Research Paper-last grade

The students will spend the remainder of the school year working on the following project:

Choose a career in which you are interested. It must be a career you can research. After you give me the career, you may not change it.
Requirements
The body of the paper must be 3-4 pages. There also needs to be a title page and a Works Cited page. The total length of the paper will be 5-6 pages.
A minimum of 3 sources is to be used. These include newspaper articles, magazine articles, web sites, books, etc.
From the sources you find, you will take notes.
You will then make an outline of your paper.
Once the outline is complete, you will begin putting your paper together in the form of a rough draft.
The final paper must be typed, double-spaced, with 1-inch margins in Times New Roman, 12 point font.
All in-text citations and the Works Cited page are required to be in MLA format.
Failure to include a Works Cited page and/or in text citations will result in your paper receiving a zero.
Areas to Cover in the PaperIntroductionWhy I chose this careerSkills/Aptitudes NeededAverage SalaryDemand for this CareerEducation/Training RequiredRewards and ChallengesFamous PersonWhy they are famousWhy they are an inspirationObstaclesHow you will overcome themConclusion IF YOUR PAPER OR ANY PART OF IT IS PLAGIARIZED, YOUR GRADE FOR THE ENTIRE PAPER WILL BE A ZERO. WHEN IN DOUBT, MAKE SURE TO CITE YOUR SOURCE.



Choosing a Topic for this Paper
Let’s start with what we know—you have to write on a career you may like to have when you get out of school. Great! But how do you narrow that topic down? If you do not already have a pretty good idea of what it is you would like to do after high school, try the following.You could begin by asking yourself some questions:What am I interested in doing after high school?What careers are there in that field?Will I be able to find enough information on this career to write a decent paper?

Begin by visiting the High Point Regional Website and do the following:
Click on ‘High School’
Click on ‘Guidance’
Click on ‘Career Planning’ – Read
Click on ‘Planning a Career: A Guided Tour’ – Read
Click on top brown tab labeled ‘Middle/HS Students’ – Read
Click on ‘Plan your Career’ – Read
Click on ‘Assess your skill and interests’ – Read
Click on ‘Research different Careers’ – Read
Click on ‘Match my career interests’ – Read and select 1-3 areas that interest you
Click on ‘Search’
Click on any of the careers that interest you.
Make a list of five to ten careers you might like to pursue. Look over the list and circle the two or three that most interest you. Check to see which one you can find enough information on and stay interested in. Bring this list to the library tomorrow!Remember that this is a research paper for a tenth grade English class. This is not a binding contract that you will have to pattern your life after. Choose a career that interests you, whether or not you are certain that is what you want to do with your life.Check with me once you have decided on your topic. Once you have chosen it, you are going to have to write about that career. No changing later because you decide the one you chose was too hard.

The Anastasia Syndrome

The students completed the following assignment today:

The Anastasia Syndrome-pgs 91-105

Vocab-
Malignant
Diffident
Regicide

What happens to Rob Watkins after the police question him?

What is Lady Margaret’s 2nd target? What are the statistics?

Why was Lady Margaret told of her husband’s death? Why is this significant?

Who is Jack Sloane? Who is Martha Hayward? What information does she give Jack?

Why does Dr. Patel think Lady Margaret will fade in Judith?

The Anastasia Syndrome

Students are currently up to page 75 and have completed the following assignments:

The Anastasia Syndrome-pgs 61-75

What used to take place at Trafalgar Square?

What is Lady Margaret’s first target? What is her plan?

Who is Rob? What does Lady Margaret want from him?

What happened at the statue?

Who is Edward Chase? Why does Lady Margaret hate Charles I so much?

What is the significance of the line “will all great Neptune’s oceans wash this blood clean from my hand”? (Do a Google search)

The Anastasia Syndrome-pgs 46-60

Vocab-
Sardonically
Physiognomy
vociferous
Why did Judith expect there was a stream while on her horse?

What happened to Lady Margaret Carew’s husband?

