APUSH FINAL RESEARCH PROJECT

There are two parts:
Public presentation and delivery of project (500 points)
Research Paper (1000 points)

Total points possible with presentation and paper -- 1500

Presentations will occur Monday, May 23 (period 4) and Wednesday, May 25 (periods 3 and 5).
You are required to attend your period’s presentations.
Presentation times will be assigned and may not be traded.
 
Public presentation and delivery of project (500 points): This is a 10-minute oral presentation of your research project. In your public presentation, you should provide a brief introduction to your topic’s thesis, your research, and be ready to discuss three especially interesting aspects of your project in depth. This is a persuasive research project, so you should be ready to argue for your thesis. You also may provide handouts for your audience.
 

Research paper (1000 points): This is the focus of the project, and it should be carefully prepared, organized and presented. Your paper must include a title page and a bibliography / works cited, and should be organized as follows: title page, introduction, three sections or chapters, conclusion and works cited. The style should be fairly formal. Number definitions, documents, examples, and figures. Be consistent in your numbering scheme and in your use of notation. The paper should be word processed using double-spacing and printed in a 12 point Times-New Roman or equivalent font. 

At least three (3) sources must be cited in the body of the paper.

~At least one book

~At least one interview

~At least one media source

Cite these references using the MLA in-text format rather than using footnotes. The paper must include a list of references, or works cited / bibliography. The list of sources you actually cite should appear first, followed (if you wish) by a list of additional sources consulted and/or recommended to the reader.

Evaluation of Research Paper
Score (out of 1000) -- Here's the breakdown:
General organization of paper (50)
Style, grace, grammar (50)
Analysis (90)
Clarity (50)
Completeness (90)
Use of examples (85)
Correct, complete, rigorous research (100)
Level of difficulty (100)
Substantial -- enough work! (95)
Your understanding -- as evidenced by your written work (100)
Originality (90)
Citation of sources/bibliography (100)

Again, total project points possible with presentation and paper -- 1500