Passion for Social Issues: Research to Accompany Into the Wild
Topics of Passion -> Social Issues
Back in August, you found an article on a topic that excites and motivates you to share in eClass discussion. Now that you are learning about Christopher McCandless by reading Into the Wild, you can begin to see how he was inspired to change his life in response to his own beliefs and passions.
Remind yourself of the topic and find the article you chose to share at the start of the semester. This topic will inform your choices now in a short research experience using that initial article and two others from online databases that offer electronic versions of high-quality pieces published in newspapers and magazines or for academic use. |
EACH DAY YOU'RE WORKING ON RESEARCH:
Log in to GCPS portal, G Suite, Media Center page. Open a copy of this Google Doc to copy from here and rename your copy before pasting a Share link to it in the folder in Ms. Bell's dropbox. As you fill the Research Doc, she will see your additions. Creating a citation by filling in the blanks on a manual entry for August article:
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Research Step-by-Step
- In addition to finding and pasting key passages from your August passion article, choose two articles that relate to that topic, ideally from opposite sides of any debate concerning it.
- Skim article options from the issue-related databases listed below and paste in the provided MLA citation for the Google Doc for the two additional you chose.
- Copy about five short (1-2 sentence) passages from each of your three sources and paste them the Google Doc along with a sentence or so about that fact in which you explain how it fits in with the VARIETY of stances and opinions on the issue. This goes in the COMMENT column.
- Write about and quote from these ~15 short passages and your comments to create a 2-3 page review of that issue in terms of any pro or con stances typical to people's opinions. You are NOT taking a stance yourself but reporting on what people across the opinion spectrum think about your chosen issue.
Access all the databases by clicking Online Research Library on your student portal.
YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO STUDENT PORTAL TO ACCESS THESE PAID RESOURCES.
Here are some of the suggested options:
YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO STUDENT PORTAL TO ACCESS THESE PAID RESOURCES.
Here are some of the suggested options:
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Click "Browse Issues" or use search box to locate articles on your topic. |
Use the search box or the Leading Issues link to browse for your focus.Click "Show all" to explore by themes or search by keyword for your focus.Use this mega-search of Georgia's Galileo databases for wide net approach. Click Advanced Search to use multiple keywords or topics. |
One of the Galileo Databases featuring articles from popular magazines and newspapers. Try keywords in Advanced Search, full-text.Same overall database publisher as Opposing Viewpoints but may have some unique content as well. |