Name: ________________________ Period: _____ 2015/16 Material Check List for Submitting American in History 3 4.0 Research Project 1. _____ 12 bullet / 24 point note sheet (Provided or Loose-leaf) 24pts 2. _____ Research Proposal Sheet Including Thesis & Analytical Questions 50pts 3. _____ Thesis / Quote-Paraphrase / Works Cited Sheet 75pts 4. _____ Separate Properly Formatted MLA Works Cited Sheet with 3 Citations 15pts 5. _____ 3 Thesis Pictures/Interpretation/MLA Documentation 50pts 6. _____Be On Time #1-5 to Receive Full Credit Total Priceless 214pts Objective: Students will use a tiered/chunked learning strategy to fulfill research process requirement of the course. Students will pick a subject, search for hard copies and electronic information to support their subject and thesis. Preferably their evidence will come from primary sources. Students will submit a thesis and then use electronic searches / printed material to locate and document supportive evidence for their three component thesis. AMERICA in History 3 MR. Borgmann NAME __________________ PERIOD RESEARCH PROPOSAL PRINT 1) Research is due on: M,T,W,TH, FR , ____- MONTH DATE 2) Specific topic: 3) Research question: 4) THESIS STATEMENT - (What will your paper prove?): 5) Analytical Questions (What major questions will your research attempt to answer?): Demonstrate your understanding of the key issues, events etc. A. B. C. 6) Any problems encountered at this stage of the research? If you choose to use notecards, here is an example of front and back: Back of notecard is good example of how to do works cited: 1(#of card) A-D II. What were Truman’s other options? B. Continue conventional bombing Cayton says, “Conventional bombing would take more bombs, more airfields, more airplanes and more American casualties” Side #1 of note-card contains, number of card, source letter, location of information and information to be used Side #2 contains, letter of source, type of source, proper citation, library and call # A-Z • (Book) • Cayton, Andrew., Perry, Elizabeth I., • Winkler, Allen M. America; Pathways to the Present. Prentice Hall. 1995 NPHS Call # 800.3 AMERICA in History 3 MR. Borgmann Worksheet for Component 1 NAME __________________ PERIOD American Cultures Research Thesis/Quote-Paraphrase/Source/Work Cited Sheet PRINT 1.) THESIS STATEMENT - (What will your paper prove?): Thesis Component #1 Your Answer: Researched Quote/ Paraphrase being used to prove Thesis Component #1 _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Work Cited used in MLA format for quote / paraphrase that proves Thesis Component #1. Name: ____________________________________ Worksheet for Component 2 Period:___________________ Thesis Statement again: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Thesis Component #2 Your Answer: Researched Quote/ Paraphrase being used to prove Thesis Component #2 Work Cited used in MLA format for quote / paraphrase that proves Thesis Component #2. Name: ____________________________________ Worksheet for component 3 Period:___________________ Thesis Statement Again: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Thesis Component #3 Your Answer: Researched Quote/ Paraphrase being used to prove Thesis Component #3 Work Cited used in MLA format for quote / paraphrase that proves Thesis Component #3. AMERICA in History 3 MR. BORGMANN AMERICA in History 3 RESEARCH I. Objectives of the American Cultures Research: A. All students in America in History 3 are required to complete research. Research has two primary objectives. The first is to allow the individual the opportunity to explore a topic of American History that interests them. The second objective is to allow the individual to work with the processes of standardized research methodology. II. Basic Research Requirements: A. The research must be on a teacher approved subject in American History between the years 1945 (Causes of the Cold War) and 2016.The textbook chapters include 13 through 22. Students may not change the assigned topic after the research proposal has been submitted and accepted. B. Research Requirements: 12 bullets / 24 point note sheet Research proposal including thesis Thesis/Quote-Paraphrase/Works Cited Sheet Separate Properly formatted MLA work cited page Thesis/Pictures/Interpret/MLA Document Be on time to receive full credit III. Research Methodology: A. Recommended research procedure... 1. Select one primary topic of interest and two alternate topics. The student should be prepared to work with any of the three topic areas selected. (Ex: Cold War, Red Scare, Civil Rights.) Narrow the general topic into a specific topic. ( Ex. Cold War.... Examples of American containment) Develop a question that guides your research. (Ex. How did the US contain communism in Europe?) 2. Use an encyclopedia or other quick reference to gain basic understanding of the topic. While reading pay attention to people, events and terms that may extend your formal research. 3. Find material on your topic from several sources and complete the working bibliography. Begin sifting through the material for a deeper understanding of the topic. 