Mini Internal Assessment A Requirement for Your Class Portfolio

In General… Double-space everything except footnotes and the bibliography Keep within the word count for each section Write in third-person—no personal pronouns Do not ignore green, blue and red words All work must be your own or cited November 2011General Information2

Furthermore… Learn how to use Word like an expert Follow the examples and deadlines Stick to the topic you picked The more sources, the better, but al least 5 good ones Go outside of AHS for information [Questia] Understand what goes in which section No long quotes, pictures, or graphics in the body of the text—if absolutely necessary, use an appendix for each and list on the Table of Contents General Information3

Pre-Body Cover Sheet/Title Page – Thesis Question=Title – Full Name, Class Name. and Word Count Table of Contents—page where each section begins Outline of Investigation November 2011General Inforamtion4

Section A—Plan of Investigation Internal Assessment Paper November 2011Section A5

What’s in It? Your thesis—as a statement of the topic Reference to the three components – Factual chronology – Research methods – Analysis of the research on the topic Parameters of the topic November 2011Section A6

Why Is It Written? Gives your intentions or method Says you will address a specific question Serves as an introduction Begins your paper as a historian-scholar Section A7

Format One paragraph of about 4-6 sentences of about 100 words No citation needed Says you have a plan for the paper—how it is structured and not how you will proceed to go about researching Section A8

Section B—Summary of Evidence Internal Assessment Paper November 2011Section B9

What It Is? Factual evidence using all sources Citations using footnotes are done from the sources including page numbers Chronology of events of the topic to explain what happened Section B10

Why Is It Written? Tells the story of the data you researched using your efforts to find sources to give an answer with facts Demonstrates your acuity as a scholar to find and blend a wide variety of sources including… – Primary – Secondary – Tertiary Section B11

Format Five to six paragraphs of evidence as an expository essay—explains the topic in about words Footnotes are used generously using page numbers from sources to show where you found the information Section B12

The Footnote 1 All sources used in footnotes are numbered consecutively throughout the paper even if you change the location by copy and paste The numbers are immediately after the fact cited and the matching source is at the bottom of that page Section B13

Footnote 2 In Word 2007ff go to the Reference tab and Insert Footnote In earlier versions of Word go to the Insert tab to Reference and then Footnote The number will be done and it will take you to the bottom of the page where you type in the information needed including the page number for the source used Section B14

Footnote 3 First time the source is used – Authors –first name then last name. – Title bolded and italicized. – Place (city): Publisher, Year. – Page number Once used, you just need the author’s last name and the page number for that fact Section B15

Footnote 4 If you use the same source twice (or more— not good) in a row, use the word Ibid, then the page number from that source If the fact is on the same page as the last fact used, just the word Ibid is needed Section B16

Checklist for Section B Is it chronological? Are all facts/evidence footnoted? Were a wide variety of sources used? Are all sources in the Bibliography? Does each paragraph help to answer the thesis question and relate to the topic? Section B17

Section C—Evaluation of Sources Internal Assessment Paper November 2011Section C18

What’s in It two Choose two good and scholarly sources of a high caliber used to write Section B Each one is examined for… – Origin – Purpose – Value to finding your answer – Limitations to a historian of the topic Section C19

Origin Who wrote it or what institution published it Where and when was it published What is the expertise or “agenda” of the authors What sort of piece is it—speech, novel, manifesto, film, poster Section C20

Purpose Why was it written Who was the intended audience What result was expected from the audience by the author What is unique about this work Section C21

Value to the Investigation How did the work help you answer the question in Section B How do you know this was a good source to use How was this work different from the other sources used in Section B Section C22

Limitations for Historians What problems did this source have in giving factual evidence in Section B What was left out or added that was unclear or biased in getting evidence To what extent was this source slanted in answering the thesis question Section C23

Format TWO Two paragraphs—one per source for each of the TWO sources evaluated of about 125 words each Footnote examples to prove your points for value and limitations Be absolutely clear on covering both sources for ORIGIN, PURPOSE, VALUE and LIMITATIONS 24

Checklist for Section C You have done an evaluation and NOT a summary of the source You gave the origin, purpose, value and limitations of TWO important sources used in Section B Footnoting was used to cite examples You research the author(s) to know their POV on the topic Section C25

Section D--Analysis Internal Assessment Paper November 2011Section D26

What’s in It Interpretations on the topic and possible alternative answers Placement of the topic in historical perspective—causes and effects (long term and short term) A study of the topic from various schools of thought and why it is an important topic Section D27

Schools of Thought??? Radical—usually social or economic – Class struggle – Have and Have Nots – Money runs it Conservative—usually intellectual – Factual – Moral or ethical (as in “it was meant to be”) Section D28

More Schools Marxian—economic based using class struggle and laboring classes as the hero underdogs Psychological—emphasis on the individuals, usually leaders Scientific—environmental, technology, or maybe even biological Section D29

Format About 4-7 paragraphs and words Combine sources into schools or answers to the thesis Footnote a wide variety of sources used heavily Give attention to what caused the topic (lead up to it) and the effects it had (what followed) Section D30

Checklist for Section D Have you included at least three schools of thought with the possible answers they give to the thesis? Did you cite evidence from the sources (particularly C) and footnote? Did you answer the question and place it in historical perspective? Did you state why the topic is important? Section D31

Section E—The Conclusion Internal Assessment Paper November 2011Section E32

What’s in It Nothing new! A summary of the entire paper – Thesis – Answer – Major controversy from POVs Parameter of the topic Section E33

Format One paragraph of 3-5 sentences with a total of 100 words Summation Section E34

Checklist for Section E Thesis and answer is given clearly Nothing beyond Sections B or D was given Reference to controversy is made Section E35

Section F: Word Count and Selected Bibliography Internal Assessment Paper November 2011Section F36

What’s in It Word Count of… – Body of Sections A-E, but not titles or footnotes – You may want to highlight and do a word count for each section, then add them Selected Bibliography because you’re not using every possible source out there Section F37

The Selected Bibliography Must be consistent Must be alphabetized by author’s last name NO Must be scholarly, so NO – Textbooks – Websites – Wiki – Encyclopedias or other general reference books Section F38

Format of Book Sources Author’s last name, First name (additional authors are given with first name first. Title of the book bolded. Place (city): Publisher, Year. (no pages given in the bibliography) You will have references for articles, magazines, journals, etc. in your binder. Section F39

Checklist for Section E Is the word count given here and on the title page/cover sheet? Does it include only the body paragraphs of Section A-E? Are all sources listed alphabetically by the author’s last name using one format? Are sources single spaced within and double spaced between? Section E40

Submitting the Work Number the pages at the bottom in the right-hand corner Enter the page numbers for the section starts in the Table of Contents (ii) Enter the Word Count of Sections A-E on the cover sheet Print one copy with the Pre-Body November 2011Submitting41

In Conclusion November 2011Submitting42