Research Skills & Paper
Students will research a topic of their choice (with teacher approval) and will present the results to the class.
Fictional Personal Narratives
Works include:
“Sucker” by Carson McCullers
“In the Heat” by Robert Cormier
“Last Rung on the Ladder” by Stephen King
“St. Agnes Sends the Golden Boy” by Cin Forshay-Lunsford
“Protestants Cry, Too” by Robert Cormier
“Sucker” by Carson McCullers
“In the Heat” by Robert Cormier
“Last Rung on the Ladder” by Stephen King
“St. Agnes Sends the Golden Boy” by Cin Forshay-Lunsford
“Protestants Cry, Too” by Robert Cormier
Informational Texts - Bullying
Journal, magazine, and newspaper articles:
Foundational article:
Schulten, Katherine. “Compare-Contrast, Cause-Effect, Problem-Solution: Common
‘TextTypes’ in The Times.” The New York Times. December 12, 2001.
Compare-Contrast exemplars:
Asay, Matt. “No winner in Android v iPhone 2011 marathon.” The Register. 23
December2011
Darling-Hamilton, Linda. “U.S.vs highest-achieving nations in education.” TheWashington Post. 23 March 2011.•
Stainburn, Samantha. “Clothes-Minded.” Teacher Magazine. May/June 2005.
Cause-Effect exemplars:
Begley, Sharon. “Are You Ready for More?” Newsweek. 06 June 2011.
Borenstein, Seth. “Aflockalypse now? Turns out mass bird deaths are quite common.”The
Christian Science Monitor. 07 January 2011.
Hata, Mikoto. “Antarctic Whaling on Verge of Disappearing.” Yomiuri Shimbun. 19February
2011.
Rivera, Carla. “Adult Dishonesty Sown Early, Study Finds.” Los Angeles Times. 29October
2009.
Problem-Solution exemplars:
Chu, Kathy. “From Toilets to Tap.” USA Today. 03 March 2011.
Precious, Tom. “Push is on to Make Messaging While Driving a Primary Offense.”Buffalo News. 10 May 2011.
Waldmeir, Patti. “China’s Abandoned Baby Shame.” National Post. 17 August 2011.
Bullying articles:
Examples of bullying:
Barry, Dan. “A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly.” The New York Times. 24 March 2008.
Kimmel, Michael. “A War Against Boys?” Tikkun. Nov/Dec 2000.
Males, Mike and Lind, Meda-Chesney. “The Myth of Mean Girls.” The New York Times.02 April 2010.
Paul, Pamela. “The Playground Gets Even Tougher.” The New York Times. 08 October 2010.
Motivation for bullying:
Grier, Peter. “The Heart of a High School: Peers as Collective Parent.” Christian Science Monitor. 24 April 2000.
Parker-Pope, Tara. “Web of Popularity, Achieved by Bullying.” The New York Times. 14 February 2011.
Paul, Pamela. “Maybe Bullies Just Want to Be Loved.” The New York Times. 21 May2010.Last revised: 7February 2013
Response to Bullying:
Belkin, Lisa. “Turning In Your Child for Bullying.” The New York Times. 22 March 2011.
Boyd, Danah and Marwick, Alice. “Bullying as True Drama.” The New York Times. 22 September 2011.
Helft, Miguel. “Facebook Wrestles With Free Speech and Civility.” The New York Times.12 December 2010.
Hoffman, Jan. “As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up.” The New York Times. 4 December 2010.
Bullying into adulthood:
Klaus, Peggy. “A Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting.” The New York Times. 11 January 2009.
Parker-Pope, Tara. “When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle.” The New York Times. 25 March 2008.
Span, Paula. “Mean Girls in Assisted Living.” The New York Times. 31 May 2011.
Foundational article:
Schulten, Katherine. “Compare-Contrast, Cause-Effect, Problem-Solution: Common
‘TextTypes’ in The Times.” The New York Times. December 12, 2001.
Compare-Contrast exemplars:
Asay, Matt. “No winner in Android v iPhone 2011 marathon.” The Register. 23
December2011
Darling-Hamilton, Linda. “U.S.vs highest-achieving nations in education.” TheWashington Post. 23 March 2011.•
Stainburn, Samantha. “Clothes-Minded.” Teacher Magazine. May/June 2005.
Cause-Effect exemplars:
Begley, Sharon. “Are You Ready for More?” Newsweek. 06 June 2011.
