US History II Project: World War II Research Paper/Presentation

Mr. Reilly, Mrs. Devlin, Mr. Giarretta

DUE:  

• Library work blocks will be provided during class time and outside research time is highly recommended. 

• Graded on: content, presentation of pertinent material, organization of topic to prove thesis, academic writing that adheres to standards for grammar, spelling and punctuation.

• Each day the assignment is late will be -10 points. 

• After one week, assignments will begin to graded as a 50 F (meaning a perfect paper will get an 50 F, anything less will down from there)

Component #1: Research Demonstration (50 pts)

REQUIRED for All Projects

1) Use approved resources: 

• • • Must use at least three Library sources:  SHR Library book, Gale Ebooks, InfoBase eBooks and SHR & HCL databases

    • May have 0-2 approved internet sources (you are not required to use any websites)

    • Sources (selected & in NoodleTools) DUE: Feb. 27 (Tues.) 

2) NoodleTools: All sources and notes will be recorded in NoodleTools: 

• • All sources must be cited using in text citations and presentation include an MLA-formatted Work Cited page (last slide)

  • Create a minimum of 14-20 note cards to record your research

    • • Notecards #1-10 DUE: March 6 (Wed.) 

      • Notecards #10-20 DUE: March 22 (Fri)

  • Put information from the source on the left side of Notecard (take photo of book source & upload)

  • Put information in your own words on the right side of Notecard

  • Create a NoodleTools outline (required for all)

    • Use the outline to either build a Google Slide presentation

3) In-text Citation and Works Cited Page:

• • MLA format

  • Works Cited page: last slide of presentation

  • In-text citation (ITC):

    • for presentation: ALL quotes and photos/images must be cited on slide (in-text citation)

Component #2: Google Slide Presentation (50 pts)

• Develop a thesis to guide your presentation: what will your research prove about your selected topic?

• Text on slides should cover main points and should be augmented with discussion of details for each slide- put your detailed notes in the note section of the slide.

• Include pictures and photographs that represent your topic: double check for source and time period & include ITC (in-text citation)

• 5-8 minutes long:  practice, practice, practice

Slide Requirements:

• Title Slide: including the topic of your presentation, your name and the date (1)

• Thesis Slide (1)

• Topic Slides: (10-15) (No More than 2 Quotes with ITC)

• Conclusion Slide (1)

• Work Cited Slide (1)

Plagiarism includes:

• using someone's ideas or words without providing a proper credit (link notecards to source and page # if applicable)

• copying and pasting from a source (without quotation marks AND proper credit)

• quoting too extensively (limited to 2 quotes for this project)

➤ proper credit for this project means:

★ all sources used for research must be in your Works Cited page

★ all information in your presentation must come from the sources in your Works Cited page and have a  corresponding notecard in NoodleTools

★ all quotes and photos/images in slide presentation must be cited on that slide (in-text citation)

Guidelines for a Successful Project:

• Use your class research time wisely

• Extra research outside of class time will be required! Plan ahead.

• Use an Essential Question to guide your research

• Create a thesis and conduct research to prove your position

• Your thesis can be based on: cause and effect, processes, hypothetical situations:

  • Why was the Invasion of Normandy the turning point of the war in Europe?

  • How did medical advances save lives on the Battlefield?

  • How important was the role of women during WWII?

• Your visual presentation needs to engage your audience –Do Not Read from Your Paper!