MORAL COURAGE
Report of Information Paper
Click here to read a recent article in the Chronicle
of Higher Education
about the importance of
Character Education
http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/story.php?articleID=12967
FIRST TIME VIEWERS!
** Please read this entire
page before you begin your Web search! **
MORAL: of or concerned with the principles of right and wrong in conduct and character
COURAGE: that quality of mind which enables a person to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear; bravery; intrepidity; valor; boldness; resolution
ASSIGNMENT
Your assignment is to write a Report
of Information on a topic related to an individual, group, or organization
that demonstrated moral courage in the face of dire adversity. After you
have cleared your report topic with your teacher, you may use the links on
this Web site to help locate sources for your paper.
Remember, in addition to web sources
you should have other sources of information for your paper such as books,
magazine and newspaper articles, and interviews. For each of your sources
be sure to refer to the "Guidelines" and write down the necessary information
you will need to document these sources in your paper.
Throughout this site there are links
to places on the World Wide Web that have information on "Moral Courage"
topics. Just click on the highlighted links to go to the sites of interest
to you. Many of these sites will have useful information as well as links
to additional sites you may want to visit. Feel free to explore until
you find what you need. You can always make your way back to this page by
clicking on the "Back" button near the top of your screen.
Searching the Web
It is easy to forget to document all the places you visit once you become comfortable surfing the net. Remember that for each page where you find useful information that you might include in your report, you need to copy the URL, the title of the page, and the author (if given) so you can properly document it as a source in your research paper.
URL (Universal Resource Locator) is the address of a page, and it will probably start with "http://" and some letters and periods after that. For example, the URL for this page is "http://chs.cusd.claremont.edu/~dconow/report/moralcourage.html". Locate where this URL is displayed on the computer screen now so you will know where to look for the URL's of the pages you search.
The title of a page is usually located towards the top of the computer screen. The title of this page is "CHS Report of Information Guidelines Page". Locate where this title is displayed on the computer screen now so you will know where to look for the titles of the pages you search for your report.
The author
is often a bit trickier to find, and may not even be provided. Often you
will find the author's name either at the top or bottom of the Web page
or the article. If you can find the author's name, be sure to write it down
in your notes - you will need it for your Works Cited page.
If you find a particularly helpful Web page on your topic, I would like to add a link to it in this site to help other students with their reports. Send the URL's via e-mail to Mrs. Conow at dconow@chs.cusd.claremont.edu
Click
start your search
or Metacrawler
to begin!
Nothing spices up your paper like a well placed quote!
(update 2/12/02: See Mrs. Conow for Courage Quotes)
[Home
] [Report of Information Guidelines
] [CHS Pledge Project
] [Dedication
]
[Holocaust]
[Women's Rights]
[Civil Rights
]
[Peace Studies
] [Heroes
] [World Religions and
Philosophies
] [Charity/Volunteer
]