American Speech Assignment
Watch these videos to help you with your American Speech Assignment! For Mrs. Geise's Junior class.
CRAAP Test--Finding Reliable Sources for Research Projects
How to find Reliable Sources for Research Projects.
After you choose your speech, find sources on your author. Who is that person? Why are they important to American history? Why did they give the speech? Here's how to find reliable sources on your topic.
Why Wikipedia is a Bad Source for Research Papers
I know! I KNOW! You really like Wikipedia; however, your teachers are always telling you not to use it. WHY!? Don't they realize it's awesome!!? Well, students, there are some really good reasons why you shouldn't use Wikipedia in your research papers and I'm here to explain why. Watch and be converted!!
'nuff said!
MLA Citation Video 2: Internet Citations Using Easybib
Watch the following video to learn how to cite internet citations using the website www.easybib.com. Create citations for your Works Cited page in English class or for your RAP paper.
Then, cite your sources using www.easybib.com. Here is a video explaining the site.
Annotated Bibliography--American Speech Assignment
Digital Geise is here for you! Learn about what should go in your annotations for your annotated bibliography.
Once you have your citations, add annotations and format with this video.
Reading Strategies for Early American Texts-- "The Crisis"
Mrs. Geise gives some suggestions for how to decode difficult texts while reading.
If you're having trouble understanding the text of your speech, watch this video for tips!
American Speech Assignment "Body Paragraph" Slides Explanation
Here is how to write the content of your speech--the history and explanation of rhetorical devices.
I like to write my body paragraphs first; then, I write my intro. and conclusion. Here's how to do the main content of your presentation.
How to Create Internal Citations
In a researched paper and whenever you are using information from another source, you must use internal citations to show where that information came from. This video will show you what internal citations are and how to create them. Use this for your English classes and your RAP researched paper.
Once you start writing your text, cite your sources like this.