What is the significance of Sir John Carew asking for Vincent?

How does Lady Margaret get the scar on her hand?

When does Stephen want to get married?

The Anastasia Syndrome-pgs 31-45

What is significant about Stephen’s ancestor Simon?

Why does Judith’s scar begin to “blaze” at Edge Barton?

What do the italicized sections represent?

What does Lady Margaret find? How will this affect Judith?
The Anastasia Syndrome-pgs 16-30

What do we learn about Judith’s childhood? Her parents?

What does Dr. Patel’s explanation foreshadow?

What is significant about the Dr. using litencum?

What is significant about the scar?

The Anastasia Syndrome pgs 1-15

What is Judith Chase’s profession?

What title is Stephen Hallet most likely going to receive? What is his relationship to Judith Chase?

What does Stephen think of Dr. Patel?

What is Dr. Patel’s theory? Describe it.

What does Judith fainting foreshadow?

Mini Web-Quest: The Anastasia Syndrome

Students are to use the research links provided to respond to the following tasks:

Anastasia-

When was she born?
When and how did she die?
What is her title?
What are some of the rumors surrounding her death?
What is her connection to Anna Anderson?
Why was she named Anastasia?
What was her relationship to Rasputin?


Cromwell-


What was his life span?
What is he famous for?
Why is he a controversial figure?
What happened to his body after his death? Why?

Best Seller

The students will be completing the following assignments over the next 2 days:

“Best Seller” chapters 1-2

Vocab-
Tepid
Philistine

How does the narrator know Pescud? Describe Pescud.

What is Pescud’s opinion of best sellers? Be specific.

Who is Trevelyan?

List 2 problems Pescud has with the story he is reading.

“Best Seller” chapters 3-4

How does Pescud know what trains the young lady took and where they went through?

What is important about the girl’s family?

What is peculiar about the mansion?

What do the racial comments tell you about the time this story was written?

Why does the narrator call him Trevelyan? Why is this ironic?

A Sacrifice Hit

Students completed the following assignment today:

“A Sacrifice Hit”-20pts

Vocab-

Expound
Benignantly
Minerva
Languishing

What is the editor’s strategy for selecting manuscripts for his magazine? What are some potential problems with this?

Explain why the scene with the janitor having a fight with his wife is included?

How far does Slayton go to get his book published?

What literary term does this story utilize to create a surprise ending? Explain.

O. Henry/The Last Leaf

Students are to read the biographical information about O. Henry and respond to the following questions:



What is O. Henry considered the master of?
What is his real name?
Who raised him?
Why was he in prison?
How many short stories did he write?
What did he die of?


After completing this, students are to read "The Last Leaf" and complete the following assignment:

“The Last Leaf”-20pts
1. What example of personification can you find in the story? Why does the writer use personification?
2. Contrast what the doctor thinks is important to a young girl in life to what Sue thinks is important.
3. Where do we we see Sue's devotion to Johnsy in the story?
4. What does the story have to say about the connection between mind and body?
5. Which comes first in the story; Johnsy counting, "Twelve, eleven, ten.." or Johnsy explaining what she is counting. Why does the writer choose to put the events in that order?
6. Why does the writer choose to have the story take place in the winter?
7. Where in the story does Sue lie to Johnsy. Why does she lie?
8. Name two ways that we know that Johnsy has given up, and wants ot die.
9. In what way is Behrman like the leaf on the vine?
10. What is Behrman's reaction to what Sue tells him about Johnsy?
11. Why does the writer continually emphasize the beating rain and fierce gusts of wind? (Give Two reasons).
12. How does Sue try to convince Johnsy to fight to stay alive? Is she successful in her attempt? Why, or why not?
13. What signs are we given of Johnsy's change of heart about her illness?
14. In what way can Behrman's painting be called, "A Masterpiece"?
15. Why do you think that Johnsy never noticed that the last leaf never fluttered or moved?


Vocab-
zephyrs
pharmacopoeia
solicitously
satyr
imp