Mrs. Wright's 2019 English IV Blog

For this post, you will need to find and interpret data and/or statistics. Do some research on your topic and find a chart or statistic that refers to your question. In the blog, interpret the data and explain the connection to your topic. What lessons can we take away from the statistics? What questions do the statistics generate? Understanding your issue is one of the first steps to writing any type of research paper. Remember that each post must include:  Two properly cited sources (Cite within the text and also in the Works Cited section at the bottom of your blog. Include the url.) 300-500 words An image (In this blog that will probably be a chart.) You are being graded on: The depth of your research (the reader should learn from your blog) Level of professionalism (grammar and spelling, word choice, etc.)

The purpose of your blog is to inform each other. This is important: your audience is the other students in class. You need to carefully select information and present it in interesting ways that will help other students understand and make decisions about their world-- don't waste their time! Also, the information on this blog can be used for your research  report, so be sure to take the time to really research and learn about your issue because it will save you time when you are writing the report. So, what should you write in your first blog? An introduction! Not about you, but about your topic-- tell us: the background information you know about this topic, the current state of affairs for your topic and any future projections about your topic. Your thesis question should include the BIG question you hope to explore and maybe answer during your research this semester. Remember that a BIG question does not have an easy yes or no or factual answer. A BIG questions...