3rd quarter we are working on a research paper. As a class, we are working on the same topic. Below are the resources from which we will draw our information.
Web Sources | Audio | Books | Articles | Videos | Paper Info | Note Cards | Thesis | Outline | Rough draft
Editing | Works CitedWeb Sources:
When doing research on the web, you want to make sure that your sources are reliable. The following sources are acceptable for our research paper.
The Trials of the Scottsboro Boys -- Very good site that includes newspaper articles, letters, biographies, and a bunch of information that can be useful for your research paper.
Newspaper Articles -- Look at these articles, and think about what you might be able to use in research paper.
Review of the Trials -- This essay from a law professor complements the books we are looking at in class.
International Labor Defense's (ILD) Involvement -- A reliable essay from which to draw information about the ILD's involvement.
The Scottsboro Boys -- site that accompanies the video we watched in class, Landmark American Trials: The Scottsboro Boys -- 1931.
Study Guide for Landmark American Trials: The Scottsboro Boys -- 1931.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy -- site accompanies the video by the same name. The site offers additional resources.
TopAudio:
The following two links are to NPR (National Public Radio). In our area it is 91.5 FM. The following links bring you to audio page. Press the LISTEN button.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy -- This is a few minute interview with the director of the PBS documentary that we watched in class.
Lawyer Qualms -- This is a few minute overview of problems of representation in our system of law. There is a brief reference to the Scottsboro case. This might work as a source for connecting the case to our time.
TopBooks:
The following information needs to be presented in MLA on the works cited. Only list the works that you actually use in your paper.
Powell v. Alabama: The Scottsboro Boys and American Justice by Gerald Horne. Published in New York by Franklin Watts in 1997.
The Scottsboro Boys by James Haskins. Published in New York by Henry Holt in 1994.
The Scottsboro Case (Landmark Events in American History) by Michael V. Uschan. Published in Milwaukee by World Almanac Library in 2004.
The Scottsboro Case (Everything that Shaped America) by Sabrina Crewe and Michael V. Uschan. Published in Milwaukee by Gareth Stevens in 2005.
The Scottsboro Boys Trial: A Primary Source Account by Lita Sorensen. Published in New York by Rosen Publishing in 2004.
The Last of the Scottsboro Boys: An Autobiography by Clarence Norris and Sybil D. Washington. Published in New York by Putnam's in 1979.
The Duke Lacrosse Case: A Documentary History and Analysis of the Modern Scottsboro by R. B. Parrish. Booksurge Publishing. 2009.
TopArticles:
"The Scottsboro Boys and Fundamental Rights" by David Pitts. It was published in July 2001. The magazine that it was originally published in is Issues of Democracy. It was retrieved from SIRS at Lake Central High School's Library on January 18, 2005. The url is www.sirs.com.
"Remembering Scottsboro" by Robin D. G. Kelley. It was published fall 2003 in a magazine entitled Colorlines. It originally appeared on pages 32 - 33. It was retrieved from InfoTrac at Lake Central High School's Library on January 18, 2005. The url is http://infotrac.galegroup.com.
TopVideos:
The following videos are listed in proper MLA format. If you use any information from these sources, please list them in your works cited.
Landmark American Trials: The Scottsboro Boys. Videocassette. Dir. Kristian Berg. World Almanac Video, 1998.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy. Videocassette. Dir. Daniel Anker and Barak Goodman. PBS Home Video, 2001.
TopResearch Paper Info: Top
Thesis :
Remember your thesis will have a topic and limiting ideas.
Your topic should include "The Scottsboro trial" and it should make
an assertion.
Your limiting ideas should be aligned with the three categories of your note
cards.
Outline
Example of Outline (Pdf)
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This is one of the examples put together in class on the overhead.
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Rough Draft
Rough Draft
assignment sheet (Pdf)
Rough Draft assignment sheet (word)
In-text citations and notes (Pdf)
In-text citations and notes (word)
TopEditing Checklist
Checklist (pdf)-
this is the sheet we used in class during the writing workshop
Works Cited
Notes on Works Cited (Using MS WORD)
(pdf)
Notes for Online Entries for Works
Cited (pdf)
Mr. Lettiere's English on the Web: Research Paper - Scottsboro Boys.
