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I-Search. Mrs. Johnson 9 th Grade Persuasive Paper. Assignment.

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  1. I-Search Mrs. Johnson 9th Grade Persuasive Paper

  2. Assignment • The purpose of this unit is to strengthen both your writing and research skills by means of a researched persuasive paper. You will select your own controversial topic and determine your opinion on it, then conduct research to support your opinion. Your finished product will be a researched paper in which you present your argument, utilizing your research for support.

  3. Topic Ideas • Choose a topic that is something you are interested in and one that you can find enough information on with which to support your specific argument.

  4. Picking a Topic • Which topic would be your first choice • Describe in three lines why this topic is important to you. • Describe in three lines what you already know about the topic

  5. Where to look for a information • Worldbook online • Procon.org • Destiny/ books • Gale Virtual Reference Library • Powerlibrary

  6. Click on the Blue links

  7. How to get to the sites New Brighton’s Homepage + Schools + High School + Academic + Library +Wikipage +ebooks

  8. Burning Questions • Create 3-4 Burning questions about your topic • Use these questions to help you focus your research • Example: In what way did Roe v. Wade restrict abortions in the United States? • What was significant about Brown vs. Board and how did it change America?

  9. Begin Research • Research one questions at a time. • Take notes and record sources

  10. Where to look for Information

  11. Keeping track of Citations Copy and Paste the Citations and place them on the resource list at the end of the packet

  12. This is a rough draft of your workcited page

  13. Body Paragraphs After collecting your information – write a summary paragraph and record where your information came from. This will help you create your parenthetical references during the final draft.

  14. Constructing the paper • Use your summary paragraphs to create the body • When using information that is not common knowledge record the correct parenthetical citation • Use the guide to create a conclusion • Proof read • Buddy proofread • Create the final work cited page • Hand in to teacher

  15. Conclusion

  16. Work Cited Page

  17. Formatting Place Work Cited in top middle of the page Alphabetize citations Highlight text Set margins Double space Hanging indent

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