Directions
I SEARCH- THE WORD
GOAL: Students will explore and utilize various forms of research
1. Choose an intangible word. This word may be of your own choosing with the permission of the teacher, or you may choose from the list that is provided. Each student will have a different word. You will need to sign up for the word you choose.
2. You need to research the word in all of the sources listed below. Make certain you write down the REFERENCE INFORMATION for each source: the title of the book or magazine, author or editor of that book or magazine, the year and place of publication, and the page number of the source. Use the Write for College MLA format section. Mrs. Henrie and I are also available for help.
a. Look you word up in an unabridged dictionary. Copy the word’s etymology and its first definition. TYPE/ copy or hand copy the remaining definitions. If the dictionary does not have the etymology listed, you must use an etymology dictionary. Make note of its previous meanings. This may be in story form showing the growth of the word.
b. Look up you word in a thesaurus. Copy the first group of synonyms and all the bold faced words.
c. Look up in a concordance to the Bible. Find a verse that contains your word; copy it. Explain it. Use the concordance to cross reference a Bible.
d. Look up you word in the Concordance to Shakespeare. Find a passage that contains you word, then, look up the passage in any of the complete works of William Shakespeare and copy the whole speech which contains the word. Include the speaker’s name, act, scene, and line numbers in your reference information. You will have to explain this to your reader.
e. Look up your word in Granger’s Index to Poetry. Use one of the poetry anthologies and copy a poem that contains your word. Make note of the title, author, and page. You will have to explain this to your reader.
f. Look up your word on Power Library—ex. GALE—Student Research Center. Find an article which deals with you word. Locate the article, read it, and summarize the article. SOURCES ON POWERLIBRARY
g. Interview your grandparents and/or your parents plus one other person (three people from different genterations...one must be your generation). Write down what they think your word means. [You will need to cite three interviews including the time.]
h. Look up your word in a book of quotations. Copy a quotation which contains your word and the quotation’s identifying information. Explain what the quotation means.
I. Current movie/ tv reference. Find your word used directly in a movie/ tv show. Reference and explain how it is used.
J. Look up your word in Google....once the word comes up, click the link under the def: more translations.
-This will give you a great overview of the word and show you how it increased or decreased in usage over time.
J. Look up your word in Google....once the word comes up, click the link under the def: more translations.
-This will give you a great overview of the word and show you how it increased or decreased in usage over time.
1/7: TUESDAY: SELECT WORD AND BEGIN BASIC RESEARCH
1/8: WEDNESDAY: Library PORTION
1/9 - 1/10 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY: LIBRARY
1/13-1/15: TURN IN NOTECARDS, ORGANIZE RESEARCH, AND CREATE YOUR OUTLINES
1/16- 1/17: PRACTICE
1/21-1/24: WEDNESDAY- FRIDAY - PRESENTATIONS
REQUIREMENTS:
1. YOUR PRESENTATION WILL BE A MINIMAL OF 5 MINUTES
2. YOU WILL PRESENT YOUR WORD AND ALL OF THE HISTORY AND STORIES BEHIND IT.
3. YOU MAY USE 2 NOTE CARDS (They may only contain points. Full sentences and paragraphs will result in a 0)
4. YOU MAY PUT POWERPOINT SLIDES ON THE BOARD
5. MUST FOLLOW THE 6X6 RULE. ANY PRESENTATION WILL RECEIVE A 0 IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THIS RULE.
6. NO VIDEO CLIPS LONGER THAN 30 SECONDS
7. YOUR RESEARCH MUST BE TURNED IN TO NOODLE TOOLS
8 YOU MUST HAVE A CITATION AND NOTES FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
A. UNABRIDGED DICTIONARY
B. ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY
C. BIBLE
D. THESARUS
E. CONCORDANCE TO SHAKESPEARE
F. GRANGER'S INDEX TO POETRY
G-I. THREE INTERVIEWS
J. BOOK OF QUOTES
K. MODERN MOVIE/ TV
L. ONE SOURCE YOU FIND AND RELATE TO
M. Google: more definitions/ translations. Check out the usage graph
M. Google: more definitions/ translations. Check out the usage graph
SETUP:
1. INTRODUCTION: MUST CAPTIVATE THE AUDIENCE AND PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR YOUR SPEECH
2. MUST INCLUDE DETAILS AND STORIES
3. IF YOU MAKE A STATEMENT OR STATE A FACT, YOU MUST EXPLAIN IT
4. PRESENT ALL ORIGINS OF YOUR WORD AND CONNECT WITH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN YOUR VARIOUS ORIGINS
5. MUST INCLUDE YOUR CONNECTION TO THE WORD/ PERSONALIZE IT
6. CONCLUSION/ SUMMARY CONCLUSION
GRADING:
5 MIN WILL QUALIFY FOR FULL CREDIT
4 MIN WILL QUALIFY FOR A GRADE OF: B
3 MIN WILL QUALIFY FOR A GRADE OF: C
2. MIN WILL QUALIFY FOR A GRADE OF : D
UNDER 2 MIN WILL FAIL
*JUST BECAUSE YOU REACH YOUR TIME, DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE GRADES LISTED ABOVE. YOU MUST MEET ALL ELEMENTS LISTED UNDER THE "REQUIREMENTS" SECTION
INTANGIBLE WORD SUGGESTION LIST:
https://bhscomp2.blogspot.com/2008/11/intangible-words.htmhttps://bhscomp2.blogspot.com/2008/11/intangible-words.htmll
Assessment: Rubric
Peer evaluation
