World History Final ProjectDue Date: Friday, May 16

Research Paper Due Date (200 points Semester Final Grade): May, 16Presentations: May 16, May 19, and May 21. Semester Final Essay Exam (100 point Semester Final Grade): Tuesday, May 20

Technology, Wars, and Power Plays of the 19th and 20th centuries

All topics and projects will have a product to submit and present, along with a 2-5 page “re-search” paper (unless your project includes a large writing portion, like a newspaper)

Topics and projects1. World Exhibitions of 1851 (London), 1889 (Paris), and 1893 (Chicago)- Create your own

exhibit with images or models of inventions from each of these historical exhibitions, and im-ages or models of some current inventions. Use display boards to depict your exhibits and in-formation.

2. Boer War-Create a series of movie posters of a hypothetical movie depicting the war, and provide a storyboard overview of a hypothetical film you plan to propose to a movie producer

3. Zulu War- Make a Pop-Up Book outlining key figures, causes, effects, and events of this war.

4. Boxer Rebellion-Assemble a Time Capsule of items that would be found during the time pe-riod of this event.

5. Spanish-American War: Create a newspaper with accurate stories, and sensationalized sto-ries (editorial, fashion-American uniforms, interviews of a key figure involved in the war, po-litical cartoon, weather, political article, cultural articles, course of the war) -DOES NOT RE-QUIRE RESEARCH PAPER

6. Philippine-American War-Make a newscast that conveys the causes, effects, and signifi-cance of this war. Record your newscast. Supply a script to turn in with recording.

7. Mexican Revolution-Create a comic book and use actual historical figures as the heroes and villains of your story.

8. Bolshevik Revolution- Board game9. World War I-perform dramatic readings of three poems, must include the poem “In Flanders

Field” (http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/) , develop costumes and props to wear during the readings.

10. Spanish Civil War-Draw or paint a mural (use a science board, or a large plank of wood)

World War II:11. Mussolini and Hitler: Character Sketches-(create posters of both figures, create soda bottle

model of each figure, etc). Compare and contrast their rise, ideologies, strategies in running their countries and how they contributed to outbreak of WWII-time period of this project should only cover up to September 1, 1939.

12. 1930-1941 (Invasion of Poland -Battle of Stalingrad)- Create a large diorama of key WWII battles

13. 1941-1944 (Attack on Pearl Harbor-D-Day Invasion)- Create a large diorama of key WWII battles

14. 1945 (End of war in Europe and atomic bombs on Japan)- Create a large diorama of key WWII battles

15. Holocaust- Portfolio- see general portfolio guidelines. DOES NOT REQUIRE RESEARCH PAPER

Cold War:14. Berlin Blockade/Berlin Airlift- Create a display using science fair board to explain the

causes, the event and results and significance. 15. Korean War-Create a children’s book that describes the causes, major events through the

war, and the results of the war. It must be illustrated, and written at the level of a 6 year-old. 10 pages of text (has to be minimal text per page) , and at least 5 pages of illustrations. DOES NOT REQUIRE RESEARCH PAPER

16. Cuban Revolution- Write a song (and perform it, or find someone to perform it for you-can be someone outside of this classroom)

17. Vietnam War-Compile a portfolio (Portfolio items and instructions will be a separate hand-out). DOES NOT REQUIRE RESEARCH PAPER

18. Bay of Pigs Invasion-Create a 3-D model of Cuba, that illustrates the plans for the invasion, the invasion itself, and the aftermath.

19. Cuban Missile Crisis- Create a documentary

Every Wednesday, you will need to provide a 100 word update on the progress of your re-search and project.

General Requirements for all projects and topics:

• This is an individual project to evaluate your historical thinking and re-search skills

• Each student and project will require a research question over a narrow topic in World history, and a thesis statement.

• Projects that do not have a written element will need to turn in a 2-5 page research paper of your thesis and research as represented in your product.

• All projects require a bibliography in MLA format (use http://www.easybib.-com for help).

• You must use no less than 10 sources. You must use at least two books. Five of your sources must be primary sources. Use reliable websites. A list will be provided at astechighschoolhistory.weebly.com under World History, Resources tab.

