Literary Baseball Card

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Literary Baseball Card

• MLA Project

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Overview

• Create a Baseball Card that contains important
  information about a randomly chosen author
• This project is a test of MLA skills. Therefore,
  any student who does not include necessary MLA
  components (citations and Works Cited Page) will
  not score a passing grade
• Students who do not use the correct number and/or
  type of sources will not score a passing grade

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Overview contd

• This project will count for TWO grades
• SOME class time will be allotted for students to
  complete this project however, any student who
  does not complete the work during the time
  allotted must complete it OUTSIDE of class
• NO ONE will use my computer to print any portion
  of this project

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Overview contd

• This project is due NO LATER THAN the beginning
  of class November 10, 2009. Any student who is
  late to class FOR ANY REASON that day will
  receive a zero.
• Students who turn the project in MORE THAN 24
  hours before the final deadline will receive 5
  extra credit points.
• This project will not be accepted late for any
  reason. Students are encouraged to turn it in
  early to avoid receiving a zero.

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Overview contd

• ANY student who is found to be off-task at any
  time while we are in the computer lab/media
  center working on this project will be required
  to turn in all work IMMEDIATELY, and it will be
  graded as a completed project.
• Because of the nature of this project, students
  may use bullets for all information on the back
  of the card

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Front of the Card

• A picture of the author. Unless you are a very
  talented artist, this picture should be computer
  generated and printed
• Name of the author (prominent and artistically
  rendered)
• TWO graphics that pertain to the major themes
  used by this author

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Back Of Card

• Date of birth
• Date of death
• Place of birth
• Date(s) of marriage(s) and name(s) of spouse(s)
• Name of child(ren)
• Titles of major works AND dates of publication
• THREE major themes used by this author
• THREE MAJOR social/political events that occurred
  during the lifetime of this author. USE EVENTS
  THAT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED THIS AUTHOR. Include
  dates.

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Other Requirements

• EVERY student must use a minimum of 3 (THREE)
  sources
• Only ONE can be from the Internet (No Wikipedia
  or any .com sites)
• Only ONE encyclopedia (regardless of whether it
  is print, online, or electronic) I REALLY
  dislike encyclopedias. Keep that in mind!
• A MINIMUM of ONE book source
• A Works Cited Page using MLA guidelines MUST BE
  USED!

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Other Requirements contd

• Try these sites for MLA documentation
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
  
• http//www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citml
  a.htm
• http//citationmachine.net/
• OR my website. There is a Powerpoint there with
  the three main types of citations and a sample
  Works Cited Page

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Other Requirements contd

• EVERY bullet must have a citation. NO
  EXCEPTIONS!
• Every bullet must be included on your cardeven
  if it doesnt apply to your author (eg. If your
  author is still alive, you must still have that
  bullet, and it must have a citation!)
• Label your bullets. If your card does not state
  what information I am looking at, you will lose
  points.
• I expect proper punctuation. If you do not use
  punctuation correctly, you will not receive full
  credit.
• Cards should be neat and artistically created.
  Messy cards that contain all of the necessary
  information will NOT earn a 100.