Open a new Google Doc. Put your Othello Mini­Research and your last name where it says “Untitled Document” in the upper left hand corner. Following the instructions in this document, put the information gathered from your research in the new document. When you have finished with the assignment, go to Google Classroom, click on this assignment (“Othello Mini­Research”) and scroll down until you find the “ADD” button. Click the “ADD” and add the document you just created to Classroom. Don’t forget to submit the document. The grading rubric for this assignment is at the end of the assignment. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Research mini­project to understand ​
Othello SWBAT: ● Conduct short [as well as more sustained] research projects to answer explore topics concerning William Shakespeare and the play ​
Othello​
. ● Produce clear and coherent writing while summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, and citing material which they have researched.
Part 1­ The basics of using information from sources: View the information on this page about summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Click the right arrow at the bottom of the page to read “how­tos” about summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Stop when you reach the ​
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of the page titled “Tips on Paraphrasing” http://unitproj.library.ucla.edu/col/bruinsuccess/03/08.cfm Part 2­ Begin guided research mini­project Complete the following assignments in order, following the steps carefully. You will be practicing summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting. Topic 1: Shakespeare’s England ­ Summarizing (18 pts) 1. Go to this website:​
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http://www.pbs.org/shakespeare/locations/location153.html 2. Read the document carefully to find out what was going on during the time that Shakespeare wrote his plays. 3. In this Google document, write the title of the article as the first line of the response. Summarize the main events that happened during this time period. Remember, a summary is a condensed (shortened) version of the key facts that is written in your own words and covers the essence of the text. You shouldn’t look back at the text to do this. It should be no less than 5 sentences long. For tips on summarizing go to ​
Writing Tips: Summaries 4. Copy and paste the citation below these notes in your document. The citation can be created by going to​
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www.easybib.com​
. Hint: Click on the site credits link at the bottom of the page to get information for the citation. Original document created by Ms. Foley, revised by Ms.Lallatin Topic 2: The Moor​
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Paraphrasing (18 pts) 1. Go to the Britannica Online Databases. To access this resource, start at the THS library page:​
Taconic Library Click “Databases” on the right Click ​
on GALE Databases On the right, in the blue box listing Encyclopedias, click ​
Britannica High School Note: If the above link for the databases doesn’t work go to ​
Taconic Library Database Page​
and select the Gale Databases. 1. Type “Moor” into the search bar in The Britannica School: High 2. Select the first item, called “Moor (People)”, Reading Level 3. Carefully read the document. 3. In your Google Drive document, write this topic under the first response, and then paraphrase the article about it. Remember, paraphrasing is rewriting the key ideas in your own words and keeping the same general length. You should not just retype it with a few word changes, but write it over in your own way of speaking. Try not to look back when doing this to avoid copying. You should write 5­7 sentences. For more examples of paraphrasing, go to ​
Purdue OWL­ Paraphrasing 4. Copy and paste the citation below the paraphrase. The citation can be found by clicking the checkmark button above the article, then selecting MLA format. Remember that for Chromebooks the CTRL + C is copy and CTRL + V is paste. (The citation is more than the address; it includes the title of the piece, date, etc.­ It will be about 2­3 lines long). Topic 3 ­ Portraying Othello (images)­ Summarizing (2 pts) 1. Go to Google images. 2. Type in “Othello art.” Search through the images and select 3­4 that show how the character has been portrayed in art. Copy/paste the images in your document. 3. Go back to Google images. Type in “Othello stage.” Search through and select 3­4 images of different productions that show how the character has been portrayed on the stage. Copy/paste the images in your document. 4. Go back to Google images. Type in “Othello film.” Search through the images and select 3­4 different films that show how the character has been portrayed in film. Copy/paste the images in your document. 5. Write a summary of what you “read” in these images about how Othello is portrayed. Remember, a summary is a condensed (shortened) version of the key facts that is written in your own words and covers the essence of the text. It should be no less than 5 sentences long, should include the key points that you observed/read in the images and cover various details of what Othello looks like based on these images. Your ideas should come from the images that you copied. Topic 4 ­ Othello’s Ethnicity­ Quotations (33 pts) 1. Go to​
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about Othello’s ethnicity. 2. Add this topic to your Google Document. Original document created by Ms. Foley, revised by Ms.Lallatin 3. Carefully read the article, taking notes on the important details in your Google document. Consider the following questions when taking notes. 4. Answer the following question in at least 10 sentences, and include one direct quote in your answer. Don’t just throw in a quote, but make sure that it enhances what you’re saying in a way that is better than your own words. Refer to the site at the beginning to review how to do this. Another hint is that a well­­incorporated quote should blend into the sentence so that if it was read aloud, you wouldn’t be able to pinpoint that it was separate. Question:​
What is Othello, the Moor, supposed to look like? How has the portrayal of his character changed through the years? 1. Copy and paste the citation for this article after your answer by using easybib. ​
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, take the first word of that citation, put it in parentheses, and put it right after the sentence where you used the quotation. This is called and in­text citation, where you cite the source immediately after you use it. There will be 2 citations­ one short and one long. Original document created by Ms. Foley, revised by Ms.Lallatin Grading Rubric for the Othello ​
Mini­Research Project Topic Shakespeare’s England (18 points) Title _______ of 3 points Summary _______ of 10 points Citation _______ of 5 points Moor (18 points) Title _______ of 3 points Summary _______ of 10 points Citation _______ of 5 points Portraying Othello (images) (22 points) Pictures _______ of 4 points Stage _______ of 4 points Film _______ of 4 points Summary _______ of 10 points Ethnicity (33 points) Title _______ of 3 points Paragraph (at least 10 sentences) _______ of 10 points Direct quote (correctly inserted) _______ of 10 points In text Citation _______ of 5 points Citation _______ of 5 points Total _______ of 91 points Original document created by Ms. Foley, revised by Ms.Lallatin