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Lumen Christi – Mequon 8th Grade Media Technology Jo Ann Randerson, MLIS

Quarter Project: -Social Issues Research Paper -PowerPoint on Social Issue

Goal: To become more proficient in the technical aspects of writing a research paper, along with research skills. Review PowerPoint.

Student will choose a social issue from list. No two students in class will have same issue. (homelessness, animal abuse, child abuse, poverty, etc.) Local issues/research encouraged.

Using //Badgerlink,// go to //Ebsco,// then //Database List.// Research your issue. Write a 2 page paper on the issue following APA guidelines. For APA guidelines, use owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ or [|www.apastyle.org] . <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">We will work together on citations. Remember, as talked about in class, use the ‘tools’ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">to the right of your articles on //Ebsco// to cite, save, email, etc. For citations, you may also use //Landmarks Son of Citation Machine:// http://citationmachine.net/ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Please print as little as possible, taking notes in //Microsoft Office// from online articles. Save paper; trees! See rubric for particulars on paper requirements.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">After papers are finished, you will go right into developing a PowerPoint on the issue you chose. See rubric for requirements. When your PowerPoint is finished, please go to the “Shared Student Folder” on the desktop, open the “Media Tech 2010-22” folder and put a copy of your PowerPoint in the appropriate class folder. If you have music on your <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">PowerPoint, the music will not transfer, so put your PowerPoint on a flashdrive for me to view/show the class. We will view the PowerPoints from the class to give awareness of all the social issues your fellow classmates have worked on.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">We’ll talk about deadlines as we go along, dependent on everyone’s progress! <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Questions?

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Become aware!

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.5in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;"> NAME_

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Rubric for Social Issues Research Paper – Media Integration **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Cover Page _Research (2 pgs.) _References (5)

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_12 pt. font _Double Space _Normal Font

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Punctuation _Grammar _Spell Check

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_APA Format (Ref.) _1 inch margins _Intro/Thesis

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Conclusion _Not Finished? _Other

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: right;">NAME_

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Rubric for Social Issues PowerPoint – Media Integration **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Intro Slide _9 slides total _Layout

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Bibliography slide _Name on LAST slide _Object Palette

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Theme _Transitions - Sound _Chart/Graph

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Word Art _Transitions–slide advance _Animation

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">_Grammar _Punctuation _Other