Directions+for+Jungle+Research+Project


 * Directions for Jungle Research/Compare-Contrast Paper**

As a class, we have read, discussed, and studied Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. This book was written during the Progressive Era, a time in American History in which there was rapid industrialization and many problems associated with that industrialization, a time in American history when the industrialists lived very differently from those who labored in American industry. __**Your task is to write a paper, of between 5-6 pages in length in APA style format, comparing and contrasting how the industrialists lived as opposed to how the industrial workers lived.**__ You will follow the guidelines given to you to do your research, outline, rough draft, and final copy. You will be given various instructional handouts in order to accomplish and do well on your task. The grade you earn for this project is up to you and the quality of work you decide to present.
 * Overview:**

Jungle Research Project: Life During the Progressive Era
 * The Title for your research paper is:**

__**You will do an accompanying Power Point presentation and present it to the class only if you plan to use this project as your graduation project.**__ As you do your research, you will also prepare a 12 page PowerPoint of photographs, drawings, and visual aides that you will use during your class presentation to summarize and present the key-points of your research paper to the class. The first slide is to you be your title slide, the next 10 slide are to present the key-points of your paper, and the last slide is to be a concluding slide in which you state what you have learned from your research and writing.

The body of your paper will include the following areas: income, work, and working conditions of industrial workers; income, work, and working conditions of the industrialists; life style: housing, food, medical care, entertainment – of the industrial workers; life style: housing, food, medical care, entertainment – of the industrialists. Create a Folder: Create a folder entitled Jungle C/C Essay. This folder will contain your working Reference Page, research notes, outline, rough draft, and brainstorm, as you were taught in class. Make sure that all three of these steps have the proper headings at the top of your page.
 * General Guidelines:**
 * Areas of Research:**
 * Research:** You will be doing all of your research on the Internet. A custom search engine is provided for you.You must use at least eight different sources in your research. Thus, you must have at least eight bibliographic entries. Each time you use a different source, do the entry for that source directly on your Reference Page, using the APA format. This way you will be creating your Reference Page as you proceed through the project. When you take notes from a source, put the information in your own words, or you may use a direct quote by putting quotation marks around the information. You are limited to four direct quotes for this paper because I do not want your paper to be a simple regurgitation of someone else’s words. You will do your notes on the computer by entering them all on one category note page. Your category pages will be based on the above four categories under area of research.

Example:

Honors English---Joe Smith Jungle C/C Essay- Period 4 Outline 5/10/07


 * Outline:** You will use your completed note cards to set you your outline. You will be able to copy and paste your notes directly into your outline. Remember to insert parenthetical notations as you develop your outline.

Your rough draft must contain the following areas, as you were taught in class: Introductory Paragraph • Hook • Thesis: What are you comparing and why • Main Supports: How do you propose to compare these two things – on what major points? Your different areas of compare/contrast will become your individual body paragraphs. For each point, you want to start with one group first and then compare this with the other group. For example, if you start with the rich first, always start with the rich for each point. Because you may have a large volume of information, you may want to put each group in a separate paragraph as you cover your individual points. For example, you may want to do an entire paragraph on the housing of the wealthy, and then follow that with a paragraph on the housing of the poor. Sum up your paper. Reiterate thesis and main supports. Make a concluding statement. This could be something you have learned from your research.
 * NOTE:** You may copy and past your notes directly into the cells of your table. DO NOT FORGET THE PARENTHETICAL NOTATIONS. When your outline is complete, use the method of copying and pasting you were taught in class to convert your outline to your rough draft. REMEMBER THAT YOU NEED ENOUGH INFORMATION TO DEVELOP A PAPER OF 4-5 PAGES IN LENGTH. ALSO, REMEMBER TO CHANGE YOUR PAGE HEADINGS.
 * Rough Draft:**
 * Body Paragraphs**
 * Conclusion Paragraph**

NEVER DO EDITING OR PROOFREADING IN YOUR ROUGH DRAFT. When your rough draft is complete, save your rough draft to final copy. Now do your editing, as you were taught in class. Take your time and do quality work! Final Copy: • Use Times News Roman- 12 point font • Double -space your document • Have the required number of pages • Attach a proper cover sheet to the front • Attach a proper reference page to the back
 * Editing and Proofreading:**


 * I WILL RETURN ANY PAPERS THAT DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS AND ENTER A ZERO IN THE GRADE. PLAGIARISM IN ANY DEGREE WILL RESULT IN A ZERO GRADE.**


 * Assessment:** You will receive a grade for all parts of the research, writing, and presentation process. The notes cards and PowerPoint presentation will all be weighted as a quiz. The final copy of the research paper, which includes both the cover page, and the reference page, will be weighted as a writing assignment. The outline, rough draft, and research documents will be weighted as class work. Therefore, you will receive a total of six different grades for this research project.