Week+11

Social Issues October 29-November 2

Wednesday: 1. At the beginning of class, I will be assigning you your social issue. As we work on this project, it's important that you understand current implications of your issue. For your blog today, I would like you to find a RECENT news article/video on your assigned topic. Make sure the article/video you find is thorough enough that you learn something new about your issue. After you have an understanding of your article, create a new blog post and title it "Social Issues in the News". For your post, write a 2-3 line summary and a 5-7 line reflection.

2. Choose one of the four articles below to read. Please copy and paste the article into notability and "talk to the text." Please be prepared to show me your annotations. Save your note as: SI Article. Goals: -Understand how to copy and paste text using the iPad -Understand how to create locked folders in Notability -Refresh your memory on how to talk to the text and extract relevant information.
 * Kids and Video Games
 * Modern Day Slavery
 * Female Boxers Go To the Summer Olympics
 * Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Young People

3. Go to your Google Reader and add 3-5 new feeds that will give you useful information about your social issue. You may have to try different search terms in order to find feeds that will actually be of use to you.

Thursday: 1. . In your locked folder, create a new note and copy and paste the questions below into your note. Title your note Topic Information. Then take a few minutes to complete the questions and look for some preliminary information regarding your topic. For the purposes of this assignment, you may use Wikipedia--YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE WIKIPEDIA FOR YOUR RESEARCH NOTES.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What I know about my topic: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">What I want to find out about my topic: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Search terms I can use to find out more about my topic:

Example: If your topic is domestic violence: spousal abuse domestic violence battering family violence types of domestic violence violence at home statistics about domestic violence <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Gale Database "how to". <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Download the Notetaking Requirements document below. Read through the requirements carefully so you are very clear on the expectations for your problem research. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4. Begin searching for sources in Gale. Keep in mind that there are many different ways to sort information in the Gale Database. Don't get frustrated--keep trying different terms.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Friday: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Focused Free Write <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Research day for SI project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3. Problem Research check #1--you must show me your iPad with your notability notes before the end of the period. I don't care how many notes you have or sources you have utilized, I want to make sure you are using the proper format.