Requirements for Research Project: Heroic Figures

1. Requirements for Research Project: Heroic Figures Note Card Format and Steps Notebook Notes

2. Note Card Format: • In the upper left corner of the card is the"code”. (topic like background, charitable works, interesting facts, achievements, etc). • In the upper right corner, place the author's name and/or title and page number (if an article or book, if a website no page number) • In the body of the card, enter one single fact or thought you'd like to include in your paper • Make sure the information is expressed in your own words, unless it is a direct, word-for-word, quote . • Use good sentence structure: this will save you time when you start to write the paper

3. Requirements: - Total of 20 note cards required. - Suggested:5-7 per source. Code Author or Title and Page Fact/Thought (in your own words) or “Direct Quote”

4. Background Johnson 113 Curie was born in Warsaw, Russia to a mathematician/physicist father. Family Froman Life Marie Curie worked with her husband on her scientific projects. Accomplishments “Marie Curie: How Nobel Winners Spend Their Money” 1 “ Albert Einstein is said to have remarked that Curie, ‘of all celebrated beings, [is] the only one whom fame has not corrupted.’” Women Williams 3 “Marie Curie was the first two-time Nobel Prize winner, as well as the first women to win a Nobel Prize” (Williams 3).

5. Suggested Codes • Background • Education • Family Life • Accomplishments • Impact on field of expertise • Heroic Deeds • Philanthropy

6. Media Sources Full-Length Documentary • Super Size Me. Dir. Morgan Spurlock. Perf. Bob Smith, Tony Smith and John Smith. Lionsgate Films, 2000. DVD. Broadcast Piece • "Torture." Narr. Scott Pelley. Sixty Minutes. CBS. WCBS, New York. 30 March 2008. Interview • Clinton, Bill. Interview with Larry King. Larry King Live. CNN. 24 June 2004. Online Media • "Daughter Turns Dad In." CNN Video. Online video clip. CNN.com Accessed on 04 April 2008. www.cnn.com TED Talk • Bittman, Mark. “What’s Wrong with What We Eat.”TEDTalks, Dec. 2007. Web. 18 May 2009. • The date the lecture was posted. • The date you accessed the lecture. NPR • "Trainer Turns Pit Bull into Therapy Dog." Weekend Edition Saturday. NPR. 21 June 2008. Academic OneFile. Web. 5 May 2011. • Date aired. • Date accessed.

7. What to do after note cards are done: • Organize the cards: Once you finish creating your note cards, you will then SORT them according to CODE. This will help you create the flow of your evidence in your paper. • Number them in the bottom LEFT corner so you don’t lose the order. • Create your basic outline using the note cards as a guide • Remember: Thesis statement should be a one sentence guide to what you are proving. • You can change the topics if need-be, you can add topics on the back if need-be. • Rough Draft (we will hand-write this in class) • Write the term paper following the note card and basic outline sequence • Use topical, concluding, and transitional sentences to link the information on the cards Remember our focus: HEROISM! How is this person’s life and work heroic?

8. Introduction with Thesis • Introduction: hook, briefly introduce topic, and thesis(tells the reader what the entire paper is about). • Most people are familiar with the advances in science made by Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton. Few people, however, know of the two time Nobel Prize winner who discovered a new element that was added to the periodic table—mainly, because she was a woman. Marie Curie, with the help of her husband, discovered radium in the early 1900’s. Marie Curie is a heroic figure because of her family, education, and work.