1. 1. GET YOUR ASSIGNED LAPTOP (CHECK SHEET ON TOP OF CART) 2. Login 3. Go the SHSD website 4. Click on 7 th grade 5. Click on Mrs. Leonard 6. On the left side – click on Medieval Times Research Project 7. In the middle of the page under Resources for Research Paper click on and open Getting Started 8. Follow the instructions on the PPT If you complete all the tasks in the getting started PPT use your index cards and begin your research

2. Research Paper and Report Writing

3. 1. Create and complete a 5 W’s H and R graphic organizer for your topic Example: Main Topic: The Holocaust WhoHitler, Himmler, Germans, The Nazi Party, Jews and other “undesirables” WhatThe Holocaust was the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews WhereIn Germany and other countries in Europe under the control of the Nazis WhyPart of Hitler’s propaganda as stated in Mein Kempt; Mob mentality; Germans desired a scapegoat; When1933 – 1945 (World War II) HowHitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and began spreading his propaganda; Ghettos, Concentration camps, mass murders, experiments, random beatings and killings, ResultsMurder of 6 million Jews. Some people today still believe in Hitler’s views = Neo-Nazis, Skin Heads, and other white supremacy groups

4. 1. Based on the information in your G.O. identify your subtopics in an outline. (write this in your notebook or on a separate sheet of paper). This outline will be your guide for research. Example: Main Topic: The Holocaust Subtopic 1: What was the Holocaust? Subtopic 2: When did the Holocaust begin and end? Subtopic 3: Who was responsible for starting the Holocaust? Who were the victims of the Holocaust? Subtopic 4: How did the Holocaust come to an end? Subtopic 5: What are the results and consequences of the Holocaust? Is the world today still being affected by the Holocaust?

5.  Use your outline to complete page 15 of your Research Paper and Report Writing handout and write your thesis statement. Remember your thesis statement is a sentence that tells briefly and clearly the central idea of a whole report or research paper. Example: The Holocaust was a very traumatic event that revealed how cruel humans can be when extremism is allowed to dominate society.