Mini Research Project
This project is a
quick, but important research project to help you understand the fundamentals
of documentation in the Social Sciences. This can be extremely different than
many other types of documentation. The goal will be the correct usage of a
bibliography and footnotes/endnotes.
The
process…
- Think of a specific
and narrow topic to research. This should be something that sparks an
interest with you in some way such as details of the Monroe Doctrine, or
the issues of Bleeding Kansas. Do not choose topics that are too broad
like The Civil War or Jacksonian Democracy.
- Then spend some time
researching this topic in books, encyclopedias, and the Internet.
- Begin attacking the
assignment
Title
Page:
Title, name, date, teacher, class
Paragraph
One:
Explain why you chose this topic and why it was appealing to you. Also, explain
what you learned about this topic that you didn’t otherwise know.
Paragraph
Two:
Summary of the historical event. This should be in third person, past tense, and
should include two quotes that are fully footnoted. This may end up being more than
one paragraph.
Paragraph
Three:
This is an argumentative paragraph about some aspect of your topic. You must
take a stance that can be argued and have three pieces of concrete evidence to
support your claim.
Bibliography: Full bibliography with a
minimum of three entries and one must be a book.
Grading…
Title Page 10
points
Essay 30 points
Bibliography 10
points
Footnotes 10 points
Neatness/Presentation 10 points