8 th grade Research Project US History Related Topics – 1 st 6 weeks

Guiding Questions How are research questions developed? What is a research plan developed?

The Process… Choosing a topic through guided questioning, research, and narrowing of subject matter.topic Write research questions to guide your research.research questions Conduct research based on guiding questions—use the primary and secondary resource forms primarysecondary Keep a record of research through monthly logs Meet with teacher for progress checks progress checks Draft your paper Turn in your paper Submit research plan and proposalresearch plan and proposal Follow timeline for research objectives, product completion, and teacher conferences

Topic Suggestions To get your mind going… American Historical Figures Abigail Adams John Adams John Quincy Adams Samuel Adams Susan B. Anthony Thomas Jefferson John Paul Jones Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln Juliette Gordon Low James Madison Henry David Thoreau Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Mercy Otis Warren George Washington Daniel Webster Lewis and Clark Lowell Girls Eliza Luca Pinckney Edgar Allen Poe

Timeline 1 st 6 weeks: – Research with the focus your historical figure. – Choose your topic and narrow your focus. – Learn about resource types. 2 nd 6 weeks: – Note taking – Works cited 3 rd 6 weeks – Note taking – Works cited

Timeline 4 th 6 weeks – Thesis – Outline 5 th 6 weeks – Drafting of your research paper 6 th 6 weeks – Revising, Editing, and Publishing