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Writing 02

Writing a Mini-Research Paper Assignment (Redux)

PART ONE

 


  1. Go to www.unioncatholic.org

  2. Go to “library”

  3. Go to SIRS database

  4. Go to “login from UC”

  5. Go to “Your Top 10/ Leading Issues”

  6. Go to “more”

  7. Choose an issue that interests you.

  8. Read the Overview Tab

  9. Click on the Pro/Con Tab

  10. Read the Pro/Con Box

  11. Click on EACH hyperlinked article

  12. Read and SAVE at least TWO articles from each side

  13. Click on My Analysis

  14. Read 1-5

  15. Click on 5. Guide to Writing a Mini-Research Paper

  16. Download the Document

  17. Read the Document

 


PART TWO

1. Guide to Writing a Mini-Research Paper

2. Do Step 1 - Developing basic knowledge

3. Do Step 2 - Understanding differences of opinion QUIZ GRADE

4. Do Step 3 - Separating Fact from Opinion  QUIZ GRADE

STEP TWO MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS on Wed 4/23

PART THREE

1. Do Step 4 – Making up your own mind QUIZ GRADE

2. Completely fill out the Guide to Writing a Mini-Research Paper DOUBLE QUIZ GRADE

STEP THREE MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS on Tue 4/29

PART FOUR

WORKS CITED page – QUIZ GRADE

STEP FOUR MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS on Wed 4/30

PART FIVE

Write the paper using parenthetical citations – TEST GRADE

STEP FIVE MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS on Tue 5/6

Works Cited Directions

1. www.noodletools.com

2. sign in

3. create a personal ID

4. choose “free account”

5. register

a. follow steps to register

CHOOSE ONE ARTICLE

1. create a new list

2. description = SIRs

3. create list

4. choose “website”

5. “general”

6. author(s)

b. add the name or names of your authors

c. if you don’t have an author, go to the next step

d. “add”

7. Name of website = name of magazine or newspaper (ex. The New York Times or Time Magazine”

8. Specific page or article title = title of your article

9. Date of Website = date the article was writer

10. Sponsoring organization = “SIRs Researcher”

11. Date viewed = date you read the article

12. URL = specific URL from the ACTUAL article page (copy and paste)

13. “Generate Citation”

14. Create a citation (repeat for all articles – you should have 4 total)

AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED ALL 4 CITATIONS

1. click “Save as Word Doc”

2. on the PRINT page, choose “Export and Print”

a. if you get a pop-up window, choose “OK”

b. if you get a page that says “Export as RFT/Open in Word” choose “Click here”

3. the information should now be in a Word Document

4. Save and Print

 

Writing 04

Writing a Mini-Research Paper Assignment (Redux)

PART ONE

 


  1. Go to www.unioncatholic.org

  2. Go to “library”

  3. Go to SIRS database

  4. Go to “login from UC”

  5. Go to “Your Top 10/ Leading Issues”

  6. Go to “more”

  7. Choose an issue that interests you.

  8. Read the Overview Tab

  9. Click on the Pro/Con Tab

  10. Read the Pro/Con Box

  11. Click on EACH hyperlinked article

  12. Read and SAVE at least TWO articles from each side

  13. Click on My Analysis

  14. Read 1-5

  15. Click on 5. Guide to Writing a Mini-Research Paper

  16. Download the Document

  17. Read the Document

 


PART TWO

1. Guide to Writing a Mini-Research Paper

2. Do Step 1 - Developing basic knowledge

3. Do Step 2 - Understanding differences of opinion QUIZ GRADE

4. Do Step 3 - Separating Fact from Opinion  QUIZ GRADE

STEP TWO MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS on Thu 4/24

PART THREE

1. Do Step 4 – Making up your own mind QUIZ GRADE

2. Completely fill out the Guide to Writing a Mini-Research Paper DOUBLE QUIZ GRADE

     3.  WORKS CITED page – QUIZ GRADE

STEP THREE MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS on Tue 4/29

PART FOUR

Write the paper using parenthetical citations – TEST GRADE

STEP FOUR MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS on Tue 5/6

Works Cited Directions

1. www.noodletools.com

2. sign in

3. create a personal ID

4. choose “free account”

5. register

a. follow steps to register

CHOOSE ONE ARTICLE

1. create a new list

2. description = SIRs

3. create list

4. choose “website”

5. “general”

6. author(s)

b. add the name or names of your authors

c. if you don’t have an author, go to the next step

d. “add”

7. Name of website = name of magazine or newspaper (ex. The New York Times or Time Magazine”

8. Specific page or article title = title of your article

9. Date of Website = date the article was writer

10. Sponsoring organization = “SIRs Researcher”

11. Date viewed = date you read the article

12. URL = specific URL from the ACTUAL article page (copy and paste)

13. “Generate Citation”

14. Create a citation (repeat for all articles – you should have 4 total)

AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED ALL 4 CITATIONS

1. click “Save as Word Doc”

2. on the PRINT page, choose “Export and Print”

a. if you get a pop-up window, choose “OK”