I SEARCH- THE WORD
GOAL: Students will explore and utilize various forms of research
1. Choose an intangible word. This word may be of your own choosing with the permission of the teacher, or you may choose from the list that is provided. Each student will have a different word. You will need to sign up for the word you choose.
2. You need to research the word in all of the sources listed below. Make certain you write down the REFERENCE INFORMATION for each source: the title of the book or magazine, author or editor of that book or magazine, the year and place of publication, and the page number of the source. Use the Write for College MLA format section. Miss Hoffman and I are also available for help.
a. Look you word up in an unabridged dictionary. Copy the word’s etymology and its first definition. Photocopy or hand copy the remaining definitions. If the dictionary does not have the etymology listed, you must use an etymology dictionary. Make not of its previous meanings. This may be in story form showing the growth of the word.
b. Look up you word in a thesaurus. Copy the first group of synonyms and all the bold faced words.
c. Look up in a concordance to the Bible. Find a verse that contains your word; copy it. Explain it. Use the concordance to cross reference a Bible.
d. Look up you word in the Concordance to Shakespeare. Find a passage that contains you word, then, look up the passage in any of the complete works of William Shakespeare and copy the whole speech which contains the word. Include the speaker’s name, act, scene, and line numbers in your reference information. You will have to explain this to your reader.
e. Look up your word in Granger’s Index to Poetry. Use one of the poetry anthologies and copy a poem that contains your word. Make note of the title, author, and page. You will have to explain this to your reader.
f. Look up your word on Power Library—EBSCOhost—Student Research Center. Find an article which deals with you word. Locate the article, read it, and summarize the article.
g. Interview you grandparents and/or your parents plus one other person. Write down what they think your word means. [You will need to cite three interviews including the time.]
h. Look up your word in a book of quotations. Copy a quotation which contains your word and the quotation’s identifying information. Explain what the quotation means.
11/11 TUESDAY: SELECT WORD AND BEGIN BASIC RESEARCH
11/12 WEDNESDAY: EBSCO HOST PORTION
11/13 - 11/17 THURSDAY AND MONDAY: LIBRARY
11/18 - reflection journal
11/18- 11/21 TUESDAY - THURSDAY: WRITE REPORT AND TURN IN BY THURSDAY.
