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RESEARCH REPORT WRITING 4 Week Assignment Schedule Workshop - February 27 – Rough draft due Workshop – March 5 – Typed final draft and works cited page due. Revise your rough draft using tips from peer editing suggestions, type your final draft and Work Cited page using MLA format. Bring printed copies to class of your outline, research paper, and works cited pages. Workshop – March 12 – Typed Title Page due and typed revised Outline due. Turn in to Mrs. Rosander on this date your complete Research Paper stapled together (no folders please). Start working on oral project presentation Workshop – April 2 – Oral Presentations *How to Research Using the Research using the Kern County Library Electronic Resources database. This data base features magazines, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers NOT THE WORLD WIDE WEB! You can access this valuable resource at home. All you need is an Internet connection, library card number, and the last 4 digits of your phone number (this number is used as your PIN#)
STEPS:
1. Go to:
http://www.kerncountylibrary.org/
2. Click on Electronic Resources on the left menu
3. Click on “In the library” next to the resource you want to use. I liked Kids Infobits.
4. Enter your library card number and PIN # (last four digits of your phone number)
5. Unclick “Select All” at the top left, and then scroll down to your selection. Kid Infobits is at the bottom.
6. If you are searching Kid Infobits, be sure to select different tabs at the top. For example: Reference, magazines, or newspapers.
*Tutorials* Online research tutorial The Quotations Page - Use a famous quote to open your research report or a quote within the body of your paper http://www.quotationspage.com/ *Internet Encyclopedias* Wikipedia - Free online encyclopedia Encarta - Free online encyclopedia *MLA Format and Graphics* MLA formatting guide http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ Detailed instructions for setting up essays in MLA format with Microsoft Word Examples of how to cite your resources in MLA format on your works cited page. http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/mla.html#online_encyclopedia This is a great site for images in your research report. Just copy and paste the graphics into your paper Having trouble with that Works Cited page? ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY . Digital Photography Field Trip Information The Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve will be opening this Friday with the first blooms just starting. To take advantage of the promising abundance of wildflowers this year, we are rescheduling our field trip to: April 4th, meeting at Albertson’s parking lot at 8:00 AM, and then carpooling out to the reserve. I have room for 4 students in my car. Please let me know ASAP if you want to fill a spot. We should be back to Tehachapi by 2:00. Parking at the Reserve is $5.00 per car, but I am in the process of getting a discount because it is a school field trip. I will let you know. This field trip will be open to a few extra families. If you know of a family that is interested in joining us, please have them email me at crosander@sbcglobal.net Please bring: lunch, water, sunscreen, camera (of course), close toed shoes, and layered clothing For information on the park visit: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=627
*Google Picasa Free Software* Install Google Picasa to organize and edit photos. *Photo Lesson 1 - Composition* Rule of thirds – Step by step instructions Rule of thirds – Interactive demo Horizontal or vertical? - Instructions *Photo Lesson 2 – People and Pets* -Instructions Photographing people – Instructions http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/42/93&pq-locale=en_US Composing people pictures – Instructions http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/6370/339/425&pq-locale=en_US Lighting for portraits – Instructions http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/6370/339/424&pq-locale=en_US Photographing Animals – Instructions http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/42/94&pq-locale=en_US -Interactive demos Using a plain background – Interactive demo http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/6369/729&pq-locale=en_US Knowing your flash’s range – Interactive demo http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/6369/732&pq-locale=en_US Watching the light – Interactive demo http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39/6369/733&pq-locale=en_US |
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