Holiday Research Unit

1. Holiday Research Unit

2. Requirements • 5 paragraph essay about the holiday • You will need to research your holiday with your partner and share information. • Your essay needs to follow the following format: Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and a conclusion

3. Research Questions to Answer • What is the purpose of the holiday? • From where does the holiday originate? • How is the holiday celebrated? • What are the customs associated with the holiday? • How does location influence the way the holiday is celebrated? • Additional questions generated by you

4. Paper Format – 5 Paragraphs • Introduction • introduce clearly • preview what is to follow • Body • Origin of the Holiday & Purpose • Body • Celebration: facts about how holiday is celebrated • Body • Celebration: global influences: How do the celebrations differ around the world? • Conclusion • Supports the information provided in the body

5. 10 tips for research…

6. You can participate better if you have Google open in a browser. The box where you type is called the query box.

7. Tip #1 Searching 5 Key Questions to Narrow Topics • What am I looking for? (What do I want? What am I trying to find? What am I trying to find out?) • How would I talk about this? (What keywords could I use in my query?) • How would someone else talk about this? • How can I describe this better? (Which of these keywords are common or general words? Which would be more specific? Are there better words I could use?) • What kind of results am I looking for? (Do I want a definition, a database, a list, a map, an image, a video, or something else?)

8. Tip #2 Search Suggestion/Spelling Google uses search suggestion to predict what searchers might be looking for. Not only does it help searchers find helpful searches quickly, but it can also help with spelling. Ex. Interested in Mary Poppins? Start typing supercal

9. Tip #3 Search Specific Domain Know the difference between .com, .org, .edu, and .gov, then search for a specific type of site by using site:[type of site]+key words inthe query box. Ex. site:.gov online learning

10. Tip #4 Search Specific Sites You have found a great website and want to search for a specific topic within the site, begin with your keywords + site:[URL] Ex. blue room+site:whitehouse.gov west nile virus+site:cdc.gov

11. Tip #5 Search Specific Countries Remember there are always two sides two a story. Be sure to search not only American sources on Google, but sources from other countries as well. You can do this by using site:[country code] + key words in the query box. Ex. site:.uk online learning Find country codes here

12. Tip #6 Search Specific File Type Do you need a PPT or a PDF? Maybe you’re looking for a Word Doc or Excel spreadsheet? Type this in the query box filetype:[insert file abbreviation]  + search term Ex. filetype:PPT water cycle filetype:pdf water cycle Find other file types here.

13. Tip #7 Search Using Images Found a picture of something unusual and want to know about it? Open Google Images and drag and drop the image into the query box.

14. Tip #8 Exclude Words or Sites from a Search Say you’d like to research a topic, but you keep getting results or websites that doesn’t apply, narrow your search using keyboard -word to exclude. Ex. Vikings -Minnesota Ex. Vikings -en.wikipedia.org

15. Tip #9 Get Results With Specific Phrases Always use quotes to search for an exact word or set of words. This is useful when you want something like quotes, song lyrics or text from a an exact historical time period. Ex. “The Great Chicago Fire”

16. Tip #10 Use Google Advanced Search Instead of using search operators, you can make your searches more precise using Google Advanced Search. Check out Google Advanced Search here.

17. How to Cite • www.easybib.com • Son of Citation Machine

18. Make sure to always do this… • Collect all of the information you need to cite your source while you are on the website • It is very difficult to try to find it later Work Smarter, not harder!

20. Book Resources • You must have at least 1 book resource cited in your paper. • Mrs. Turner will bring holiday research books to our classroom. Make sure to thank her! 

21. Create Google Doc Now • Go to google Drive • “Shared with me” • Communicat Arts Folder • Holiday Research Paper Folder • Create new file • Name it like this- both first names and holiday. Ex. Brooke & Kim Kwanza

22. MLA ppt • 5 paragraph essay ppt

23. MLA Format Fred Meijer Center for Writing and Michigan Authors DEV Building C, Student Study Area (Pew Campus) LOH 120 (Allendale Campus)

24. The Format of the Paper… • Use Times New Roman font • Font size should be 12 point • Print on one side of the paper only

25. Format (continued)… • MARGINS: • Except for page numbers, 1 inch margins all around • Indent the first line of each paragraph ½ inch

26. Format (continued…) • SPACING: • Double-space throughout, including quotations and works cited! No extra spacing required.

27. Format (continued)… • HEADING AND TITLE: • NO TITLE PAGE in MLA format!

28. When to Give Your Source… You must acknowledge in your paper the source of • A direct quotation • A statistic • An idea • Someone else’s opinion • Concrete facts not considered “common knowledge” • Information not commonly known • Information taken from the internet • Illustrations, photographs, or charts – if not yours • Interviews

29. Works Cited Page • Provides bibliographic information so readers can find sources themselves • Each entry includes this basic information: • Name of author, editor, compiler, or translator • Title of work • Publication information: Source of work, date published, volume and issue numbers, page numbers, and medium of publication consulted Quick Tip: All sources cited in the paper must be listed on the Works Cited page. All sources listed on the Works Cited page must have been cited in the paper itself.

30. A Sample Works Cited Page Works Cited Davis, Barbara, Michael Scriven, and Susan Thomas. The Evaluation of Composition Instruction. New York: Teachers College P, 1987. Print. Hanson, F. Allan. Testing Testing: Social Consequences of the Examined Life. Berkeley: U of California P, 1993. Print. Huot, Brian A. “The Literature of Direct Writing Assessment: Major Concerns and Prevailing Trends.”Review of Educational Research 60 (1990):237-63. Print. Yancey, Kathleen. “Looking Back as We Look Forward: Historicizing Writing Assessment.”College Composition and Communication 50.3 (1999): 483-503. Print.

31. Parenthetical Citations:How Often to Give Citations • When several facts in a row within one paragraph all come from the same page of a source, use one citation to cover them all. Place the citation after the last fact. • The citation MUST be in the same paragraph as the facts!

32. Formatting An In-Text, Parenthetical Citation • There are two common ways of writing an in-text citation: • Integrate the author’s name into the sentence itself then list the page number in parenthesis at the end • Include the author’s name and page number in a parenthetical citation at the end of the passage in which you quote, summarize, or paraphrase the work

33. Sample In-Text Citation Example 1: Paulson and Paulson concede that their student-teachers “discovered that the need to tailor a portfolio was influenced by how much personal risk could result were they to bare their own perspectives” (289). The author’s name appears within the text of the sentence itself; the page on which the quotation can be found is in parentheses at the end of the quotation.

34. Sample In-Text Citation Example 2: One study found that teachers “discovered that the need to tailor a portfolio was influenced by how much personal risk could result were they to bare their own perspectives” (Paulson and Paulson, 2003, 289). The author’s name, the publication date, and the page number on which the quotation appears are included in the parentheses after the quotation.

35. Special Cases • Source has unnamed author • Use first key word from the title • “Squeezing the Poor for Votes” is the title of the article, so (“Squeezing”para. 4) is the parenthetical citation • General reference to a web site • GVSU’s Writing Center is the source, so (Grand Valley State University Writing Center para. 7) is the parenthetical citation --Adapted from Purdue’s OWL presentation on MLA documentation

36. 5 paragraph Essay

37. Did you say FIVEparagraphs? Yes. Yes, I did say that. But never fear! It’s as easy as one, two, three! Let’s see how it works.

38. An essay is a group of paragraphsrelating to one main idea.One, Two, and three is a method for organizing your thoughts when you write an essay.

40. Introduction(ONE, TWO, THREE) Is there anything better than a good holiday? From the scary Halloween to the crazy April Fool’s Day, holidays are always an excuse to have fun! However, the Fourth of July is my favorite holiday because there is always good food to eat, we spend time with family, and we watch colorful fireworks.

41. Introduction(ONE, TWO, THREE) Hook Is there anything better than a good holiday? From the scary Halloween to the crazy April Fool’s Day, holidays are always an excuse to have fun! However, the Fourth of July is my favorite holiday because there is always good food to eat, we spend time with family, and we watch colorful fireworks. Background information

42. Introduction(ONE, TWO, THREE) Is there anything better than a good holiday? From the scary Halloween to the crazy April Fool’s Day, holidays are always an excuse to have fun! However, the Fourth of July is the my favorite holiday because there is always good food to eat, we spend time with family, and we watch colorful fireworks. Thesis statement

44. The First Body Paragraph ONE First of all, my mom cooks the best food on the Fourth of July. We always have spicy, sweet barbequed ribs or chicken. My sister’s yearly request is golden corn on the cob dripping with butter. My dad must have creamy potato salad. However, my favorite item comes at the end of the meal—juicy, red watermelon. The Fourth of July meal is fantastic, and so is sharing it with family.

45. The First Body Paragraph ONE First of all, my mom cooks the best food on the Fourth of July. We always have spicy, sweet barbequed ribs or chicken. My sister’s yearly request is golden corn on the cob dripping with butter. My dad must have creamy potato salad. However, my favorite item comes at the end of the meal—juicy, red watermelon. The Fourth of July meal is fantastic, and so is sharing it with family. Link

47. Second Body Paragraph – TWO Next, it is always fun when my family gets together on the Fourth of July. Each holiday my uncles and aunts bring their families to our house. In the morning we usually go swimming in the lake behind our house or ride horses through the pasture. Afterwards, we have a big picnic with the whole family. Then my cousins and I get together for a game of baseball in the front yard. I love seeing my family, and I also love seeing fireworks!

48. Second Body Paragraph – TWO Next, it is always fun when my family gets together on the Fourth of July. Each holiday my uncles and aunts bring their families to our house. In the morning we usually go swimming in the lake behind our house or ride horses through the pasture. Afterwards, we have a big picnic with the whole family. Then my cousins and I get together for a game of baseball in the front yard. I love seeing my family, and I also love seeing fireworks! LINK

50. Third Body Paragraph - THREE Finally, I love to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July. At night all of my family go downtown to the city’s annual fireworks display. We spread blankets on the cool grass and lie down facing the starry sky. Suddenly the night is filled with glory. Fingers of color explode overhead. Great booms and pops fill the night. We all watch in amazement at the beautiful sight. The fireworks are a great ending to a perfect day. Three again!