10th Grade Global Studies 2 Research Paper Second Quarter:
In this project the students will research the topic of the industrial revolution in a
compare and contrast essay OR on Karl Marx Communist Manifesto. The students are
expected to write clearly and concisely. There are 3 options for the students:
1) Work alone writing paper, and will receive one grade.
2) Work in groups, one student will write the paper while one student constructs a
presentation for the class. The student who writes the paper will be graded on the
paper alone; the student who comes up with the project will be graded on the
project alone. However both students will be graded on the knowledge and
content of the paper.
3) Work alone and write a research paper on the Communist Manifesto, and must
pick one of the following questions to answer in the paper: What conflict is at the
center of Marx’s interpretation of history?
1 What is different about this conflict in the bourgeois era?
2. What is the “bourgeoisie” and what role has it played in history?
3. What is the “proletariat” and how has industrial capitalism created it?
The students who choose option 2 will have to answer questions from the teacher, and
these questions will be based off of the topic covered. While the students in groups will
be graded on individual work, the students will also be graded as to content knowledge
on the project; therefore both students must be well informed. This option will be
selected upon REQUEST ONLY! And the students cannot opt to change to option one.
The following religious topics will be covered in the paper. Each student will select one
AND ONLY ONE topic to compare and contrast. The essay will be written in 4 pages
or more, less than 4 pages will incur a penalty of 10 points off of the final paper grade.
The following are the topics to choose from in options 1, or 2:
Industrial Revolution in Germany, versus England
Industrial Revolution in Germany, versus Russia
Industrial Revolution in France, versus America
Industrial Revolution in France, versus England
Industrial Revolution in America, versus England
Industrial Revolution in America, versus Germany
Industrial Revolution in Russia, versus America
All website information MUST COME FROM an .edu, .gov, PBS.org, BBC.org,
historychannel.com. Any other website information from sources that are not mentioned
above MUST BE APPROVED BY THE TEACHER before being used in the essay.
THERE WILL BE NO INFORMATION FROM WIKIPEDIA OR ANY BLOG IN
THE ESSAY. Failure to follow this instruction will result in immediate points off of the
paper.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any hint of plagiarism will result in an immediate failing
grade for the research paper, a failing grade for the semester, and any disciplinary action
taken by the teacher, by the dean, by the principle, and by the school may result in
immediate expulsion from Saint Demetrios.
The total grade for the research paper will count as 25% of the quarter’s final grade.
The paper itself is December 19th, 2014 on my desk in the morning. Late papers will
receive marking grade off each day late (for example 1 day late and the highest grade the
student (students) can earn is a B. 2 days late it becomes a C.) upon returning to class in
January.
PRESENTATIONS: If you chose this option your group will be ready and prepared to
present to the class the week after handing in the paper.
PARENTS: Please sign and date below and have the students turn in the page to the
teacher.
CITATIONS: THE STUDENTS WILL CITE ALL SOURCES USING THE CHICAGO
STYLE: THIS STYLE IS PREFERABLE TO WRITING HISTORY PAPERS.
EXAMPLE:
One author
1. Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (New
York: Penguin, 2006), 99–100.
2. Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, 3.
Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York:
Penguin, 2006.
Two or more authors
1. Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns, The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945 (New
York: Knopf, 2007), 52.
2. Ward and Burns, War, 59–61.
Ward, Geoffrey C., and Ken Burns. The War: An Intimate History, 1941–1945. New
York: Knopf, 2007.
For more information regarding the Chicago Style please visit the following website:
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
PRINT THIS SHEET OUT AND BRING INTO CLASS BY FRIDAY DECEMBER
5TH, 2014.
STUDENTS NAME:
STUDENTS SIGNATURE:
DATE:
PARENTS NAME:
PARENTS SIGNATURE:
DATE: