Project work on Literature

Dear students,

Literature is a very wide and interesting topic. This is an “umbrella topic”. You will choose your own issue within this theme. This project will also give you the skills you need to successfully meet the demands of the Bagrut project

STEP 2: Choose a topic on literature. You will be offered a list of suggested topics but you are welcome to initiate your own ideas.

STEP 3: Come up with a research question. All questions must be approved by me.  I will set up a special forum on the school website for you to post your topics and ideas for research questions. You will be able to share ideas and receive feedback from one another. Participation in the forum is mandatory.

STEP 4: Dividing the work. Each person in the group should have a side within the topic and job responsibilities. This can be done again throughout work on the project.

STEP 5: Researching your topic. The next step of the project is gathering information from at least three sources. At least one source has to be a "primary source" (an interview or a questionnaire. This will be gone over in class). The other two sources can be from the Internet, but they have to be reliable sources. At least one of the Internet sources should be from an academic or organizational website (.org, .edu).

STEP 6: Summarizing the main ideas and information from your sources. This will be done in class. From these main ideas, you will create the project. These summaries will be included in your final paper.

STEP 7: Outlining your paper. Organize the information you have gathered into an outline. This will help you write the final paper and help to delegate the tasks.

STEP 8: Writing the first draft. Each person in the group will write a section of the paper.

STEP 9: Editing the paper. You will each review the paper and make any necessary changes. You will also turn in the draft and get comments and suggestions from me.

STEP 10: Make any changes and turn in the final paper. See the checklists to make sure you are not missing anything. See the rubric for how you will be graded.

STEP 11: Oral presentation. You will prepare an oral presentation for the class, explaining the topic and findings. Each student within each group should decide on a "side" and present it to the whole class.  Notice: you don't have to actually believe in what you have chosen – as long as you present it with at least three valid arguments.

Review the rest of this packet for all the requirements, directions, checklists, and rubrics.

I look forward to guiding you through this enriching and challenging process.

Sincerely,

Your English teacher

Manal Abbas