10 th Grade World History Major Research Essay Assignment

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1 Name: 10 th Grade Wrld Histry Majr Research Essay Assignment There are n magic answers, n miraculus methds t vercme the prblems we face, just familiar nes: hnest search fr understanding, educatin, rganizatin, actin that raises the cst f state vilence fr its perpetratrs r that lays the basis fr institutinal change-the kind f cmmitment that will persist despite the temptatins f disillusinment, despite many failures and nly limited successes, inspired by the hpe f a brighter future. -Nam Chmsky Objective: Cherry Creek High Schl requires all sphmres t write a frmal research paper in cnjunctin with their study f Wrld Histry. The purpse f this assignment is t imprve research, writing, rganizatin, and analytical skills in preparatin fr cllege. Because research papers are large prjects, this assignment will be brken dwn int manageable steps as utlined belw. Tpic: Glbal Issues f 20 th and 21 st centuries Intrductin: The idea f issues that are truly glbal in scale is new t us. It emerged late in the 20 th century, perhaps when humans first saw images f the Earth frm space-devid f bundaries. Regardless f their nvelty, glbal issues are s imprtant that they may literally determine the future f the human species. Glbal issues impact virtually all scial, envirnmental, ecnmic, health, and security cncerns. Of utmst imprtance, is understanding glbal issues and seeing the cnnectins t ur wn lives, hpefully empwering us t create a sustainable wrld (Wheeler). Definitin: Since the study f glbal issues/glbal challenges is relatively new there is nt an agreement as t hw ne defines a glbal issue. We will define glbal issues as fllws. Glbal issues are thse that have, r hld the ptential fr, far-reaching impacts n large numbers f peple. Glbal issues are trans-natinal, r trans-bundary, in that they are beynd the capacity f any ne natin t reslve. Glbal issues are persistent r lng acting in that they may take years, decades, r even generatins t be fully felt, and may require similar time frames t be reslved. Finally, glbal issues are intercnnected, which means that a change in newhether fr better r wrse-exerts pressure fr change in thers (Wheeler). Assignment: Identify a prblem r issue (e.g. lcal, natinal, glbal, academic/philsphical), develp a research questin, cnduct research and narrw yur prblem/issue. Identify different perspectives and/appraches t this prblem/issue. Investigate the chsen apprach r perspective r lens n the issue. Present yur findings, argument, and analysis in a well-written, 7-10 page ( ) analytical essay/reprt that: Ø situates argument-identifies the area f investigatin and its relatinship t the verall prblem (cntext); Ø summarizes, explains, analyzes, and evaluates the main ideas, and reasning fund in research surces; Ø identifies and explains majr causes f issue r prblem Ø identifies, cmpares, and interprets a range f perspectives (at least tw) abut the prblem/issue; Ø cnsider and present pssible slutins r reslutins (frm experts in a range f fields relevant t study); Ø examines and evaluates ptential slutins; Ø prpses ne r mre slutins r reslutins and prepares argument t supprt prpsal (use fr speech); and Ø cites all surces used (MLA parentheticals) and includes an anntated wrks cited in MLA frm. v Team Optin: Three t fur students cllabrate as a team t identify a prblem r issue. Each team develps a team research questin and cnducts research. They identify perspectives (lcal, natinal, glbal, reginal, gegraphical) r lens (histrical, plitical, religius, ethical, ecnmic, scial, artistic, philsphical, envirnmental, scientific) and divide the respnsibilities amng themselves fr individual research that will address the team s research questin. Each individual will cmplete their wn paper 7-10 pages ( wrds) v Fr Speech: Wrking tgether, the team cnsiders all f the research and analyses frm individual team members fr the purpse f prpsing ne r mre slutins r reslutins. Getting started: Using a variety f surces, address the fllwing questins t help yu get started in understanding the glbal issue. (See handut-glbal Issues Analysis Mdel)

2 Resurce Requirements: ü At least 8 surces ü At least TWO e-bks r electrnic articles ü At least THREE references (e-bks r print) ü At least ONE educatinal jurnal (JSTOR) ü At least ONE dcumentary Film r TED Talk ü Subscriptin databases prvided by the schl-yu must use Glbal Issues in Cntext ü Schlarly Internet sites (published r spnsred by educatinal assciatins r gvernmental rganizatins) ü Interviews, phtgraphs, paintings, pdcasts, films, etc. are als acceptable *** YOU MAY NOT USE Wikipedia and ther nn-academic surces. Surce must be reliable-published by a credible and valid authr r rganizatin. If yu use nn-academic surces- they will nt cunt twards the required requirements and will result in pssible failure f research prtin f the grade. Disclaimer: Yu are nt writing a reprt describing a glbal issue. Yu are writing an analytical essay explaining and evaluating a specific glbal issue and pssible slutins. Definitins and histrical backgrund infrmatin is t be wven within the fabric f yur essay. Paper Frmat: Well-written, analytical essay, including apprpriate sectins pages ( wrds), duble space (excluding yur anntated wrks cited)-n spacing between paragraphs. Size-12-pint; fnt- Times New Rman fnt, black ink. Margins: 1 tp and bttm, 1.25 left and right. Heading in tp left crner including: Yur name, tpic, my name, and due date. N flders, plastic hlders, etc. One staple in the tp left crner. Prper MLA parenthetical citatins within the paper. Anntated wrks cited (addressing credibility, validity, and relevance) page using Ndle Tls (last page). Page numbers (starting with ne) at tp right in MLA frmat. **Due Date: SUNDAY MAY 4, 2018** It must be submitted t turnitin.cm NO later than 11:59 NO EXCUSES! If yu are absent frm schl, yur paper is DUE. If it is nt turned in n time, it will be cnsidered LATE which means yu drp a letter grade a day. After fur days yu receive HALF credit at mst (unless yu have been abducted by aliens). TURN IN YOUR PAPER ON TIME! ***A wrd n plagiarism DON T DO IT. This will result in a ZERO n the paper and will be als be in accrdance with CCHS plicy n plagiarism stated in Bear Facts. Yu must use MLA citatins and have a creditable and frmatted, anntated wrks cited page.

3 The Big Six Research Strategy 1. Task Definitin Define yur infrmatin prblem Identify the infrmatin yu need What des it mean fr yu? 1. What glbal issue d yu want t investigate? What type f inf d yu need t d that? 2. Infrmatin Seeking Strategies Cnsider yur pssible surces. (Bks, peridicals, maps, interviews, phtgraphs, charts, primary r secndary surces) 2. Develp key wrds, time perids, names f peple and events using a textbk r encyclpedia. Think abut what types f surces will help yur investigatin. 3. Lcatin and Access Lcate Surces (intellectually and Find Infrmatin in the Surces Select the BEST surces physically) 3. G t the library and surf the internet. Cver many bases. D nt get surces that repeat infrmatin. Diversify. Be imaginative. 4. Use f Infrmatin Engage (this means read, hear, view, tuch, THINK) Decide which infrmatin is relevant t yur tpic/ questin 4. Read. A lt. Narrw yur tpic. Fcus. Decide. Pick yur angle and stick with it. D nt write yur PhD dissertatin this year. This is 7-10 pages. What is an interesting angle that yu have been explring? 5. Synthesis Organize frm several surces accrding t yur wn scheme. Plan yur presentatin evaluate the plan and revise as necessary. Present the infrmatin (write, speak, draw, recrd, etc.) 6. Evaluatin Judge the prduct (effectiveness) Judge the prcess (efficiency) The gal, f curse, is t have high effectiveness and efficiency. J 5. Using a clr r numerical cde t keep yur surces straight, start taking a bunch f specific ntes IN CATEGORIES. Perhaps a SPICE tpic, perhaps different views, perhaps an evaluatin f mtives, perhaps an evaluatin f success and what that means. NOW, START WRITING! And CITING! 6. Hw did yu d? What have yu learned abut research and writing this year? J

4 Step ne-chse General Issues/Tpics: 1. Business and the Ecnmy 2. Health and Medicine 3. Cnflict and Diplmacy 4. Science and Technlgy 5. Envirnment and Climate Change 6. Sciety and Culture 7. Gv t, Plitics, and Law 8. Wmen, Children, and the Family Step 2-narrw and chse Pssible Tpics/Issues-A sprinkling f pssible tpics nt limited t these please g t Glbal Issue and Cntext and search ther tpics. Develping Cuntries and Educatin Headscarves: Religius and Plitical Issues Hnr Killings Race/Immigrant Relatins and Tensins Bilgical and Chemical Weapns Cnflict Minerals Cnventinal Weapns Trafficking Terrrism Agribusiness The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Plastics) Debt Burden n Develping Natins Glbal Ecnmic Crisis Oil Prices Sustainability Glbal Wealth Divide Religius Fundamentalism Bifuel Impact n Fd Prices and Wrld Hunger Pverty Human Trafficking Censrship in Cmmunist Cuntries Legalizatin/Decriminalizatin f Marijuana US and Cuba Relatins Iraq: Private Security Cntractrs Nuclear Prliferatin Censrship f the Press (nt the US) Develping Cuntries and Educatin India: Caste Cnflict Internet and Glbalizatin Literacy Religius Freedm Alternative and Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Greenhuse Gases Arctic Ownership Intergvernmental Panel n Climate Change (IPCC) Pandemic Preparedness Glbalizatin and Infectius Disease Natural Disasters: Internatinal Remediatin Bilgical and Chemical Weapns Frced Sterilizatin Water Pllutin Water Rights Waterbrne Disease Wmen, Minrities, and Infectius Disease Anti-Terrrist Legislatin Syrian Civil War Asylum and Safe Haven Cnventinal Weapns Trafficking Cunterterrrism Cyber warfare Demcracy Mvements Drnes and Unmanned Security Rbts Espinage NATO Expansin Landmines and IEDs Wikileaks Lebann: Plitical Instability and Cnflict with Syria Gencide/Ethnic Cleansing Glbal Insecurity Pakistan and India Cnflict/Tensin Pakistan-Afghanistan Cnflict ver Brder Regin Palestinian Statehd Piracy At Sea Refugee Suicide Bmbers Syrian Civil Unrest Taiwan: Cnflicts with China Tibet: Cnflicts with China Trture and Interrgatin Techniques War Crimes Famine Female Circumcisin Fd Safety and Regulatin Fd Security Persecutin f Muslims in Myanmar (Rhingya) Restrictins n Wmen Indigenus Peples' Rights Ne-Nazis (Internatinal) Ppulatin Issues China: Carbn Dixide Emissins China: Climate Change and Energy Plicies Climate Change and Impacts n Abriginal Peples Invasive Species Kyt Prtcl Sea Level Rise Public Health and Infectius Disease Iranian Revlutin: Lingering Issues Agriculture and Internatinal Trade Glbalizatin and Impacts n Lcal Cultures Disappearance f the Hney Bee Effectiveness f Internatinal Organizatins r NGOs Terrrism and Scial Media Neglected Trpical Diseases Pharmaceutical Supply t Dev. Natins Nrth Krea (Famine, Nuclear Prgrams, cnflict with Suth Krea, etc.) YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO THESE TOPICS BUT IT IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVE-NO REPEAT TOPICS IN CLASS PERIOD. Head t Glbal Issues in CntextàBrwse Tpics fr cmplete list. *** YOUR TOPIC MUST BE APPROVED BY MEJ *Sme f these tpics are very brad. Yu need t narrw the tpic t a very specific sub-tpic. Fr example: Literacyà Literacy rates in wmen in Middle Eastern Islamic cuntries.

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