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World War IIHonors Research Project

March-April 2012USII.7

Overview: What kind of project is this?

During the World War II unit, students will be researching and writing about different parts/aspects of the war that they choose. First, students will use words and images to create a research portfolio. Second, students will use the portfolio to create an 8-9 paragraph rough and final draft essay on the three most important parts/aspects of World War II.

In and outside of history class students will focus on gathering and processing information and images from primary and secondary sources to provide the “research” for the portfolio.

Next, students will combine parts of their portfolio together to create a rough draft essay which the teacher will review and edit.

Students will then carefully review their rough draft and teacher comments before completing and handing in a final essay draft.

Read the following directions for your portfolio and essay carefully

Sources: Where do I get my information?

You must have at least one primary source , a firsthand or eyewitness account or piece of evidence from someone who actually lived through the historical event. Useful primary sources might include interviews from books or magazines, or an interview that you yourself conduct with a family member, family friend, or someone else you know who experienced the war firsthand.

You must have at least three secondary sources for your information. o Examples: class notes, class power point, American Journey or History Alive! o You may use other books or articles on WWII from the school or public library,

or from home. Username – lcpsm Password – middleo You can discuss the validity of other sources – such as documentaries and

other educational websites – with your history teacher. You will have to cite all sources in MLA format.

1Part 1: Introduction Due March 5th and 6th

Steps to follow:

Lead: Create a hook that grabs your reader's attention.

Give an introduction to the war including basic details (who, what, when, where, why?).

Include a thesis statement, or claim about WWII, that introduces each of the topics that you will address in your article.

Thesis example: World War II was an important conflict because.....

Cite your writing and picture source in MLA format.Include a picture that matches your writing.Write a 2 sentence caption to describe your picture.

Name:

☐ I have completed this part of my portfolio.

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Part 1: Introduction Sentence 1: Overall Statement about the War

Sentence 2: Who

Sentence 3: What

Sentence 4: When

Sentence 5: Where

Sentence 6: Why

(May combine 2-6 into less sentences)

Sentence 7: Thesis or Claim (Thesis should state what 3 topics from the portfolio you will pick for your ESSAY)

The three most important aspects of World War II are ________________, __________________ and ______________________.

Writing Source in proper format: Visit-Bibme Citation Machine: http://www.bibme.org/ or Landmark’s Citation Machine: http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php

Author and/or editor name(s) [if applicable]:_____________________________ Article name in quotation marks [if applicable]: ________________________________Title of Website, project, or book in italics: _______________________________Any version numbers available (including volumes, or issue numbers): ___________Publisher name: _____________________Publishing date: __________________________Page numbers used: __________________Date material was accessed: __________________URL:_________________________________________________________________________

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http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php


http://www.bibme.org/

Picture Source in proper format: “Title.” Photograph. From where. Date. Web address.

NOW TYPE, double space, add picture, 2 sentence caption, cite your word and picture source, do not use I, print, save to flash drive.

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2 Sentence Caption:

Picture


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Part 2: Rise of Totalitarianism Due March 5th and 6th Steps to follow:Research the rise to power of one of the dictators mentioned in the box

below, and write a section of your article based on your research.Cite your writing and picture source in MLA format.

Include a picture that matches your writing.Write a 2 sentence caption to describe your picture.

This section of your article should tell the story of how and why one of the following dictators rose to power:HitlerMussoliniStalinTojo

Part 2: Rise of Totalitarianism Sentence #1 Intro: Overall sentence about your Dictator

Sentence #2 ____________ rose to power by _______________________ (why?) Great Depression

Sentence #3 Explain (Evidence)

Sentence #4 Explain

Sentence #5 Explain

Sentence #6 Explain

Sentence #7 Summary/Conclusion for Why?

New ParagraphSentence #1 Intro: ____________________ rose to power by ______________________

(how?) actions he took


Sentence #3 Explain

Sentence #4 Explain

Sentence #5 Explain

Sentence #6 Explain

Sentence #7 Explain6

Sentence #8 Conclusion/Summary Sentence about the Dictators Rise to Power


Author and/or editor name(s) [if applicable]:_____________________________ Article name in quotation marks [if applicable]: ________________________________Title of Website, project, or book in italics: _______________________________Any version numbers available (including volumes, or issue numbers): ___________Publisher name: _____________________Publishing date: __________________________Page numbers used: __________________Date material was accessed: __________________URL:________________________________________________________________________



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2 Sentence Caption:

Picture





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Part 3: The United States at War Due March 9th and 12th Choose A or B

A:

United StatesBecomeInvolved

Steps to follow:Next explain how the U.S. became involved in WWII, including all of

the subtopics listed in the box below.

Cite your writing and picture source in MLA format.

Include a picture that matches your writing.