Borenstein, Seth. “Aflockalypse now? Turns out mass bird deaths are quite common.”The
Christian Science Monitor. 07 January 2011.
Hata, Mikoto. “Antarctic Whaling on Verge of Disappearing.” Yomiuri Shimbun. 19February
2011.
Rivera, Carla. “Adult Dishonesty Sown Early, Study Finds.” Los Angeles Times. 29October
2009.
Problem-Solution exemplars:
Chu, Kathy. “From Toilets to Tap.” USA Today. 03 March 2011.
Precious, Tom. “Push is on to Make Messaging While Driving a Primary Offense.”Buffalo News. 10 May 2011.
Waldmeir, Patti. “China’s Abandoned Baby Shame.” National Post. 17 August 2011.
Bullying articles:
Examples of bullying:
Barry, Dan. “A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly.” The New York Times. 24 March 2008.
Kimmel, Michael. “A War Against Boys?” Tikkun. Nov/Dec 2000.
Males, Mike and Lind, Meda-Chesney. “The Myth of Mean Girls.” The New York Times.02 April 2010.
Paul, Pamela. “The Playground Gets Even Tougher.” The New York Times. 08 October 2010.
Motivation for bullying:
Grier, Peter. “The Heart of a High School: Peers as Collective Parent.” Christian Science Monitor. 24 April 2000.
Parker-Pope, Tara. “Web of Popularity, Achieved by Bullying.” The New York Times. 14 February 2011.
Paul, Pamela. “Maybe Bullies Just Want to Be Loved.” The New York Times. 21 May2010.Last revised: 7February 2013
Response to Bullying:
Belkin, Lisa. “Turning In Your Child for Bullying.” The New York Times. 22 March 2011.
Boyd, Danah and Marwick, Alice. “Bullying as True Drama.” The New York Times. 22 September 2011.
Helft, Miguel. “Facebook Wrestles With Free Speech and Civility.” The New York Times.12 December 2010.
Hoffman, Jan. “As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up.” The New York Times. 4 December 2010.
Bullying into adulthood:
Klaus, Peggy. “A Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting.” The New York Times. 11 January 2009.
Parker-Pope, Tara. “When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle.” The New York Times. 25 March 2008.
Span, Paula. “Mean Girls in Assisted Living.” The New York Times. 31 May 2011.
Non-Fiction Narrative
Excerpts from:
- Fey, Tina. Bossypants. New York: Reagan Arthur Books. 2011.
- McCourt, Frank. Teacher Man: a Memoir. New York: Scribner. 2005.
- Roach Smith, Marion. The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text For Writing & Life.New York: Grand Central Publishing. 2011.
- Sedaris, David. Me Talk Pretty One Day. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 2000.
- Wright, Richard. Black Boy (P.S.). Chicago: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. 2008.
- “1129” a poem by Emily Dickinson
The Lord of the Flies
William Golding's classic novel of survival.
Heroes & The Odyssey
Resources include:
- Excerpts from Oh My Gods: a Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, by Philip Freeman
- Excerpts from Mythology: The Voyage of the Hero, by David Adams Leeming
- Informational news article about “heroes” in society (subject to change/revision)-
- Allison, Scott T. and George R. Goethals. “Jeremy Lin: The Hero Who Came Out of Nowhere.” Sport Heroes. 14 Feb. 2012.-
- Bacon, Jeff. “Chris Tschida, Medal of Honor Candidate.” Broadside Blog. 2 Feb.2012.-
- Bradsher, Keith and Hiroko Tabuchi. “Last Defense at Troubled Reactors: 50Japanese Workers.” The New York Times. 15 March 2011.-
- Free, Cathy. “Hiker Left for Dead on Mount Everest.” Reader’s Digest. Dec. 2006.-
- Grunwald, Michael. “A Tower of Courage.” Washington Post. 28 Oct. 2001, F01.-
- Rosengren, John. “Everyday Hero: Jeff May.” Reader’s Digest. Sept. 2005.-
- Stewart, James. “The Real Heroes are Dead.” The New Yorker. 11 Feb. 2002.•
- Homer. Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald.(Books 1, 5, 9-12, 23)•
- Homer. Odyssey. Translated by Stanley Lombardo.(Books1, 5, 9-12, 23)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare's play of misdirection, mystery, mayhem and magic.
Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card's science-fiction masterpiece
