Honors ELA 9: The Odyssey Argumentative Research

• I can utilize the appropriate databases with appropriate search terms to conduct an argumentative research project over a topic of my choosing.
• I can annotate the information for my argumentative project to help me gather evidence for my perspective.
• I can accurately cite my sources in MLA format, both parenthetically and in my Works Cited, to avoid plagiarism.
• I can construct an argument with relevant and credible information to support it, while also including information from the counterargument.

1. Practice argumentative writing with Groovelit.

• Groovelit link

2. Review assignment guidelines and potential topics.

• Assignment guidelines
• Research topics

3. Create Noodletools project and review how to input sources from databases.

• Classlink
• Noodletools link
• How to export a database article to Noodletools
• How to copy and paste from a database into Noodletools
• How to cite an outside webpage in Noodletools

4. Review search terms and recommended databases, while filling out your sheet.

• Search terms and database sheet
• Recommended databases
• Search terms presentation

Submit your search terms and database sheet to Canvas!

1. Review annotation tool and expectations.

• Kami extension
• Annotation expectations
• Annotation exemplar
• Johnson's Graphic organizer (to peruse)
• West's graphic organizer (to peruse)

Annotations due at the end class to Canvas!