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=**Honors English I and English I Research Project**=


 * Week One:**

Read the above document carefully. Create a new page in your wiki and title it "LOI #1." Include a brief explanation of Loss of Innocence and the 10 questions you plan to use in your interview. DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME, JUST TYPE THEM.
 * Assignment #1-** [[file:Loss of Innocence Research Project.docx]]

15pts- 1pt per question and 5pts for the paragraph explanation

Conduct the interview. Ask at least the 10 questions you created and add any additional clarifying questions as needed during the interview process. Take thorough notes on a sheet of paper. Type these notes into a new page in your wiki titled "LOI #2." You should use quotation marks where appropriate and indicate who each speaker is throughout the conversation. DO NOT INTERPRET ANYTHING FROM THE CONVERSATION. YOU ARE SIMPLY POSTING THE INTERVIEW.
 * Assignment #2-**

//Some of you may find it helpful to record the conversation and replay it through video or audio in order to transcribe it. Otherwise, write your notes clearly and do not hesitate to ask the interviewee to rephrase their answer so you can understand it better or repeat the answer so you are sure you have the correct notes.//

Go to Purdue Owl's MLA citation link to identify the correct way to cite an interview on a Work Cited page. Type your citation for your interview beneath the questions and answers listed on this page.

20pts- interview questions and responses


 * Week Two:**

What was the event that caused the loss of innocence? Identify the actual cause of the loss: examples: cancer, death of a parent, etc... You must conduct research on this topic and how its affects on an individual. Be specific- divorce and its affect on children, childhood cancer, infertility, military life, etc...
 * Assignment #3-**

You may use this site through our school library to conduct research. It has reliable information. Gale Database- Research Journals

You should probably spend some time searching through the "Global Issues in Context" section and the "Opposing Viewpoints" section. Research takes time. You will not always find what you need within the first couple of links. This is a research project that is part of our process writing unit. Research should be conducted for approximately 3-4 hours over the next week or two.

Create a new page on your wiki and title it "LOI #3." Use this page to summarize articles and journals that you have read. Use only the ones which pertain to your topic. Include the MLA citation beneath each summary. Your summary should be at least one paragraph (5-8) in length for each article. You MUST have AT LEAST five (5) reliable sources, and therefore five summaries and five citations, on this wiki page. Include the title and author at the top of each summary and then the citation beneath each summary.

Helpful Hint #1: The MLA citation for the article is usually already formatted and available at the bottom of the Gale Database article. You may copy and paste this information into your wiki. If you are unable to find this information at the bottom of the page, you will need to create your own citation for the work. Use this site to help you with this process: Purdue Owl's Online Journal Citation Link

More than likely you will need to use the "Online Scholarly Journal" work cited example.

Helpful Hint #2: You may want to use index cards as you are conducting research to jot some general notes and quotes down. Then you can transfer this material into a formal paragraph in your wiki.

35pts- 5 summaries (5pts each) and 5 citations (2pts each)

Identify your own Loss of Innocence.
 * Week Three:**
 * Assignment #4-**


 * Questions to Consider ** :

How has your outlook on the world changed?

At what moment did you realize that there is evil in the world?

When did you begin understand beneath the surface causes for certain actions/appearances?

At what point did you really begin to feel compassion for others?

Type a one-page reflection on your personal loss of innocence (just choose one specific event to explore) in MSWord. Complete a spelling and grammar check. Copy and Paste the work into your wiki. Title this new page "LOI #4."

You may refer back to TKAM Entry #4 for this assignment. DO NOT just copy and paste your Entry 4, edit that material so that it fits this assignment.

15pts- Edit and Revise as necessary to meet the expectations from above

WE WILL FOCUS ON GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY USAGE THIS WEEK IN PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL PAPER.

APPROXIMATE DUE DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND

Compare and Contrast
 * Assignment #5-**

Explore the similarities and differences between your loss of innocence and your interviewee's loss of innocence. Identify how you might organize your research paper. Your paper should be between 5-8 paragraphs in length. Your first paragraph must include your thesis statement.

Resources on How to Write a Thesis Statement: StudentHacks.org Purdue Owl Indiana University About.com

A research paper needs subtopics. These are the topics that fall under your thesis. These subtopics better explain your thoughts and ideas while providing the reader with specific quotes from research. The length of your paper depends on how many subtopics/supporting topics you have for your thesis. Paragraph one is always the introduction with thesis and your last paragraph is always your conclusion. The number of paragraphs in between are determined by you, the researcher.

Identify how many subtopics you will have for your paper based on your current research and ideas. Each body paragraph must have a topic sentence. The details for the paragraph should include examples, quotes, statistics, and any other relevant support.

On a new page on your wiki titled "LOI #5," write a rough outline for your paper using your thesis statement, topic sentences, and conclusion materials. This is VERY ROUGH. One sentence should suffice for each outlined paragraph. Beneath that sentence, identify research and interview material that would fit well within that paragraph.

Example: Sample Outline Due to restrictions on the wiki, use an informal format of bullets and numbers to identify your thesis and paragraph structure for your paper. You do not need to worry about indenting in your outline. Please refer back to the Formal Writing Pamphlet and activities we completed in class for the TKAM 5 paragraph essay.

APPROXIMATE DUE DATE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH

Type your rough draft in Google Docs Share your rough draft with a peer editor (I will assign these in class) and kanderson@cypanthers.org
 * Assignment #6**

Completion and Participation Grade: 40pts APPROXIMATE DUE DATE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4TH

Final Paper Due: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11TH MLA format MSWord Document- printed out to be placed in your Graduation Exit Portfolio Rubric:
 * Assignment #7**