FINAL PRODUCT:
You are a freelance contributor to Wikipedia, and your goal is to choose a Wikipedia article and verify that the information contained within it is accurate, thorough, unbiased, credible, and correctly attributed.
You will adjust the Wikipedia article of your choice by adding information when it is lacking, fixing information when it is incorrect, rewording information to remove bias or plagiarism, and fixing/adding citations. You will create a multimedia presentation of your choice, explaining your research process and the changes you made to the Wikipedia page.
Requirements:
You will adjust the Wikipedia article of your choice by adding information when it is lacking, fixing information when it is incorrect, rewording information to remove bias or plagiarism, and fixing/adding citations. You will create a multimedia presentation of your choice, explaining your research process and the changes you made to the Wikipedia page.
Requirements:
- Conduct research to adjust a Wikipedia article
- Create a multimedia presentation
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
- How can I conduct effective and credible research?
- Why is it important to follow formatting conventions?
- What is "academic integrity," and why is it important?
Topics in this unit:
- How to use search engines efficiently
- Using online databases
- Assessing credibility
- Academic integrity across different cultures
- Citing information in MLA format
- Summarising
- Paraphrasing
- Smoothly incorporating quotes
STANDARDS ASSESSED IN THIS UNIT:
ALL UNITS:
IDEAS:
WRITING:
- Grammar: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing. (Resolve issues of complex or contested grammar usage). (LF.1.b)
- Revising and Editing: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience. (W.5.a)
- Respect: Listen to those who are speaking, follow class rules and policies, demonstrate classroom decorum.
- Responsibility: Come to class prepared, stay organized, do your share of group work, turn assignments in on time.
- Collaboration: Contribute to group discussions, contribute to group work in a way that is not domineering or lazy, share your ideas and respect the ideas and opinions of others.
- Communication: Speak in English. Speak clearly and audibly when you are required to do so.
IDEAS:
- Assessing Author's Purpose: Determine an author's point of view or purpose and how that shapes the information. (RI.6)
- Identifying bad reasoning: Delineate and evaluate the author's argument and claims, identifying fallacious reasoning. (RI.8)
- Assessing Credibility and Information Quality: Integrate and evaluate information for credibility and accuracy. (LS.2)
- Finding and Incorporating Source Material: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation. (W.8.a)
WRITING:
- Summarizing: Determine the central idea of a text and provide an objective summary (RI.2)
- Claims: Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), reasons, and evidence. (W.1.a).
- Development of Ideas with Reasoning: Develop claim(s) fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant evidence and accompanying valid reasoning for each while pointing out strengths and limitations in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level. (W.1.b)
- Conventions: Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. (W.1.d)