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Please use the brexit doc with its sources as a base for the paper and the example paper as a guide to what kind of content I'm looking for.
The SPEECH Project will include:
• Title: the subject of your choice
• Intro (½ to 1 ½ pages) : An introduction of your topic that provides an overview or “warm up”
• Body (6 to 9 pages): A one page (minimum) analysis of each S.P.E.E.C.H. aspect as it pertains to your topic. You must make clear what aspect/element you are addressing. The easiest way to do this is by using topic subheadings for each aspect. You must also use at least 1 credible, quality resource for each S.P.E.E.C.H. aspect. Note that wikipedia, encyclopedic, dictionary sites, or non-university academic sites (such as those for middle and high-school students) are NOT considered quality sites! I also need to see in-text citations within the body of your paper that let me know what info came from what source. If you are not familiar with using in-text references to your sources, follow the APA format, which includes the publisher/author and date of publication. If you know how to properly use in-text citations in other formats (MLA, Chicago, or Turabian), you may use those formats. From the Purdue OWL website (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl) regarding in-text citations:
“When using APA format, follow the author-date method of in-text citation. This means that the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Jones, 1998), and a complete reference (APA citation format) should appear in the reference list at the end of the paper.”
Note: if you choose to use footnotes, make SURE that you meet page requirements (7 pages minimum….one page for each SPEECH aspect) without the footnotes. In other words, footnotes do not count toward the minimum page requirements.
• Conclusion (½ to 1 ½ pages): Summarize your topic. Feel free include what surprised you about your research, your opinion, etc.
• A separate page with proper citation format. Go to https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ for help.
Your project will be a minimum of seven (7) FULL pages and up to twelve (12) pages. Projects must use 12 point, Times New Roman font and regular ONE INCH left/right and top/bottom margins.
If you struggle with writing, please let the folks in the Writing Center help you. If you struggle with conducting research, please let the library folks help you!!!
Remember, this project is worth 200 points; it carries more weight toward your grade than any other project or exam. Take your time and use complete sentences, correct spelling and punctuation. Your ability to think critically and to conduct thorough research (not just facts and figures) is crucial to your success.
I will grade your SPEECH projects according to the following criteria:
• Inclusion of all required items as noted above
• Syntax/grammar, spelling, punctuation. (While this is not an English class, there is an English pre-requisite course that you either took or tested out of to be in this course)
• Accuracy/correctness/thoroughness of your coverage of each S.P.E.E.C.H. element
• Your ability to “dig deep” and think critically about your topic
• Number of sources, appropriateness of your sources, in-text references to your sources, proper citation format, and the inclusion of functional URL’s that get me DIRECTLY to the source of your info.
Explanation of “S.P.E.E.C.H.”:
For your research project, you will be investigating interrelationships of a topic/region using a geography tool called “S.P.E.E.C.H.” It was created by geography/human ecology instructor, Kristi Drexler. This tool helps us look at geographic issues from multiple perspectives in order to give us a broader, more complete view of a situation/topic/region/event. “S.P.E.E.C.H.” stands for Social, Political, Economic, Environmental, Cultural, and Historical indicators. These indicators (explained in the next paragraph) can be causes, effects, points of view, etc. – as if you were looking at a problem using different shades of sunglasses where you could see different shades of reality from multiple perspectives. You will need an open mind for this project… a mind that thinks critically and considers multiple elements. The project will challenge you to sometimes take the devil’s advocate position, realize how things happen and will happen, and will ask you to use your intelligence to examine/solve real problems.
For any geographic issue or region, we may discuss difference aspects of “S.P.E.E.C.H.” ‘Social’ points of view, causes, effects, etc. could include population, demographics, urbanization, infant mortality, birth, death, health and vaccines, etc. ‘Political’ can include elected officials, local, national and international policies, laws, family planning legislation, government restrictions and response to national issues, etc. ‘Environment’ can include biodiversity, ecosystems, landscapes, green space, pollution, farms and crops, climate, carrying capacity, environmental health, etc. ‘Economic’ can include national economies, world markets, banking, investments, and especially in this context, local economies that influence people at the community level. . ‘Cultural’ aspects can include ethnicity, religion, technology (and access to technology), traditional use of medicinal plants, etc. ‘Historical’ aspects can include past societies, rise of technology, personal history, heritage, historic events and how they’ve shaped the present day, etc. For your research project, you will be asked to test your critical thinking skills and back and up your opinions and analysis using these different perspectives.
Be sure to ask questions if you have them, but the above information should provide enough guidance to help you produce a solid project. Late submissions will receive a 20% point deduction for each class period late.
