Monday
Individual: research one of the following technologies and write up your findings in a paper (approximately one page).
Choose from these topics:
- Glass
- Wheel
- Printing press
- Car
- Computer
- Household appliances
- Battery
- Vaccines
Include the following:
- Name of Technology:
- Brief Description
- Approximate Dates
- Ways it changed society
- Sources
- Due Wednesday.
- Group: compare your research and determine which technology has had the greatest impact on our society. Create a presentation that convinces us that your argument is correct.
- Due Monday, 10/1.
Tuesday
- Work on paper
Wednesday
MLA
Resources:
- Sample Paper
- In-class example:
- Header: last name and auto page number
- Spacing and font
- Tab for titles, paragraphs
- Set the tab for block quotes, citations (hanging indent)
Thursday
- Group: compare your research and determine which technology has had the greatest impact on our society. Create a presentation that convinces us that your argument is correct.
- Use a basic argument structure: claim based on reasons supported by evidence.
- Due Monday, 10/1.
Friday
- Group: compare your research and determine which technology has had the greatest impact on our society. Create a presentation that convinces us that your argument is correct.
- Use a basic argument structure: claim based on reasons supported by evidence.
- Due Monday, 10/1.
