1. Last Nine Weeks Project
Historical Research
Last Nine Weeks Project

2. Choose a Topic
This project is a topic in History selected by you. Please make your topic something you want to know more about.
You may choose a Topic we have already covered or one that is of interest. Only Historically important topics will be approved.
All topics must be at least 60 years old. Nothing more current please.
Use reliable resources and document your sources in a reference page at the end of your project. This is very important!
You may present your project as a power point, prezi or written paper and you may include a model or poster if you wish.
Please limit your text to 800 words or less. Pictures charts and graphs are good as well.

3. Things to Remember Projects are due on April 27-28, 2015
Please be ready to give a short (less than 5 minute) showing of your project
Include why you chose the topic and include details about the topic.
Power points and Prezi presentations should be limited to 11 slides or bubbles or less(the last slide should include resources) More if you are attaching video links.
Written paper should be no more than four to five pages and a bibliography (resource) page.

4. Rubric for the Historical Research Project
Marzano 4 point rubric for individual work
Scale Rubric: 6th Grade Social Studies
Student knows ideas, process, and details specifically taught for (place benchmark and objective here and maybe content). In addition, student is able to make deep connections, inferences, and applications above and beyond expectations.
Student knows the ideas, processes, and details specifically taught for (place benchmark, and objective here and maybe content). Student has met all expectations.
Student knows part of the ideas, process, and details specifically taught for (place benchmark, and objective here and maybe content). Student lacks complex understanding and has not met all expectations.
Student knows part of the simpler ideas, processes, and details specifically taught for (place benchmark, and objective and maybe content here). Student lacks understanding of most content and application of content.
Even with help, student displays no understanding or mastery of (place benchmark, objective and maybe content here). Remediation is necessary. Re-evaluation is necessary.