HISTORICAL+INVESTIGATION

THE HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION WIKI - LOOK HERE FOR EVERYTHING YOU NEED! 

Notes on formatting: Check here for the //Idiot's Guide to Formatting//

EVERY THING MUST BE IN 12 POINT TIMES NEW ROMAN, ARIAL, OR TAHOMA

1. COVER PAGE Centered and bold in the center of the page - RESEARCH QUESTION Left bottom corner, not bold -
 * Name
 * Historical Investigation
 * Subject: Grade 9 (10) English
 * Supervisor: Ms. Mollie Davis
 * May 17, 2010
 * Word Count:

2. HEADING LABELS Bold Left Justified, labeled by letters.

3. PAGE LABELS Last name, First name pg#

Notes on citations: Remember that big things get __underlined__ or i//talicized//


 * //Book titles//
 * //Web Sites//
 * //Movie//s

Remember that small things get "".
 * "Chapters"
 * "Short Stories"
 * "Poems"
 * "Web Pages"

The difference between a //Web Site// and a "Web Page" is that the //Web Site// is the main site and the "Web Page" is a page within the //Web Site//. For example, to cite something on this "Web Page" would be:

Davis, Mollie. "Historical Investigation." //Davis-English//. n.d. Web. Date of access.

The in-text citation would be (Davis) OR if you didn't have my name, it would be ("Historical Investigation").

Here is how I will grade your investigation for ENGLISH :

**__Historical Investigation – Rubric: Ms. Davis__** 1. Does the piece follow the given directions and word limit 2. Does the piece, when written as a paragraph have: 3. Does the piece, when written as a list have:
 * a. Topic sentence
 * b. Supporting information - WITH IN TEXT CITATIONS when necessary
 * c. Explanation of the point made in the topic sentence
 * d. Concluding sentence
 * e. No parts that go off topic
 * a. Complete sentences
 * b. No more than one main idea per dot point - WITH IN TEXT CITATIONS when necessary
 * c. Story form – beginning, middle, end
 * || ROUGH DRAFT || FINAL DRAFT || TOTAL POINTS ||  ||
 * Evaluation of Sources || /5 || /10 ||  ||   ||
 * Summary of Evidence || /5 || /10 || ROUGH DRAFT || /30 ||
 * Analysis || /5 || /10 || FINAL DRAFT || /60 ||
 * Plan of Investigation || /5 || /10 || CLARITY OF IDEAS || /5 ||
 * Conclusion || /5 || /10 || FORMATTING || /5 ||
 * Works Cited || /5 || /10 ||  ||   ||
 * || /30 || /60 || TOTAL || /100 ||

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: NOTE:: These due dates are only guidelines. They are NOT set in stone!
 * || Due Date || Teacher ||  ||   ||
 * Choose a Topic || Feb. 8 || S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Form a Research Question || Feb. 15 || Eng. ||  ||   ||
 * Research on electronic note cards || Mar. 8 || S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Convert your research question into a thesis statement || Mar. 8 || Eng. ||  || - ||
 * Summary of Evidence || Mar. 22 || Eng/S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Evaluation of Sources || Apr. 12 || Eng/S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Analysis || Apr. 19 || Eng/S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Conclusion || Apr. 26 || Eng/S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * List of Resources/Works Cited || May 3 || Eng. ||  ||   ||
 * Plan of Investigation || May 3 || S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Rough Draft || May 10 || Eng/S.S. ||  ||   ||
 * Final Draft || May 14 || Eng/S.S. ||  ||   ||

**Format for an Electronic Notecard**
 * **Source:** Author, Title, Date, Volume, Issue #, URL ||
 * **Subject:** Consists of main ideas and can assist in organizing your findings ||
 * **Keywords:** Offer a greater level of detail and subcategories within your subject words. Keywords can also be very useful in constructing online searches. ||
 * **Abstract:** This is where you save pertinent information.

**-Red ink for others' ideas** - **Green ink for your own** ||
 * Use different color fonts to differentiate between ideas collected from others ** and **original ideas that have emerged in reaction to others**

**Sample Electronic Notecard** Age." [] || Reminds me a bit of art with "found objects." Here we have "found ideas" and "fresh ideas." I like students having to keep them separate. I could then look over their shoulders while they did research to see what kinds of balance might emerge. It might change how I did assessment? ||
 * **Source:** May, 1998, From Now On, Jamie McKenzie, "The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic
 * **Subject:** research, plagiarism, strategies ||
 * **Keywords:** incentives, rewards ||
 * **Abstract:** McKenzie suggests the use of green ink to help student differentiate between the ideas they have collected and the new ideas they have built in reaction to those inspirations (this is a paraphrase of McKenzie's words and should be credited to him).

How to document: Everything you need to know about the Historical Investigation:

What is a thesis statement?:

The thesis statement rap Good summary of what is and what isn't a thesis statement

GRADE 9:







GRADE 10