8 th grade research project us history related topics – 1 st 6 weeks
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8th grade Research Project
US History Related Topics – 1st 6 weeks
Guiding Questions• How are research questions developed? • What is a research plan developed?
The Process…• Choosing a topic through
guided questioning, research, and narrowing of subject matter.
• Write research questions to guide your research.
• Conduct research based on guiding questions—use the primary and secondary resource forms
• Keep a record of research through monthly logs• Meet with teacher for progress checks• Draft your paper• Turn in your paper
•Submit research plan and proposal
•Follow timeline for research objectives, product completion, and teacher conferences
Topic SuggestionsTo get your mind going…American Historical Figures• Abigail Adams• John Adams• John Quincy Adams• Samuel Adams• Susan B. Anthony• Thomas Jefferson• John Paul Jones• Robert E. Lee• Abraham Lincoln• Juliette Gordon Low• James Madison
• Henry David Thoreau• Sojourner Truth• Harriet Tubman• Mercy Otis Warren• George Washington• Daniel Webster• Lewis and Clark• Lowell Girls• Eliza Luca Pinckney• Edgar Allen Poe
Timeline• 1st 6 weeks: – Research with the focus your historical figure.– Choose your topic and narrow your focus. – Learn about resource types.
• 2nd 6 weeks: – Note taking – Works cited
• 3rd 6 weeks– Note taking – Works cited
Timeline• 4th 6 weeks– Thesis – Outline
• 5th 6 weeks– Drafting of your research paper
• 6th 6 weeks– Revising, Editing, and Publishing