Write a 2 sentence caption to describe your picture.

opinions that FDR and other Americans had about how to react

to the rise of the dictatorsacts (laws) of Congress that tried to

keep the U.S. out of the waracts of Congress that got the U.S. more involved in the war before

Pearl Harborthe bombing of Pearl Harbor

(including causes and results of the attack)

B:

War on the

Home Front

Steps to follow:Next explain how the war changed life

in the U.S., focusing on both of the subtopics in the box below.




1. how American civilians (not soldiers) and families contributed to the war effort

2. how FDR's administration treated Japanese-Americans

Part 3: The United States at War Sentence #1 Thesis/Claim A: U.S. becomes involved or B: How life Changes p. 11

If you Picked A:

Sentence #1 Intro • Sentence 2-5 Write about: opinions that FDR and other Americans had about how to react to the rise of the dictators,

creation of Neutrality Acts


Sentence #3 Explain

Sentence #4 Explain

Sentence #5 Thesis or Claim

There were four steps to U.S. involvement in World War II; _________________, ________________, ____________________, and ________________________.

New Paragraph

Sentence 6-9 Write about: acts (laws) of Congress that tried to keep the U.S. out of the war, Cash and Carry, Lend LeaseSentence #6 Intro


Sentence #8 Explain

Sentence #9 Explain

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Sentence #10 Conclusion/Summary

• Sentence 10-13 Write about: acts of Congress that got the U.S. more involved in the war before Pearl Harbor, Atlantic Charter

Sentence #10 Intro


Sentence #12 Explain


Sentence #14 Conclusion/Summary

• Sentence 13-16 Write about: the bombing of Pearl Harbor (including causes and results of the attack)

Sentence #13 Intro



Sentence #16 Conclusion/Summary for Pearl Harbor

New Paragraph- ConclusionSentence #17-#21 Conclusion/Summary for all of Part 2

If you Picked B: Home front10

Sentence #1 Intro/Thesis/Claim- Describe 3 things


Sentence #3

Sentence #4

Sentence #5

Sentence #6

Sentence #7

Sentence #8

Sentence #9

Sentence #10 Conclusion/Summary for Home Front

New Paragraph-Internment

Sentence #8 Intro/Thesis/Claim

Sentence #9 Explain how it happened. (FDR)

Sentence #10 Describe where located

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Sentence #11 Describe them



Sentence #14 How they ended

Sentence #15 Conclusion/Summary to Internment Camps


Author and/or editor name(s) [if applicable]:_____________________________ Article name in quotation marks [if applicable]: ________________________________Title of Website, project, or book in italics: _______________________________Any version numbers available (including volumes, or issue numbers): ___________Publisher name: _____________________Publishing date: __________________________Page numbers used: __________________Date material was accessed: __________________URL:__________________________________________________________________________Picture Source in proper format: “Title.” Photograph. From where. Date. Web address.


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2 Sentence Caption:

Picture





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Part 4: The War Due March 15th and 16th Choose Subtopic A or B:

A: Key Battles

Steps to follow:Now tell the story of one of the

important battles or campaigns of WWII (from the box below).




Be sure to describe the participants and the battle itself, as well as how the battle that you chose affected the course or outcome of the war.

1. Battle of Britain2. Battle of Midway3. Battle of Stalingrad4. Battle of Guadalcanal5. Battle of Tarawa6. Battle of Normandy (D-Day)7. Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes)8. Battle of Iwo Jima9. Battle of Okinawa

B: Legacy of WWII

Steps to follow:Now explain one of the events or aspects of WWII that has greatly

affected the postwar world (choosing one of the subtopics from the box

below). Cite your writing and picture source in

MLA format.Include a picture that matches your

writing.Write a 2 sentence caption to describe

your picture.

1. the Holocaust

2. Hiroshima and Nagasaki (including how the use of atomic weapons related to the Cold War period that followed WWII)

Part 4: The War Pick A or B p. 15

If you Picked A: Battles


Sentence #2 Explain (Evidence) what happened

Sentence #3 Explain what happened





Sentence #8 Explain why important

Sentence #9 Explain why important

Sentence #10 Conclusion/Summary for Important Battle

If you Picked B: Legacy Do either Holocaust or Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Sentence #2 Explain what it was

Sentence #3 Describe it

Sentence #4 Describe it

Sentence #5 How it ended

Sentence #6 What should we learn from it

Sentence #7 Conclusion/Summary to the Holocaust

orSentence #1 Intro/Thesis/Claim

Sentence #2 Explain how it happened

Sentence #3 Explain how it happened

Sentence #4 Describe Hiroshima

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Sentence #5 Describe Hiroshima

