www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9601/tipping_scales/01-25/index.html>.

Discovering & Exploring Series

"Albert Einstein." Discovering Science. GCPS, Lawrenceville, GA. 7 Dec. 1999 <http://galenet.gale.com/>.

Sirs Knowledge Source or Discoverer, Full-Text Article

Johnson, Sonya. "Are You Sure About That?" Time. Aug. 3, 1999:37. Sirs Knowledge Source: Renaissance. GCPS, Lawrenceville, GA. 9 Dec. 1999 <http://knowledge.sirs.com/>.

Sirs Discoverer, The World Almanac for Kids

"Dinosaur Facts and Figures. "The World Almanac for Kids 1999. 1998. Sirs Discoverer: The World Almanac for Kids, Animals. GCPS, Lawrenceville, GA. 21 Dec. 1999 <http://sirs.discoverer.com/>.

Encyclopedia Online

"Japan." World Book Online. 1999. World Book. 2 Dec. 1999 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/>.

Web Page, Print Source

"Schistosomiasis in U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers -- Malawi, 1992.: MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 30 Jul. 1993:565-570. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. <http://www.cdc.gov/epo/mmwr/mmwr.html 26 Jan 1999>.

Web Home Page

Welcome to Biology. 15 Apr. 1999. Dept. of Biology, Georgia Southern U. 8 June 1999 <http://www.bio.gasou.edu>.

Lee, Peggy Aliffi. Home page. 7 June 1999 <http://www2.edu/facstaff/peggylee>.

CD-ROM

Guidelines for Family Television Viewing. Urbana: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Educ., 199. ERIC CD-ROM. SilverPlatter. June 1993.

E-mail Communication

Jones, Sally. <[email protected]>. "Technology catalogs." E-mail to Sara Burns. 8 Apr. 1999.

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Button, Jim. PC File III. Vers. 4.0. Computer software. Button Ware, 1986. PC-DOS 2.0, 128KB, disk.

LECTURE

Holborn, David. Class lecture. English 200. University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. 21 Nov. 1988.

Environmental Assessment Division

SEDAC: socio-economic data appliacations center

Human Impact on the Environment: various sites collected by a teacher

Human Impact on the Environment Module

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