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APUSH Trimester B Independent Reading Research Paper PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER!
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PROOFREAD! Proofreading means examining your text carefully to find and correct typographical errors and mistakes in grammar, style, and spelling
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Research Paper Due: Friday January 22, 2016 (Week#6) Points: 300 (~10%) Follow these directions exactly for top score PROOFREAD!
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Purpose Having read two significant works (ideally) within the timeframe of a particular president’s era, the purpose of the independent reading research paper is to provide the opportunity to go deeper into the history and explore a particular question/issue/interest of your own in order to be better prepared for the AP exam. PROOF…
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Audience you your APUSH peers especially your APUSH teacher, Prof. Franklin even potential AP exam readers PROOFREAD!
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Requirements word processed 12 font (Times New Roman) Double spaced 15 pages (approximately) paginated – top right plastic folder (NO STAPLES!) cover page with title, name, class, and teacher table of contents in-text documentation PROOFREAD!
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Introduction (main heading, new page) Independent Reading (subheading) A brief description of what you read for IRs 1 and 2. A bibliography and summary of the historiography relating to your president. (The study of historical writing) Topic (subheading) An explanation of your topic selection and the derivation of your thesis. PROOFREAD!
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Stretch break!
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Research (main heading, new page) Your president’s name Era (subheading) eg Ronald Reagan’s Era Contextualization – a brief account of the significant events during your president’s era (your definition). Thesis (subheading) your thesis statement (italicized) Findings (subheading) your evidence, analysis and counter-arguments (published and/or your own) YEAH, YOU KNOW!
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Conclusion (main heading, new page) what you have learned what your research shows/proves Synthesis - where all this fits in/connects with the bigger picture of US history how the assignment has helped prepare you for the AP exam THAT’S RIGHT, PROOF…
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Bibliography/Works cited MLA style include your independent reading book/s minimum of FIVE other sources PROOFREAD!
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Illustrations 5 minimum no maximum captioned may be either in body of paper or as separate addendum after Conclusion (listed in table of contents) must be relevant and referenced must include: (a) a political cartoon, poster, or ad (b) a graphic (map, graph, chart, timeline) (c) a quote, or narrative piece PROOFREAD!
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