1. Choose a concentration camp:
Research Paper
Choose a concentration camp:
Auschwitz
Belzec
Bergen-Belsen
Buchenwald
Chelmno
Dachau
Gross-Rosen
Koldichevo
Majdanek
Mauthausen
Natzweiler-Struthof
Neuengamme
Plaszow
Ravensbruk
Sobibor
Treblinka
Theresienstadt

2. January 14, 2015
Get out your yellow assignment sheet for your research paper and all of the notes you have collected!
Also have some blank paper out to begin writing your research paper

3. Guidelines Must be 2 typed pages Double-spaced
12 point Times New Roman
No cover page – name goes at top of page; your title is the name of your camp
Must include a Works Cited (4 sources)
Must include 3 in-text citations using MLA format

4. A Works Cited Must be in alphabetical order!!

5. Works Cited "Adolf Hitler. " Jewish Virtual Library. n. page. Web
Works Cited "Adolf Hitler." Jewish Virtual Library. n. page. Web. 4 Dec Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Globe Book Company, Verhoeven, Rol and Rian. Beyond the Diary. New York: Scholastic, Inc., Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Bantam Books, Wistrich, Robert S. Who’s Who in Nazi Germany. Jewish Virtual Library, 1997.

6. www.easybib.com You can use this website to help you cite
Copy and paste (or re-type) the citations onto a separate sheet of paper
Alphabetical order!!!!

7. Hitler. Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany
Hitler Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany. He was responsible for “organization, implementation and execution of the Holocaust, the systematic extermination and ethnic cleansing of six million European Jews” (Wistrich). Along with the dictators of Italy and Japan, Hitler planned to annihilate the Jewish race.
In text citation
Thesis
Statement

8. How to write a thesis statement: (After reading 3-4 articles on your topic) 1. Think about what all you learned about your topic. 2. Write “I learned that ____” 3. Scratch out I learned that

9. Thesis Statement Think about what your ENTIRE paper is about
The main idea of your paper is ….
Make this into one sentence= thesis sentence
* Make sure your statement focuses on the one big idea of the paper--don't crowd this statement with small details. *express one main idea

10. Introductory Paragraph
A good introduction does more than just introduce the thesis, or main idea, of a research paper. It grabs the reader’s attention.
One way to begin is with a surprising fact or statistic.
Some writers interest their readers with a fascinating story related to the topic.
Others start with a striking quotation. Think about the topic you have selected and the main idea you want to convey.
Your thesis sentence belongs in your introductory paragraph

11. Introductory Paragraph
Hitler Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party in Germany. He was responsible for “organization, implementation and execution of the Holocaust, the systematic extermination and ethnic cleansing of six million European Jews” (Wistrich). Along with Italy and Japan, Hitler planned to annihilate the Jewish race.

12. BODY PARAGRAPHS
Organize the remainder of your paragraphs according to categories
This will depend on your notes and the information you have
No jumbled mess of information and DO NOT repeat information throughout the paper

13. Conclusion Paragraph Sum up the paper!
Read your introductory paragraph again and restate the thesis
Concluding thoughts

14. Name
Title (camp)
Introduction (including thesis)
Body Paragraphs
*3 in text citations
Conclusion
Works Cited (separate page)

15. TIPS Organize your notes first
Categories (people, location, daily life, etc)
Begin to write the introduction or start with the body paragraphs
EXPOSITORY- you are informing me about the camp- NOT TELLING A STORY!!!!!
All facts- not your opinion
Use your own paper to write the research paper- we will use an editing checklist and then write the final draft in the computer lab.

16. Research Paper Grading Rubrics:    Introductory Paragraph/Thesis Statement _______/15 Body Paragraphs/In-text citations _______/50 Closing Paragraph _______/10 Works Cited _______/15 Followed Directions on Project _______/10 Total _______/100

17. There will be 4 grades taken from. this Research Unit. Daily 1
There will be 4 grades taken from this Research Unit!! Daily 1. Library Research/Participation 2. MLA Citations 3. computer lab participation Major 4. Final Typed Research Paper w/corrected Works Cited

18. Final Research Paper Due Date: MONDAY- JANUARY 26th