PROJECT GUIDELINES COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT COVER PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INDEX INTRODUCTION BODY CONCLUSION/DEDUCTION/INFERENCE PICTURE GALLERY BIBLIOGRAPHY REMARKS COVER PAGE (1 page) Self made No print outs allowed Do not over do miniature designs Clearly mention topic, your full name, standard & section Topic may be made creative ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (1 page) Thanking teacher, parents, siblings, friends, board, school, God… Serious tone or humourous tone INDEX (1-2 pages) Standard 3 Columns SR NO. 1 2 3 TOPIC PAGE NO. INTRODUCTION (1-2 PAGES) Move towards the topic, informally to formally BODY (8-12 pages) Structure the main contents in paragraphs, bullet points, tables & graphs CONCLUSION/DEDUCTION/INFERENCE (1-2 PAGES) Gradually moving out of the topic Overall summing up Your personal views on the topic PICTURE GALLERY (2-6 pages) Affix relevant pictures. Avoid hazy ones. Add a descriptive paragraph to it. At least label them properly. (NOTE: Instead of Picture Gallery, you may also add pictures to the page facing relevant contents.) BIBLIOGRAPHY (1 page) Referred resources with details of book, author & page numbers. Complete URL address incase referred from internet sites. Details of the CD ROMS, Educational DVDs if referred. REMARKS (1 page) Keep an additional page at the end for the evaluator’s remarks (if any) PROJECT TOPIC Any ONE out of the several options mentioned in the ICSE Syllabus Book. ASSESSMENT Will be done as per the prescribed norms of ICSE Board 1) Preparation/Research 2) Information 3) Concepts 4) Inference/Thinking Skills 5) Presentation Project Topic # 1 How does contemporary cinema help us in understanding the pre-modern past? Present your analysis on any film pertaining to a historical personage or period (i.e. Jodha Akbar) Project Topic # 2 Present a brief history of any of these monuments : Buddhist Caves, Ajanta; Iron Pillar, Mehrauli; Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur; Mattencherry Synagogue, Cochin; Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati; St. Thomas Bacsilica, Chennai; Tower of Silence, Mumbai. Project Topic # 3 How does the Indian Constitution protect the Rights of Children, Women, Minorities and Weaker Sections. Project Topic # 4 Discuss the Cultural Efflorescence of the Renaissance Period. Project Topic # 5 Make a Comparative Study of the Harappan and the Mesopotamian Civilisations. Project Topic # 6 Describe the functioning of the Local Self- Government in your City/Town/Village.