RESEARCH PAPER GUIDELINES & TOPICS
Our Theme:
“People, Places, Things, and Ideas of the past 100 years”. Students will pick 1
person, place, thing, or idea from the last 100 years to research and learn
about.
Team
Guideline:
-- Students work in collaborative team of 2 - 4 students.
-- Each student must research
and write.
--
Teams will grade each other.
-- Team grade counts for significant portion of grade
-- Team grade counts for significant portion of grade
--
Team must set a library date and meet at library within the first 3 days of project.
Research
Guideline:
Ø Categories of research:
o
Technology
o
Art
o
Science
o
Business
o
Culture
o
War
Project will consist of the following:
- A written research paper with a topic (minimum of 6 pages double-spaced)
- For example: How the Internet changed the way we communicate.
- A written bibliography in MLA format.
- A formal oral presentation with an adjoining Power Point presentation to an audience to be determined by me & View Park Prep Administration.
- ***An optional extra credit creative piece in the form of art, dance, prop, etc***.
Report Guidelines:
·
Report must be 6-10 pages, typed in MLA format (12 font, double
spaced, times new roman)
·
Student must use no less than 5 sources. Using several
sources is encouraged.
o
2 or more books
o
1 magazine or newspaper article
o
2 Internet articles limit.
·
Research paper must contain the following:
o
Title page
o
Table of contents
o 6 page written report
o
Bibliography
o
Appendix showing illustrations
·
Power Point Presentation
o
6-10 Slides that include key points and pictures
Time-line & Deliverables:
·
Student must show the following items to prove that
they have gone through the proper process. Each part must be typed, except for
the detailed notes. Each item will be scored and count towards final grade:
o
Brainstorm of possible research topics and finalized
group selection (Due May 21, 2013)
o
Finalized topic choice, Individual Focus & List of
Internet Sources (Due May 22, 2013)
o
Detailed Outline (Due May 24, 2012)
- Detailed Note Cards (Due May 27, 2013)
o
*** Rough Draft*** must be E-mailed to nunley.damion@gmail.com (Due by11:59pm May 28, 2013)
o
Final Draft (Due May 30, 2013)
o
Presentations (Due May 30 & 31, 2013)
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RESEARCH TOPICS
Technology
Television
Cars
Music
players
Computers
Video
Games
Internet
Airplanes
Lasers
Robots
Cameras
Video
You
tube
Social
Networking
Art
Movie Genres
Music
Dance
Painting
Sculpting
Comedians
Radio
Authors
Poets
Manga
Television
Photography
Musical Instruments
Animation
Business
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Apple
Microsoft
Entrepreneurs
Entertainment
Catering
Franchising
Reputation
Slogans
Marketing
Budgeting
Advertising
Music
Culture
Women’s History
African American
History
Hispanic History
Kings and Queens
Popular trends
Fads
The Great Depression
Recession
Economy
Gangs
Japanese
Filipino
Polynesian
Inventions
War
Iraq War
World War I
World War II
Civil War
Rap War
Revolutionary War
Vietnam
Gulf War
Korean War
Afghanistan
Bay of Pigs
Weapons of War
Technology of War
Causes of War
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