Assignment:
Choice One: Research an area that can be dangerous - like the Alaskan wilderness - and create a poster/brochure with what is dangerous, how locals stay safe, what to pack with you etc.
- Mt. Everest
- Canadian backcountry
- Virunga National Park
- Mojave Desert
- Kakadu National Park
Choice Two: Pick a person besides Chris McCandless who has gone on an expedition or adventure. Some suggestions are below:
- Timothy Treadwell - lived with grizzly bears for 13 summers
- Henry David Thoreau - left civilization and famous author
- John Muir - explored the west
- Ernest Shakleton - Mt. Everest
- Merriweather Lewis and William Clark - The American west
- Edmund Hillary - Mt. Everest
- Joe Simpson - Climber left for dead in wilderness
- Aron Ralston - climber who amputated own arm
- Steven Callahan - lost at sea 76 days
- Louis Zamperini - WW11 Prisoner of War and 1936 Olympian
Choice Three: List Chris McCandless's known travels in Alaska and research the history of those places and the people who originally lived there. This will involve going back through the book and mapping out his journey.
Project Ideas:
- Research Paper
- Poster
- Brochure
- Map (With additional information page)
- Webpage
Criteria for each project is as following:
- Name of the place or person
- 10 facts (see specific lists below)
- 3 pictures or graphics
- Works Cited page
- Name of place
- History of the name
- Location
- The type of climate
- What makes the area dangerous?
- What supplies are needed to survive?
- Historical event or major happening, most famous visit
- Major changes to area or environment
- Most popular attractions
- What is the native wildlife?
10 facts about your person:
- Birth date and early childhood
- School years
- What led them to their adventure
- Early adventure
- Most popular adventure
- Outcome of the adventure (popularity, movies, books)
- What was learned from the adventure
- Equipment needed for that type of adventure
- Life after the adventure
- Death or if not dead, what they are doing now
Timeline:
Tuesday December 13: Begin to research the topic
Wednseday December 14: Finish the research and decide how to present the information
Thursday December 15: Work on the research project
Friday December 16: Finish the project and complete a works cited page for all resources used
Wednseday December 14: Finish the research and decide how to present the information
Thursday December 15: Work on the research project
Friday December 16: Finish the project and complete a works cited page for all resources used
How to Research:
Everyone should begin by using the school database: Student Resources in Context. The password is madcohs.
Use Topic Pages whenever possible. Click browse topics in the upper left of the screen. These topic pages are created from the most popular searches from high school students across the United States.
Below is the topic page for Human Trafficking.
Look on the right underneath 'On This Page.' Here is a list of every resource in the database about human trafficking. You can easily see there are 3 featured content pages, 12 reference articles, 11 images, 108 audio files, 8 videos, 2,603 news articles, 224 magazine articles, etc.
Use Topic Pages whenever possible. Click browse topics in the upper left of the screen. These topic pages are created from the most popular searches from high school students across the United States.
Below is the topic page for Human Trafficking.
Look on the right underneath 'On This Page.' Here is a list of every resource in the database about human trafficking. You can easily see there are 3 featured content pages, 12 reference articles, 11 images, 108 audio files, 8 videos, 2,603 news articles, 224 magazine articles, etc.
Organizing Information and Sources
For books and websites, use the flip book for MLA citations to fill in as much information as you can find to create your citations.
For the database, the articles and citations can be saved directly into your google drive. The steps are listed below:
If you find an article you want to use for your paper, save it to your Google Drive. To do this:
1. Click on Download (on the right side of the screen)
2. Choose the save to Google Drive option (if prompted, sign in to your Google account.
After saving article to your Drive, the article will be in a folder named Student Resources in Context.
For the database, the articles and citations can be saved directly into your google drive. The steps are listed below:
If you find an article you want to use for your paper, save it to your Google Drive. To do this:
1. Click on Download (on the right side of the screen)
2. Choose the save to Google Drive option (if prompted, sign in to your Google account.
After saving article to your Drive, the article will be in a folder named Student Resources in Context.
It is a good idea to organize your Google Drive into folders, so you do not get different article for different classes confused. The create a folder:
1. Click New
2. Choose Folder
3. Name the folder : Lyons Research Project 1
4. Click Create
5. Click on and drag the folder into the Student Resources in Context folder.
6. Now Double Click to open the Student Resources in Context folder.
7. Click and drag any articles for the paper into your new folder.
If you need any help creating folders or organizing your Google drive please ask Mrs. LaVoie to help you.
1. Click New
2. Choose Folder
3. Name the folder : Lyons Research Project 1
4. Click Create
5. Click on and drag the folder into the Student Resources in Context folder.
6. Now Double Click to open the Student Resources in Context folder.
7. Click and drag any articles for the paper into your new folder.
If you need any help creating folders or organizing your Google drive please ask Mrs. LaVoie to help you.
Source Citations from Student Resources in Context
Student Resources in Context will create MLA citation for you.
1. With your article open, on the right click on citation tools.
2. Make sure MLA is selected. '
3. Choose Save to Google Drive
4. Your citation will appear in the Student Resources in Context folder and be titled "citation - title of article"
1. With your article open, on the right click on citation tools.
2. Make sure MLA is selected. '
3. Choose Save to Google Drive
4. Your citation will appear in the Student Resources in Context folder and be titled "citation - title of article"