ELA Unit 9 QC Review (Th and Fri)

ELA Unit 9 Quick Check Review

Using Sources in Research (Thursday)
Source Effectiveness (Friday)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does the scope of a project refer to?

• the ANSWER to your research QUESTION

• the SIZE of the research project

• the way the project is ORGANIZED

• an effective SOURCE for the project

Multiple Select

Which of the following are good reasons to CHANGE your research question?

Pick TWO correct answers

• when new information leads you to a different topic

• when you find enough sources to support it

• when it is interesting for your chosen audience

• when it does not match the scope of your project

• when your project answers the question

Categorize

Options (5)

How fast do winds blow in the Artic Circle?

What are ALL the animals that live in the desert?

How old is the oldest living dog?

When was ice cream invented?

What is the Egyption civilization?

These research questions require different size answers. Sort to decide if the question requires a SHORT answer or a LONG answer (too broad of a question for just a 3-page paper).

Shorter than 3-page response

Too BROAD for 3-pages (will be longer)

Multiple Select

What makes a source effective?

It ​ ______ and it ​________. (Pick the two best answers.)

• adds to your understanding of a topic.

• leads you to another source

• is interesting to you

• is accurate

• is presented in a written format

Multiple Choice

I am writing a two-page essay with the research question, "What are some examples of mammals?"

After doing some research, I discover I am really more interested in marsupials. Which would be the best revised research question?

• Why do mammals exist?

• What are some of the different types of mammals?

• What are the differences between mammals and marsupials?

• Are marsupials mammals?

Multiple Choice

Luis is doing research on his favorite big cat, the lion.

Which of the following sources would be the most effective?

• a newspaper article about the Detroit Lions football team

• a video clip of lions interreacting with humans at the zoo

• an online movie of The Lion King

• A National Geographic article on the habitat of lions

Categorize

Options (11)

Biography

Autobiography

memoir

article written this year, about World War II.

a letter

A recording of someone whose house got flooded in Hurricane Helene.

a first-hand account

an account that comes directly from people who were present during the event

an account from someone who did NOT experience the event directly

a report on a time period that was written long after the fact

a magazine article

Organize these options into the right categories

Primary Source

Secondary Source