Sophomore Research Paper
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One of the most important skills to develop is the ability to write a research paper. Xavier High School requires that all Sophomores complete this assignment in order to graduate from the Global Studies Two course. Students will research the beliefs/values, social
structures, political movements, and/or economic policies of the historical
time period to help answer one of the following questions:
- What role did nationalism and imperialism play in the outbreak of WWI? - How did the provisions of The Treaty of Versailles lead to the outbreak of WWI? - Why did the League of Nations fail? Did it achieve any of its goals despite its ultimate failure? - How did British imperialism lead to the rise of nationalism in India? - What impact did imperialism have on the development of Africa from the late 1800s up to World War II? (You may choose to look at the continent as a whole or focus on a specific country in Africa) |
Due DatesApril 14th - Topic explanation due (20 pts)
Choose a topic and in one paragraph, describe why you are choosing this topic. What do you know about it right now? What you think you will discover? Then list 3-5 things you want to improve from your first research paper. April 21st - Bibliography due (30 pts) Your works cited page including 4 sources (at least one book and on online source), presented in correct MLA formatting. May 7th - Outline due (50 pts) – Hard copy of Outline handed in A detailed outline of your paper. Should include introduction, topic sentences, sources to be used (quotes, statistics, researched facts, etc.) May 24th - Typed Research paper due (100 pts) |
Announcements:5/22 - Checklist posted below under "Files" and again at the bottom of the page. You MUST go through and double check that you have completed everything on it. You do not need to submit the checklist to me.
4/29 - Outline due date moved back. Check new date to left. 4/10 - First assignment due (4/14) Sunday night Files: |