Sentence #6 Describe Nagasaki

Sentence #7 Describe Nagasaki

Sentence #9 How did it lead to the Cold War

Sentence #10 How did it lead to the Cold War

Sentence #11 Conclusion/Summary to Hiroshima and Nagasaki


Author and/or editor name(s) [if applicable]:_____________________________ Article name in quotation marks [if applicable]: ________________________________Title of Website, project, or book in italics: _______________________________Any version numbers available (including volumes, or issue numbers): ___________Publisher name: _____________________Publishing date: __________________________Page numbers used: __________________Date material was accessed: __________________URL:__________________________________________________________________________


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url:__________________________________________________________________________





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Picture 2 Sentence Caption:



Author and/or editor name(s) [if applicable]:_____________________________ Article name in quotation marks [if applicable]: ________________________________Title of Website, project, or book in italics: _______________________________Any version numbers available (including volumes, or issue numbers): ___________Publisher name: _____________________Publishing date: __________________________Page numbers used: __________________Date material was accessed: __________________URL:__________________________________________________________________________Picture Source in proper format: “Title.” Photograph. From where. Date. Web address.


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Part Five: Biography Due March 20th (B) and 21st (A)

(Suggestion: Try to find your required primary source to use for this section!)

Select one person (such as a soldier or nurse) who participated in WWII in some way, and write a biography on his or her life:

introduction and some background about his/her life before WWII;experiences and accomplishments during the war;

some information about his/her life after the war; and conclusionCite your writing and picture source in MLA format.


Write a 2 sentence caption to describe your picture

2 Sentence Caption:

Picture




Insert Biography Template Here

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Part Seven: Works Cited Page(site sources) Due March 20th and 21stAlphabetical order and correct format.

1. A formal list of works cited with complete, standardized entries for all articles, books, notes, textbooks, websites, interviews, and other print, electronic, or human sources used is required.2. You must have at least one primary source and three secondary sources.3. Use MLA format.

Part 6: Cover/Title Page Due March 20th and 21st

Requirements:Your article should have an appropriate title.The cover/title picture must represent or symbolize World War II as a whole.Cite your writing and picture sources in MLA format.Write a 2 sentence caption to describe your picture.

TYPED Portfolio DeadlinesPart of the Portfolio12 font double space

Due Date Each 100pt Daily Check

Teacher Signature

Part 1 Create an introduction for your feature article.

Make sure you have a thesis that tells your reader about all the parts of your feature

article.MLA Source(s) Picture/Research

Electronically saved on flash drive

March 5th and 6th

Part 2 Topic explained in my own wordsMLA Source(s) Picture/Research

Picture with 1-2 sentence captionElectronically saved on flash drive

March 5th and 6th

Part 3 Topic explained in my own wordsMLA Source(s) Picture/ResearchPicture with 2 sentence caption


March 9th and 12th

Part 4 Topic explained in my own wordsMLA Source(s) Picture/ResearchPicture with 2 sentence caption


March 15th and 16th

Part 5 Biography MLA Source(s) Picture/ResearchPicture with 2 sentence caption


March 20th (B) and 21st

(A)

Part 6 Cover/Title Page MLA Source(s) Picture/ResearchPicture with 2 sentence caption


March 20th (B)and 21st

(A)

Part 7 Works Cited PageMLA formatimage and information sources listed separately; each list alphabetized

March 20th (B)and 21st

(A)

Typed Essay Rough Draft Due Typed Essay Final Draft Due

March 22nd and 23rd April 16th and 17th

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Insert Essay template here

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World War II Research Essay Rubric Rough Draft

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 0

Content Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are several factual errors.

Content is minimal OR there are many factual errors.

No evidence

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides a few supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

No evidence

OrganizationContent is well organized using headings to group related material.

Uses headings to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

No evidence

MechanicsOnly a few misspellings or minor grammatical errors.

Several misspellings and/or grammatical errors, but not seriously distracting.

Several seriously distracting misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

Frequent, distracting errors in spelling or grammar.

No evidence

Work Cited Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.

Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.

Very little or no source information was collected.

No evidence

Grade 100 85 75 65 50

Total Points = ____/100 Rough Draft

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World War II Research Essay Rubric Final Draft

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 0

Content Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are several factual errors.

Content is minimal OR there are many factual errors.

No evidence

Quality of Information

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides a few supporting details and/or examples.

Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.

Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic.

No evidence

OrganizationContent is well organized using headings to group related material.

Uses headings to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

No evidence

MechanicsOnly a few misspellings or minor grammatical errors.

Several misspellings and/or grammatical errors, but not seriously distracting.

Several seriously distracting misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

Frequent, distracting errors in spelling or grammar.

No evidence

Work Cited Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.

Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.

Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.

Very little or no source information was collected.

No evidence

Grade 100 85 75 65 50

Total Points = ____/100 Final Draft

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