Click on this site http://www.globalissues.org/issue/1/trade-economy-related-issues Go to the upper right hand corner and type in your country in the search box.

Child labor

Watch one of these videos - click on one of the links below.

Child Labour Around the World

Child Labor

Child Labor in the World

Child Labour Around the World

Child Workers and Their Union in Bolivia

Child Labor: The Darker side of Chocolate

Hidden Slaves in Bangladesh

Children risking their Lives in Underwater Gold Mines

Every culture http://www.everyculture.com/

Want to know the conversion amount for $1 to the wage in your country? http://www.currencyconverter.co.uk/converter/

DAY 4 Political and Military conditions

http://www.nationmaster.com/ Compare countries on anything.

How do you tell if a site is a good one to use for research?

Do not use the link below. It is for teaching purposes.

http://politicalresources.net/ This site links to other sites.

Do use USA today, CNN, Fox, etc.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/07/12/countries-spending-most-on-military/12491639/ Notice how this article is from a legitimate source, but to see the rest of the information you have to follow a link.

http://www.warsintheworld.com/?page=static1258254223 Check on the wars\conflicts in your country.

DAY 5 Finish gathering information

Interview someone you know who has experience with education and life in the country that you have chosen. Use the interview checklist and the questions that you wrote for which you have not been able to find answers. Remember to fill in the interviewee's information on your works cited worksheet. ( My Language Exchange)

and\or

Watch some videos online about education and life in your country. Remember to fill in the information for each video on your works cited worksheet.

and\or

Gain permission to Skype into a classroom in your country. If you need me to write an email explain our project to the classroom's teacher, let me know. Remember to fill in the information on your works cited worksheet.

DAY 6 - Pictures, graphics, and charts

Begin a collection of visuals to insert into your ISearch paper and Power Point\Prezi presentation.

Be sure to write the source on your works cited list and label the Power Point slide or graphic in the prezi.

Google street view

DAY 7 - Organization of information

Open the outline document for you class. Outline.docx

Fill in the outline using your written copy and save it as ___________outline - for example Germanyoutline.

Building a research paper

Open the document labeled Part I

Part I – Your topic and how you chose it DUE: December 2, 2022

½ - 1 page in length
identify the topic and explain why you chose it
using "I" statements "I chose to write about education in ___________ because...".

Save it to my dropbox as lastnamefirstname___________PartI. Your country name goes where the line is.

Open the document labeled Part II

Part II – How the research was conducted DUE: January 14, 2022

1 -1 ½ pages in length
explain in detail where you looked for information
Explain in detail what you found
Explain what worked\what did not
Explain how you organized the information
Use “I”

Use the orange sheet that you completed for your Q3 ISearch deadline to write this portion of your paper.

When you have 1 - 1/2 pages, copy and paste it into your file firstnamelastname___________ISearch after Part I.

After you proofread it, share the document with the other two people in your group. Read each other's answer to Part II.

Discuss in your small group. Make any changes. Save it to my dropbox as lastnamefirstname___________PartII.

Your country name goes where the line is.

Day 8

Part III – Your research ROUGH DRAFT DUE: February 24th

FINAL DUE: March 10, 2022

Do not use “I” statements
Include parenthetical documentation for every fact (site).
This section will include information about the education system in my country, ________________, ___________________, and _________________.

Part V – Works Cited ROUGH DRAFT DUE: February 24th

FINAL DUE: March 10, 2022

Must be alphabetical by author’s last name
Left justify the first line of each source
Use a hanging indent for the second (and third if needed) line

Day 9

Part IV – Reflection on the process DUE: February 10, 2022

½ - 1 page in length
Use “I” statements
Identify the positive and negative incidents or experiences that occurred during the research process
Discuss what you will do differently next time you are assigned an Isearch project

Day 10

The course number is 14883753; the password is Isearch.

Upload your Part III and Part V (in the same document).

Day 11 - Turning in the Final project

Follow the directions on the checklist for your class.

I-Search checklist Academic English I.docx
I-Search checklist English I.docx

Nancy Corson

Differences in how education is viewed - listen as a group

Struggle for Smarts Audio file and article

What does I-Search mean? What is an I-Search project? Follow the link if you wish to read about I-search

I-search explanation

Compulsory education in the world - Click here. Move your mouse pointer around and hover over different countries in the world.

Age of leaving school in the world - Click here.. Move your mouse pointer around and hover over different countries in the world.

Comparisons of and facts about the Duration of compulsory education

NationMaster

Day 3 - find out about the country's economic situation

Child labor

Child Labor Around the World

Watch one of these videos - click on one of the links below.

Every culture http://www.everyculture.com/

Want to know the conversion amount for $1 to the wage in your country? http://www.currencyconverter.co.uk/converter/

DAY 4 Political and Military conditions