Assignment+Directions+and+Rubric

__Purpose:__ This is a requirement of all 11th grade students. It will help you understand the process because you will need to write one for your senior project. This is an independent project and you are responsible for your part. You will be given class times to work on research of sources and the completion of the Wiki. Keep in mind if you are absent any of the class days you will still need to complete the project by the due date. If you don’t have access to a computer at home you may need to find other means (school computers and public library). I will **__not__** allow you to miss class time to do any research or to complete the project past the research days given. The general subject is music and you may choose to research a band, artist, musical, instrument, or anything else music related, but it does need to be approved by me. __Class Work Days:__
 * __Due Date: Friday, May 14th__**
 * · Tuesday, May 4th – Monday, May 9th – we will be using the laptops from the mobile lab


 * __Requirements__**
 * · Must be at least 1,200 words in length
 * · Follow basic conventions of English including spelling, grammar, and sentence structure
 * · Have an introduction and concluding paragraph
 * · MLA format internal citations
 * · Works Cited Page –hard copy handed in
 * · At least 3 varied sources

o You may NOT use another wiki for your information o You must use credible sources (.edu/,gov) and/or band/artist’s official site In school, we are continually engaged with other people’s ideas: we read them in texts, hear them in lecture, discuss them in class, and incorporate them into our own writing. As a result, it is very important that we give credit where it is due. Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.
 * __What is Plagiarism and Why is it Important?__**

To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ __Original Line from source:__ //The Power of Madonna // helped propel //Glee// into the Number One spot on the [|//Billboard//][| 200]  for the first time as the Fox show's album devoted to the Queen of Pop sold 98,000 copies to claim the top spot. __Paraphrased Line:__ The television show Glee performed popular Madonna songs, which led to their album selling 98,000 copies (Kreps). __Quoted Line:__ “The Power of Madonna helped propel Glee”, a Fox television show, to sell “98,000 copies to claim the top spot” on Billboards 200 list (Kreps). __Found on Works Cited Page__ Kreps, Daniel. "'The Power of Madonna' Pushes 'Glee' to Number One." Rolling Stone 28 April 2010: n. pag. Web. 3 May 2010.
 * __How Can Students Avoid Plagiarism?__**
 * another person’s idea, opinion, or theory; (even if it is not exact wording)
 * any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings—any pieces of information—that are not common knowledge;
 * quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or
 * paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words
 * __Best source for MLA format:__**
 * __Examples of internal citations:__**

The Rubric can be found by opening this document: