1. AP History Research Seminar
Spring 2016

2. Objectives
Collaborate on a semester long research projects focusing on global events related to your social studies course
Learn useful life skills (for when you no longer need to remember Pythagorean's theorem)

3. Rules and Procedures Show up on time or with an excused note
Do the work
Don’t cheat
Don’t plagiarize
Bring your stuff to class… you know pencils, paper, the usual.
Be respectful to one another. We don’t have to agree but we do have to be nice.

4. Outline Research Project Life Skills
Ongoing project comprised of 6 parts
Individual:
Character resume
“What-if” Essay
Research Paper
Group:
Poster Collage
Original Soundtrack
Diary Entries
Final Presentation
HISTORY DAY PROJECT in spring
Life Skills
Topics Include but are not limited to:
Applying to college
Cooking a cheap, healthy meal
Sewing a button back on
Checking your car’s oil
Creating and sticking to a budget

5. Calendar
Monday-Thursday
Research projects
Fridays
Life Skills

6. Research Project Week 1 Select group members
Choose topic/time period (Consider History Day topic)
Begin research on event