1. Honors Project Tips and Guidelines

2. Guidelines for the Following
Writing a Research Paper
Creating a Technological Presentation
Creating a Display Board
Writing a Test

3. Writing a Research Paper
Choose a Topic
Find Information
State Your Thesis
Make a Tentative Outline
Organize Your Notes
Write a First Draft
Revise Your Outline and Draft
Type Your Final Draft

4. Writing a Research Paper
Choose a Topic
Choose a topic which interests or challenges you
Focus on a limited aspect of a topic (Ex: Religion -> World Religion -> Christianity)
Select a topic you can manage

5. Writing a Research Paper
Find Information
Use search engines and search tools as your starting point.
Pay attention to domain name extensions.
Library informational sources.
Jot down bibliographical information as you go (author, title, place of publication, publisher, date of publication, page numbers, URLs, creation or modification dates on Web pages, and your date of access)

6. Writing a Research Paper
State Your Thesis
Your thesis statement should be written down in one sentence.
Your thesis statement should be a declaration of what you set out to prove.
The rest of your paper should consist of information or arguments to support your thesis.

7. Writing a Research Paper
Make a Tentative Outline
An outline should help you think through your topic carefully and organize it logically before writing.
Use your outline to make sure that your points flow logically from one to the next.
Must at least have and Introduction, Body, and Conclusion.

8. Writing a Research Paper
Organize Your Notes
Organize the information you have gathered according to your outline.
You must analyze, synthesize, sort, and digest the information to produce what you have learned through research.
Only include relevant information, and DO NOT PLAGARIZE!

9. Writing a Research Paper
Write a First Draft
Start writing, beginning with the first roman numeral in your outline.
Summarize, paraphrase, or quote directly for each idea you plan to use in your essay.
Parenthetical citations.
Should lead me to a specific entry in your bibliography
Example – for an article written by Mr. Glueck, numbered pgs. 1-5: (Glueck 3)

10. Writing a Research Paper
Revise Your Outline and Draft
Read your paper for content errors.
Double check the facts and figures.
Reorganize your outline if necessary, but always keep in mind the purpose of the paper and the reader when revising.

11. Writing a Research Paper
Type Your Final Draft
Make sure you are completing each aspect of what is expected for the paper.
Proofread your final paper carefully for spelling, punctuation, missing or duplicated words.
Make every effort to make sure your paper is clean, neat, and attractive.

12. Writing a Bibliography…
MLA Format
Useful sources:
Purdue OWL
Easybib.com
Aresearchguide.com
Microsoft Word
Times New Roman, 12-point font

13. Writing Your Research Paper
Final Draft of your Research Paper DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 2!
If you wish to have your first draft proofread, you may a copy to Mr. Glueck at

14. Technological Presentation…
What do you think should be in your technological presentation?
Introduction for your topic
Major points you wish to share with the class
Items that would best be shared using technology
Your opinions on your topic, what you learned about your topic
Educational information

15. Technological Presentation…
How long do you think your slide show should be?
Roughly between slides…
Why?
Title slide
1-3 slides for each category
Final Opinions/ “What You Learned” Slide
Works Cited Slide

16. Technological Presentation…
Do’s:
Maintain stylistic elements throughout the presentation
Quick bullet points
Include visuals
Make it easy to understand
Make it neat and attractive

17. Technological Presentation…
Do Not’s:
Use multiple types of transitions
Use multiple types of animations
Put long paragraphs of content on each slide
Use elements or sounds that will distract the audience from your content
Use fonts that cannot easily be seen or read

18. What to Include on Your Display Board
What should you put on your display board??
Generally:
Visuals of good quality!
Information explaining important characteristics of project, with no errors or typos!
Mix between your technological presentation and your research paper.
Easy to read and understand text.

19. What to Include on Your Display Board
What should you put on your display board??
Specifically:
Title for your project.
Name of your groups members.
Title for each heading of your subtopics.
Captions for each visual.
NO 3-D objects attached to the board.

20. Design Tips to Follow… Plain background colors work the best.
Use the same font throughout (same font for Title, Subtitles, and Print).
Include the most important information in the middle then move outward.
Try to utilize the whole board, but do not put too much clutter.
Use borders to help your information pop.

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24. Creating Your Test…
Test for the Honors Project should include the following:
15 Multiple choice questions (question stems that give you 2-4 choices to choose from)
5 short answer questions (question stems that can be answered in 1-3 sentences)
1 constructed response question (a multi-faceted question stem that should be answered in multiple well-constructed paragraphs)

25. Creating Your Test…
Model your test after the tests we have taken in my class.
Tests need to have a title and a set of directions for each section.
Questions and answers should come from the other parts of your Honors Project.
You must turn in one typed copy of your test, along with an answer key when you turn in the last parts of your project.

26. Due Dates Research Paper Due October 2, 2017
Presentations Start October 9, 2017 (Everyone must be ready to present)

27. Technological Presentations
If your group is making a technological presentation, you must a digital copy of your technological presentation to by the end of the day FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
In the subject line of your , you should include your group members’ names, followed by “HP” for Honors Project
Example: Caleb Glueck and John Doe’s HP
You should save your presentation with the names of your group members, followed by “HP” for Honors Project
Example: CalebGlueckandJohnDoeHP