Illegal Drug Project
This project will be done with a partner or on your own - no more than 2. You will research a specific, randomly chosen drug to answer the driving question: How does this drug affect public health?
You need to include the following information in your project:
- What is the drug? Background information: What category? Where is it from? Natural? Man-made?
- Short-term effects
- Long-term effects
- Symptoms/Signs of use
- How it’s used- methods
- Treatments
- Facts/Statistics of importance/Interesting info
- Social/Community impact (cost, relationships, work, etc)
- Laws relating to the drug
- Effects on public health
- Opinion with support: Drug abuse/addiction: Is it genetic/biological or personal choice? Why do you think this? Facts to support
- Convince us why your drug is the most dangerous
- Essential questions - at least 2 for discussion
You will have 3 days of in-class research/lesson presentation creation.
PLEASE USE THE TIME WISELY! You will lose daily points if off-task.
PLEASE USE THE TIME WISELY! You will lose daily points if off-task.
Requirements:
- All above information
- 5-10 pictures
- Video clip - MUST BE APPROVED PRIOR TO USE!!
- Citation of sources/information- 3-5 different sources:
E-Book- Gale virtual library or Database
Approved website from the list
- Presentation- MUST BE ONE OF THE TOOLS FROM THE LIBRARY PAGE:
Book Source
Use the cart of books to find the source that works best for your topic. Remember that you need to cite all of your sources. Be sure to italicize and include the necessary information/punctuation based on the examples below. Here is the information for how to cite your book source (from the Purdue OWL:
Proper MLA Citation for a Book Resource (NOT an EBOOK):
Book with one author:
Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book (italicized). Publisher, Publication Date.
Example: Smith, Robert A. How to Write a Bibliography. Castle Publishing, 2006.
Book with more than one author:
When a book has multiple authors, order the authors the same way they are presented in the book. The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format.
Last name, First name and First name Last name. Title of book (italicized). Publisher, Publication Date.
Example: Gillespie, Paula and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
Article in a Reference Book (Encyclopedias) - DO NOT USE FOR ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
For entries in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works, cite the piece as you would any other work in a collection but do not include the publisher information. Also, if the reference book is organized alphabetically, as most are, do not list the volume or the page number of the article or item.
"Title of article." Journal Title. Edition, Publication Year.
Example: "Ideology." The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed., 1997.
Proper MLA Citation for a Book Resource (NOT an EBOOK):
Book with one author:
Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book (italicized). Publisher, Publication Date.
Example: Smith, Robert A. How to Write a Bibliography. Castle Publishing, 2006.
Book with more than one author:
When a book has multiple authors, order the authors the same way they are presented in the book. The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format.
Last name, First name and First name Last name. Title of book (italicized). Publisher, Publication Date.
Example: Gillespie, Paula and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
Article in a Reference Book (Encyclopedias) - DO NOT USE FOR ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS
For entries in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works, cite the piece as you would any other work in a collection but do not include the publisher information. Also, if the reference book is organized alphabetically, as most are, do not list the volume or the page number of the article or item.
"Title of article." Journal Title. Edition, Publication Year.
Example: "Ideology." The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed., 1997.
eBooks & Databases
GVRL - Gale Virtual reference Library
Click the logo above to access Gale Virtual Reference Library. This eBook resource will help you access information for your topic. There are FOUR eBooks under the "Medicine" section that should contain appropriate resources. Be sure to cite these sources correctly.
Last name, First name. "Title of article." Title of eBook, Date of publication. Title of Database. URL.
EXAMPLE:
Baughman, Judith S., Ed. "Over There: American Soldiers in World War I." American Decades, Vol. 2: 1910-1919. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Insert URL here.
Last name, First name. "Title of article." Title of eBook, Date of publication. Title of Database. URL.
EXAMPLE:
Baughman, Judith S., Ed. "Over There: American Soldiers in World War I." American Decades, Vol. 2: 1910-1919. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Insert URL here.
Databases
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Click the logo above to access the Opposing Viewpoints in Context Database. This database has up-to-date information as well as pro/con arguments for various topics. Be sure to cite the articles you use. Here's how:
MLA Citation for a Database Source:
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Database, volume numbers. Date of publication, pages. Title of Database, URL.
Example: Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, insert URL here.
MLA Citation for a Database Source:
Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Database, volume numbers. Date of publication, pages. Title of Database, URL.
Example: Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, insert URL here.
FactCite
Click the logo above to access FactCite. This database contains basic information on your topic. To cite the database, scroll to the bottom of the article you're using and copy and paste the citation into your works cited page.
Websites
The following websites have been approved for this project. You may use any of the sites listed below to research your topic.
www.cdc.gov
www.nih.gov
www.dea.gov
www.drugabuse.gov
www.drugfreeworld.org
www.streetdrugs.org
www.drugfree.org
www.centeronaddiction.org
www.cdc.gov
www.nih.gov
www.dea.gov
www.drugabuse.gov
www.drugfreeworld.org
www.streetdrugs.org
www.drugfree.org
www.centeronaddiction.org
Here's how to cite websites for your works cited page:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL. Date of access.
Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008.
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL. Date of access.
Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008.