AP European History Six Weeks Project: News release or Obituary
Paper Requirements:
 1 pages, typed and single-spaced, 1” margins, Times New Roman—12 font
 A cover page
 At least 3 sources (may NOT include textbook)
 Documentation: Use MLA-style internal documentation
 Works Cited page (separate page)
 Include a timeline (separate page)
 E-mail me at “Howard mayo" hmayo@mtairy.k12.nc.us. with an attachment This will
be put on my teacher web page
If you have all of the above, you will receive an 70.
The final twenty points are based on an oral presentation. Use posters, power
point, overhead transparencies, and handouts, to add to your presentation. This
must last 4 to 6 minutes. (You will lose 3 points if over/under this time.)
Obituary or news release his/her
contributions. Be sure to include their birth and
major events with dates
If you choose a battle, write about the battle from a reporters view point
Describe the commanders and strategies (if possible). Give specific details,
such as size of the armies, number of deaths. Describe the events of the battle,
and tell who won. Tell why the battle was important to the war, or how you
feel about the outcome. Make sure you cite your sources!(MLA)
If you choose a piece of Equipment, explain its role in the Industrial
Revolution. Who invented it, or how did it develop? Did it alter the nature of
making things? Give examples of when it was used, etc.
WORK TURNED IN AFTER THE DUE DATE WILL LOSE TEN
POINTS FOR EVERY DAY IT IS LATE. AFTER FIVE DAYS, YOU
WILL RECEIVE A ZERO.
Plagiarism or any suspicion of plagiarism will result in a
visit with Mrs. George and a zero if you are found guilty of
cheating.
You will be graded on the following according to the following rubric:
Style:
1 page-Single Space
Connections to 2 other topics
Contribution to history
Well written
Email Attachment
Total style points
Possible Points
5
10
10
10
5
40
Points
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Documentation
Minimum of three sources (no wikpedia)
10
Proper Works Cited page(MLA)
Total points
10
20
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Timeline
Timeline attached
Person’s life, a battle, development/use
of weapon in perspective
Total points
5
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5
10
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Oral presentation
Not read aloud (note cards may be used)
-3 points if read aloud
Visual aides
Total points
20
(-3)
10
30
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Topics
ROMANTICS’ and Other Figures of the 1815-1850 Time Period
Bentham, Jeremy
Beethoven: Ludwig van
BERLIOZ: Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French composer
BRAHMS: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer
CHATEAUBRIAND: François Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848), French Religious thinker
DVORAK: Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), Czech composer
NASH: John Nash (1752-1835) British architectilizzie
PAGANIN: Niccoli Paganin (1752-1835) composer and violin virtuoso
PUCCINI: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Italian opera composer
SCHUMANN: Clara Wieck Schumann (1819-1896) German concert pianist and teacher
SCHUMAN: Robert Schumann (1810-1856), German composer
SCOTT: Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Scottish novelist
SHELLEY: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly (1797-1851), British novelist and editor
SHELLY: Percy Bysshe Shelly (1792-1822) British poet-cameron
TCHAIKOVSKY: Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky , Russian composer
VERDI: Giuseppe Verid(1813-1901, Italian opera composer
Earl Gray of England
Simon Bolivar
Prince Klemens von Metternich
Alexander I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia
Robert Owen
Charles Fourier
Louis Blanc
King William IV of England
Louis Philippe of France
Charles X of France
Louis XVII of France
Ferdinand VII of Spain