Informational (Research) Essay
You will be conducting research aligned to your Social Studies curriculum, as well as our
Language Arts standards. You will be asked to analyze the similarities and differences
between Ancient Greece and today’s modern society. The project will consist of an
informational essay and a visual/oral presentation. We will be breaking the project down
into several parts as we work on them in class (Part 1: Research, Part 2: Essay, Part 3:
Visual/Oral Presentation).
In order to gather ideas, think about the answer to the following question:
How is our society today different/similar to that of Ancient Greece?
Your first assignment is to hand in the attached proposal form by: ___________________________.
This proposal will include what topics you want to focus your compare/contrast essay on.
Make sure you read about your choices a little ahead of time to ensure that there is enough
information. You will not be permitted to change your topics after you submit your
proposal.
**If you have any questions, please make sure to ask them well before something is
due.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Requirements:
1. Project Proposal – Complete the attached proposal form and return it no later than
__________________________.
2. Research – You will be conducting research to put together an informational essay. You
will be focusing on specific topics to compare and contrast our world today to that of
Ancient Greece. You will be filling out a graphic organizer to guide you with comparing and
contrasting these 2 societies.
Below are the categories you can choose to focus on:
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EDUCATION
GOVERNMENT
INNOVATIONS
ROLE OF WOMEN
Any other approved topic pertaining to both societies
The research you will gather will be organized into a minimum of three body paragraphs,
an introduction, and a conclusion (5 paragraphs total). Make sure that you find enough
information to write well-developed paragraphs.
Requirements continued….
3. Bibliography: You will also be required to submit a bibliography with your final draft.
Therefore, it is IMPERATIVE you keep a list of resources you have used in your notebook.**
4. Visual/Oral Presentation – You will create an oral presentation to demonstrate to
others what you have learned from this research essay. Some possibilities of visual aids to
help you with your presentation are: a poster, 3D model, or power point presentation. You
will NOT read the essay in front of the class.
If there is something else you would like to do as a visual, present it to me for
approval. To go along with your visual, you will develop a 5-minute oral presentation.
** The information from this part will be pulled from your essay, NOT read from the actual
essay. This will not require additional research. However, most of this part will be
completed at home.
Tentative Timeline:
Project Proposal – 12/8
Research Completed - 12/8
Outline – TBD
Essay – 1/19
Visual – 1/19
Oral Presentations – TBD- approx. January 19th
Name: _________________________________________
Research Project Proposal
Due _________________________________
Topic for similarity/difference #1 - ____________________________________________________
Topic for similarity/difference #2 - ____________________________________________________
Topic for similarity/difference #3- ____________________________________________________
Others Topics I wish to include in additional paragraphs are:
________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am aware of the project requirements and tentative due dates.
Student Signature ______________________________________________________________________
Parent Signature ______________________________________________________________________