Senior Inquiry 14-15

2nd Research Paper Assignment

Senior Inquiry

Due: Monday December 1st

Research Paper Revision

The final paper for this project will be a 5-6 page summary of the research that you did including 2 additional sources (5 minimum). It should show significant revision from your first paper in all areas mentioned in your notes and addressed in class. It should seek to answer your question in as much depth as possible while being very mindful of not overly relying on one source. You should make sure that throughout the process you are assessing the strengths and limitations of each source so that you don’t use an unreliable one for too much (or any) information. Your opinions should not be the focus of the paper (except perhaps in the conclusion). It must have attached your original paper, reverse outline and PEAS worksheet.

MLA format MUST be perfect

You also must complete a revision reflection.

Revision Reflection (1 page):

What did you change about your paper? What did you not change? Explain why you chose the revision strategy you used. What did you learn through the revision about your writing? about your topic?

In addition to addressing your revision choices in a one page reflection essay, you will be given a rubric to use for evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your final draft.

Scale: Revision/planning process

4- I can revise my essay to be stronger and more efficient in all ways described below in ways that significantly improve the readability and aid in others comprehension of my research question.

3-CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.5 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience

2- I can revise my paper with real changes to the substance (i.e, using different quotes, taking out unnecessary detail, adding more information, updating for clarity and efficiency)

-I can show that I have planned out my paper (outline, reverse outline, notes, peer review etc)

1- I can correct my paper for:

-Grammar

-Spelling

-Basic organization

- Citation errors

Scale: Research/Use of Evidence

4-I can do all the skills listed under 3 plus, I can…

-draw a compelling conclusion based on the evidence I collected that makes an important statement about social justice

-present my findings virtually without error in citation, grammar, spelling, conventions and MLA format

3-I can do all the skills listed under 2 plus I can…

-answer the question set out to address in this paper

-gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively

-assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience

-integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

-present my findings in MLA format with few errors in spelling, grammar and conventions

2-I can…

-gather information that addresses my question from multiple sources

-cite my evidence in MLA format

-avoid plagiarism

-integrate my information into a paper that states what I found.

1- I can…

-find sources