• All due dates must be followed. If you are absent, either turn in prior to missed day, or turn in first thing the next morning.

• All papers and projects must be turned in as hard copies. Documentaries must be burned on a CD/DVD and turned in. Ms. Dormiani will not print any-thing off for you.

• Research papers must be between 2-5 pages. If it is typed, double-space and use default margins. Handwritten papers must be in neat, writing using a regular blue or black ink pen. Papers must have an introduction that in-cludes your thesis of your project, body paragraphs that use examples and concrete details to support your thesis, and a conclusion. Grammar, spell-ing and writing mechanics will count. There will be a separate rubric handed out for the paper. This is to provide details that cannot be deter-mined from your project.

• All typed items must be in Times New Roman, 12 point font.• If you must hand write items, they must be written very neatly and in ink

pen-no pencil!• Follow all instructions and the rubrics.

Steps in conducting historical research:Step 1: Develop a paperwork management system-how will you keep your research notes? Google docs, notecards, or notebook-to be turned in.

Step 2: Select a TopicStep 3: Background Reading for Historical Context- conduct general research to help narrow your topic

Step 4: Narrowing Your Topic- choose something specific within the topic you’ve chosen.

Step 5: Gathering and Recording Information-take notes and keep track of all your sources.

Step 6: Analyzing and Interpreting Sources and the Topic's Significance in History-You will need to do more than describe events. Form a question of your topic and your research, considering the following:

1. Elements of change and continuity2. Historical context: economic, political, social and cultural atmosphere of the time period

Encourage students to interrogate their sources:

1. Who created the source?2. When was the source created?3. What was the intent or purpose of the source?

Step 7: Developing a thesis:The thesis statement is usually one sentence that presents an argument about the topic. The body of the paper or website, the script of the performance or documentary, the headings and captions in an exhibit then are used to support the thesis using evidence from the re-search.

A good thesis statement:1. Addresses a narrow topic2. Explains what the researcher believes to be the historical significance of

the topicStep 8: Finalizing your research project

When research is completed and ready to present to an audience, review whether your work includes:

1. Analysis and interpretation2. Significance and impact3. In depth research4. Historical accuracy5. Historical context

Vietnam Portfolio

The portfolio must contain all of the activities listed below. All written work, map and graphs must be original – not copied from the internet or a book. Plagiarism results in a zero! Bibliog-raphy must be included.

• Art Analysis – explain a piece of artwork, artifact, or famous photograph in its historical context. (picture and a written/typed explanation of one page or more)

• Biographical Essay – write an obituary, profile, essay, etc…of a significant individual in-volved with the Vietnam War, examples: Ho Chi Minh, Ngo Dinh Diem, Lyndon John-son, General Westmooreland, etc (one to two pages)

• Cartoon Analysis – analyze a political cartoon from that time period. Include a copy of the cartoon and a well developed explanation of the cartoon. (one page)

• Current events Analysis – Read and evaluate a current news article and discuss the histor-ical context or significance as related to your topic of study. Include a copy of the current event article. (one page)

• Film Review – View and analyze a Vietnam war film. In your analysis, (one page) Must clear movie with teacher.

• Graph Analysis – Create two graphs or charts to illustrate statistical information. Re-member – graphs must be original – not copied from a source.

• Map Study – Prepare two maps that are relevant to the Vietnam War. Maps must be orig-inal, not copied from a source. The web site for National Geographic allows you to print blank maps.

• Primary Source Analysis – Analyze two primary source documents. Include a copy of the documents and a written/typed explanation. (Half page explanation each), examples: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, War Powers Act, 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Eisenhower’s Domino Theory Speech.

• Music Analysis-Provide Lyrics to 4 Vietnam war protest songs, and explain the artist and meaning in the songs.

• Summaries of major battles and events of the war: My Lai Massacre and the Tet Offen-sive, Operation Rolling Thunder.

Portfolio should be placed in a folder or binder and the following must be included:

The portfolio can be done in Google Docs, but, it must be turned-in as a hard copy. • Cover Sheet – your name, class period, and title of your project• Table of Contents – list your topics and page numbers• Each part must be clearly labeled – example, ART ANALYSIS at the top of the assign-

ment