Assignment for the Week of 2/15

Instead of journaling this week, you will focus on locating resources for your problem / solution research project. Please read through the project requirements HERE. In a paper due on March 11, you will need to do each of the following:

• define the problem
• describe how the problem manifests itself in society
• discuss the extent of the problem in society
• explain what is currently being done to solve the problem and its successes and downfalls 
• discuss what you have researched as a possible solution to either the problem or the downfalls of the current solution and what you think would improve the current solution

For the paper you write, you will need to find AT LEAST SEVEN relevant and reliable resources related to the topic you choose. AT LEAST FOUR of these sources will eventually need to be cited in your paper. To ensure that you can cite sources correctly in your paper and in a bibliography, you will need to create a bibliography card for each source using MLA format. Refer to the video below for directions on how to do this.

A copy of the slide show used in the video can be found HERE.

Good starting points for research are the online databases EBSCO, Gale, and SIRS that you are already familiar with. If you need help using any of these, please ask your teacher. You can also use the SUPERSearch box below to search all of the AEA databases at once, or try Google Scholar to find academic articles related to your topic.

SEVEN complete bibliography cards are due by class time on Thursday. Please ask your teacher how he or she would like you to turn them in.

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