4. Develop a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a statement that predicts the relationship between two or more variables. Most importantly the hypothesis is a statement that can be proven by the data available. It is a tentative answer about your subject. The hypothesis is very important as a departure point for your investigations, (Ex. The US wanted to contain communism for national security and so capitalism could prosper). Review the sample thesis statement provided for you in this packet. (See section VIII.) 5. Develop analytical questions. Formulate questions that you want your research to answer. Formulating these questions prior to intensive investigation saves considerable time and gives direction to your research. Find materials to answer the questions. Answers provide the body of your paper. 6. Evaluating sources. The researcher must try and remain objective in his research. Avoid materials or sections of material with unfounded generalizations, bias, prejudice, slanted viewpoints, vested interests, etc. Good sources are able to stand the tests of critical examination and time. .Org cites are preferred over .Com cites. Not everything on the internet is true. 7. Accept, reject or modify the thesis. Your research and answers to analytical questions should result in conclusions from factual evidence which result in your acceptance, rejection, or modification of your thesis. IV. Sample thesis statements.... The formation of the Committee for Industrial Organization in 1935 served to broaden the basis of social democracy in the United States and expanded workers’ rights. House Un-American Activities Committee unsuccessfully (or successfully) searched for communists and fascists within the government and elsewhere for thirty-seven years before quietly expiring. The riots in Detroit and Harlem during World War II vividly demonstrated the contradiction between the United States’ fight for freedom abroad and the denial of basic freedoms for African Americans at home. The integration of Central High School became the first major test of civil rights after the 1954 Supreme Court decision banning segregation. For almost sixty years, racial segregation had been established by law in the United States; the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education changed race relations in the United States. Jackie Robinson established himself as a major league baseball player and reinforced the hypocracy of racism in the “land of the free.” Immigration legislation in 1921 created a quota system that favored the nations of northern and western Europe and put an end to the idea of the United States as a melting pot. The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, was the culmination of several decades of struggle. Ku Klux Klan violence against both blacks and whites in the name of racial and moral purity reached a high between 1921 and 1924. The United of Nations was created in the attempt to preserve international peace by means of multicultural diplomacy and collective action against any state committing an act of aggression. V. The Work Cited Page All sources used in your research must be included in your works cited page. The works cited page is a separate page. Title the work cited page: Works Cited. The title is centered and is one-inch form the top of the page. Alphabetize the entries by the author's last name. If the author is unknown, list by the first word in the title other than A, An, or The. The first line of each entry is aligned with the left margin. If the entry is more than one line indent five spaces from the left margin for each new line. Double space the entire work cited page. When information taken from a given source is limited, include the range of pages the information was taken from. General Reference, the textbook, and electronic (CD ROM) encyclopedias may not be used in your final research. You may not use Wikipedia. They do not appear on your note-cards / thesis-quote-paraphrase-works cited sheet and your final works cited page. AMERICA in History 3 MR. Borgmann NAME_______________________ PERIOD_____ RESEARCH: WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY (No textbook, general or electronic encyclopedia)(No Wikipedia/Spartacus) BOOKS (General): 1) Author (s):__________________________________________________________________ Title of the book:_____________________________________________________________ Title of the article in the book (if applicable): ______________________________________ Publisher:______________________________________________ Place of publication:______________________________________ Copyright: _________ Description of information:_____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2) Author (s):__________________________________________________________________ Title of the book:_____________________________________________________________ Title of the article in the book (if applicable): ______________________________________ Publisher:______________________________________________ Place of publication:______________________________________ Copyright: _________ Description of information:_____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3) Author (s):__________________________________________________________________ Title of the book:_____________________________________________________________ Title of the article in the book (if applicable): ______________________________________ Publisher:______________________________________________ Place of publication:______________________________________ Copyright: _________ Description of information:_____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4) Author (s):__________________________________________________________________ Title of the book:_____________________________________________________________ Title of the article in the book (if applicable): ______________________________________ Publisher:______________________________________________ Place of publication:______________________________________ Copyright: _________ Description of information:_____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5) REFERENCE / SPECIALIZED ENCYCLOPEDIA: Title / Topic:_______________________________________________ Author (s) - If applicable:_____________________________________ Name of the encyclopedia:_____________________________________ Vol: ______ Place of Publication: ________________________________________ Publisher:_________________________________________________ Copyright:_____ Description of information:_____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6) PERIODICAL: Author (s):__________________________________________________________________ Title of article:_______________________________________________________________ Name of the periodical:________________________________________________________ Date:__________ Page (s):__________ Publisher:_____________________________________________ Description of information:______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 7) Author (s):__________________________________________________________________ Title of article:_______________________________________________________________ Name of the periodical:________________________________________________________ Date:__________ Page (s):__________ Publisher:_____________________________________________ Description of information:______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 8) 9) 10) 11) NEWSPAPER: Author (s):____________________________________________________________________ Title of article:_________________________________________________________________ Newspaper:_____________________________________________ Title:__________________________________________________ Date of publication:__________ Description of information:_______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ CD ROM SOURCES: Title of the article:_____________________________________________________________ The electronic source:___________________________________ / CD ROM Place of publication:_____________________________________ The original source:_____________________________________ Copyright:______ ON-LINE SOURCES: File Name - Title / Topic:_______________________________________________________ The electronic source:__________________________________________________________ Place of publication:_____________________________________ Publisher:_____________________________________________ Copyright:_______ OTHER SOURCES: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Mr. Borgmann / America in History 3 (47) Marking Period #1 Research Specific Topics Chapter 13 Reasons for the Cold War Containing communism in Europe Containing communism in China Containing communism in Korea The Red Scare at Home Brinkmanship or Massive Retaliation Chapter 14 Truman and the Post World War II Economy / The Changing Work Place Eisenhower and Dynamic Conservatism The Growth of Television Rock N Roll and the Beat Movement Poverty in America following World War II Chapter 15 Reasons why Kennedy was elected in 1960 Kennedy and the New Frontier Kennedy helps the Economy, Women’s Rights and the Disabled Warren Court Reforms Kennedy and the Flexible Response, Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps Kennedy faces the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis and Berlin Wall President Johnson success and failure of Great Society Marking Period 2 Research Topics Chapter 16 The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement (Beginning) Successful Civil Rights strategies Leaders and organizations, strategies, CR accomplishments Chapter 17 How the US gets involved in the Vietnam War Reasons why America lost the Vietnam War (Ch17 & 18)American politics and protesters at home during Vietnam War Marking Period 3 Research Topics Chapter 18 The Counterculture and the impact of the Counterculture The women’s movement and the impact of the women’s movement Latinos struggle and fight for Civil Rights Chapter 19 Why Nixon was elected and his beginning years Nixon and foreign policy Nixon and Watergate. Nixon resigns instead of being impeached Carter’s economic and foreign policies Native American problems and fight for Civil Rights The Environment origins, movement and success Chapter 20 Conservatism Revives and plays part in Cold War, Sunbelt & Religion in America Reaganomics, Cutting Programs, Deregulating Reagan and the military 1980s Economic Boom with Retail, Cable and Technology/Media or Life in the 1980s The Collapse of the Soviet Union Success of Persian Gulf War Marking Period 4 Research Topics Chapter 21 Clinton’s Agenda and Reelection Clinton’s foreign policy Changes in Immigration and Recent Immigration Technology and Globalization Chapter 22 The Election of 2000. Bush vs. Gore The effects of September 11, 2001 US intervention in Iraq (WMD) Obama and a Struggling Economy