MS. BEAUCOCK'S PROJECTS


ANIMAL FARM PROJECT--ENGLISH 10

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SHORT STORY PRESENTATION PROJECT

SPEECH/DEBATE PROJECT

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The library has many BOOKS on how to debate and write speeches.  Check these out:The library also has great BOOKS ON POPULAR SPEECH TOPICS.  Use Webcat to help you find these titles, and don't be shy about asking for help if you can't find what you're looking for. 
For debate topics, search Webcat for the following SERIES:
ONLINE SOURCES
Sites about how to write speeches and/or prepare for debates:

The following DATABASES and WEB SITES will provide a great deal of material for most of your speech/debate topics.  Ask in the library if you've forgotten the Van Tech ID and password for the databases.  Here are some of the most useful sources for this project:

ENGLISH 12 RESEARCH ESSAY--MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

Research Guide

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  • MLA FORMAT (Click on the preceding link for information about avoiding plagiarism, formatting your paper and citations.  You can use EasyBib to create your citations. Use Diana Hacker's Research and Documentation Online, 5th ed. for guidelines about formatting your paper, in-text citations, and list of works cited. )
  • NOTETAKING SAMPLE  Use this "sample"link and the example on the back of your "Know-Wonder-Learn" handout as your guides.  During the first class, you must complete the "What I Know" and "What I Wonder" sections on this sheet. Your questions must be divided into "Fact" and "Thinking" questions. Remember that your questions will be changed and modified as you conduct your research.   The notes you hand in must contain the questions that you decided to answer, not just the first questions that you formulated.
      Points to Remember When Taking Notes:
  • Follow the format outlined in the "Notetaking Sample" above.
  • All notes must be written in your own words.  No copying and pasting allowed!  You must avoid plagiarism at all costs.
  • All notes must be written as answers to the questions you have posed to guide your research.  (Hint:  Use a different colour font for your questions.)
  • You can use Evernote to take notes OR take notes on format on your own paper. (Hint: If writing your notes by hand, you might want to use a separate piece of paper for each of your questions.)
  • You must record the source you used for each piece of information.  (To avoid repeatedly writing citation information in your notes, you can create a master list of sources, number them, and then place the appropriate number after each note you write.)
  • You must hand in all your questions, notes and sources with your research essay. (If using Evernote, just print them out.)  These will be marked as part of the project.


SUGGESTED SOURCES:
Remember that RELIABLE sources are essential when writing a research paper.  Below are some suggested sources:
  • EBSCO database (Van Tech's Digital Library)  Some possible searches include: [deinstitutionalization],  ["hospital closure*" psychiatr* patient*], [homeless* mental* ill*], [cost* "community care" psychiatr* patient*] ["psychiatric hospitals" (downsiz* or clos*)], [psychiatric hospitals], [psychiatr* hospital* "british columbia"], [mental patient* "british columbia"], [DE "Psychopathy"], ["involuntary commitment" OR "involuntary treatment"], ["involuntary treatment" Canada], ["group home*" canada], ["mental health care" canada] ["mental health services" canada], ["mental health services" world],["mentally ill prisoners"], [insanity prison*],["mental* ill*" crim* punish*], ["insanity defence" canada]
  • Global Issues in Context database: search for keywords such as [deinstitutionalization], [psychiatric hospitals], [mental health care], [psychopathy], [involuntary treatment], etc.
  • CBC.ca (Use the search box and quotation marks around phrases to get the best results.)
  • The Tyee (searchable online B.C. newspaper)
  • Vancouver Courier
  • Vancouver Sun newspaper (Van Tech library's online subscription.  Log in details available in the library.  Provides access to many Canadian newspapers, including The National Post and The Province

Other Useful Websites & Pages: