11/18 - 11/19 (S & A): MLA Short Format & Citations

"Why Use MLA? Using MLA Style properly makes it easier for readers to navigate and comprehend a text through familiar cues that refer to sources and borrowed information. Editors and instructors also encourage everyone to use the same format so there is consistency of style within a given field." - owl.purdue.edu (research_and_citation)

Purdue Writing Lab. (n.d.). MLA Overview and Workshop // Purdue Writing Lab. Retrieved November 18, 2020, from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_overview_and_workshop.html

Today you will be continuing to work on your MLA Short Format Research Basics Project.  Please review the Google Slides Presentation we used in class to complete Part 2 - Writing and Citing on your worksheet.  If you have not already chosen, and been approved for a research topic, you will need to click the Basic Research Unit Topic Survey Link Below and get an email confirmation that your choice of topic is approved.  Pay attention in class, and participate in all of the activities that will help you understand how to write and cite a basic short form MLA research paper!

TODAY & TOMORROW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON...

Choose a Topic for your Basic Research Project and complete the Basic Research Introduction Student Worksheet.  Click the links below to complete the Google Form, see the classroom presentations for both Intro to Online Research and Why Do We Do Research, and open the Basic Research Introduction Student Worksheet.

(❗️) Choose a Topic for your Basic Research Project (If you have not already)

Basic Research Unit Topic Survey Form (Click Here)

(❗️) Using the video found in "Citing & Formatting 20/21" (see below) Google Slides Class Presentation, follow along and create an MLA Template (Google Doc) for use during this project, and in the future.  See Example (Click Here) "MLA Template"

REFERENCE LINKS

"Citing & Formatting 20/21" Google Slides Class Presentation (For Review)

(❗️) "Basic Research Introduction Student Worksheet" Google Document
You must open the document, click FILE and MAKE A COPY, and SHARE it with Mr. S (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org) for credit!

Here is another great resource to help you get any research project organized:
https://www.potsdam.edu/sites/default/files/documents/support/tutoring/cwc/6-Simple-Steps-for-Writing-a-Research-Paper.pdf 

INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT

(❗️) NEW: Internet Scavenger Hunt - Copy and Paste the following Instructions and Questions into a Gmail to Mr. Scribner (harvey.scribner@techfreire.org).  You must answer the questions and copy/paste the website link where you found the information.  You must use actual websites and not just search engines (Google, Bing, etc.)  Make sure that you follow the example listed below as a guide

Using the Internet, answer the following questions.  Write the answers to the question, as well as the web address of the site where you found your answer.

1. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

2. What is the name of Elvis Presley’s home?

3. Who was the 16th President of the United States?

4. Who plays the voice of Woody in the film Toy Story 2?

5. What is the main ingredient in hasenpfeffer?

6. Where is Frank Lloyd Wright’s home, Falling Water, located?

7. When was the White House cornerstone laid?

8. When was the Wright Brothers first flight?

9. Who was the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty?

10. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death?”

Example Question/Answer:

Q:  Who invented the game of basketball?

A:  James Naismith wrote the sport's original 13 rules in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891.

Source: https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-basketball