Due Friday, May 1: Question & Two Book Sources

I.A. Deadlines for Friday!

Due Friday, May 1 @ 8:20 a.:

1. The final draft of your I.A. question. Placed under appropriate heading on your IA Document, which is the "Final Research Question."

2. At least TWO (2) PHYSICAL Book sources posted in your Section F. These need to be cited properly using the Turabian system. See below for help. You may list other significant sources as well.

Need to search the CLAMS catalog. Check it out here.

Examples of how proper Turabian-style citations should appear

A sample Works Cited page. The online Turabian Guide.

For books, the format is:  Author. Book Title: Sub-Title. Publishing City, Publisher, Year Published.

EXAMPLE

Hyer, Jeffrey S. A Lifeguard for the Sea of Despair. Wellfleet, MA: Hyer-level Publishing, 2011.

2 Physical Book Sources Due Wednesday!!

I.A. Process Begins!

2 Physical Book Sources due Wednesday!

This is a small sample of the books you'll have to read by the end of May :)

1. You need to have the draft of your IA question approved by me no later than by the end of C block Tuesday.

2. You need to have TWO (2) PHYSICAL Book sources posted to your Section F by Wednesday at 3:10 p.

Examples of how proper Turabian-style citations should appear

A sample Works Cited page. The online Turabian Guide.

For books, the format is:  Author. Book Title: Sub-Title. Publishing City, Publisher, Year Published.

EXAMPLE

Hyer, Jeffrey S. A Lifeguard for the Sea of Despair. Wellfleet, MA: Hyer-level Publishing, 2011.

I.A. Final Question Due Friday at 12:29 p.

I.A. Final Question Due Friday at 12:29 p. 

Question?: Yes, it is due tomorrow!

Be sure to have your final IA Question completed by tomorrow at the end of lunch. Make sure it is under the appropriate sub-heading. E-mail me if you have questions or concerns.

Continue Refining Your Question - Rough Draft Due Tuesday

"Rough Draft" of your IA Question 

Due 10 a. Tuesday

Please write the "rough draft" of your question under the "Specific Research Question" section.

To help understand where you are going with your investigation, review the requirements of Section A here. 

UPCOMING: 
Your final "Final"research question is due Thursday. 

Refined IA Topic Due Today - Friday !!!

Refined Topic Due Today!!!

Happiness: Another typical classroom day during the IA process!

The Internal Assessment (IA) Begins

Refine Your General Research Topic. See below for details!!

DUE: Friday, April 10 

See Below for Instructions

You should have already copied and pasted your general research topic onto your IA document. However, I would like you to refine it to make it more specific. In order to do this well you will need to keep reading around your topic. Reading for TWO (2) hours would not be considered excessive. I suggest using Wikipedia to start. You can't cite anything from WP but it can help you better understand your topic.

Here are some examples of "refined" topics:

Too Broad: Peaceful Co-existence
Refined: Peaceful Co-existence, "Open Skies" and the 1955 Geneva Conference

Too Broad: Cuban Missile Crisis
Refined: The Secret Agreements between K and JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis

This is a GRADED assignment. (20 IA points) If you are unsure about whether or not your topic is "refined" enough, please e-mail me. I will NOT be in school Friday, but I will still respond to your query.

The only area you need to worry about until Monday is indicated in the picture above.

IA: Refine your General Research Topic - Due Friday!!

Madness...? No. This is the IA!

You Attacking the History IA

The Internal Assessment (IA) Begins

Refine Your General Research Topic

DUE: Friday, April 10 by 3:10 p. 

See Below for Instructions

You should have already copied and pasted your general research topic onto your IA document. However, I would like you to refine it to make it more specific. In order to do this well you will need to keep reading around your topic. Reading for TWO (2) hours would not be considered excessive. I suggest using Wikipedia to start. You can't cite anything from WP but it can help you better understand your topic.

Here are some examples of "refined" topics:

Too Broad: Peaceful Co-existence
Refined: Peaceful Co-existence, "Open Skies" and the 1955 Geneva Conference

Too Broad: Cuban Missile Crisis
Refined: The Secret Agreements between K and JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis

This is a GRADED assignment. (20 IA points) If you are unsure about whether or not your topic is "refined" enough, please e-mail me. I will NOT be in school Friday, but I will still respond to your query.

The only area you need to worry about until Monday is indicated in the picture above.

Vietnam War Test Next Double Block!!

Vietnam War Test Next Double Block 

This Week!!

Example Test Question: "What is message conveyed by this 1968 photograph?

There will be a test Wednesday (tomorrow) based on what you have learned about the Vietnam War for the past two weeks. Most of the test will be source-based, so you really can't study for it. There is NO essay and this isn't a Paper 1 either. They will be "rapid response" answers of about a paragraph in length or a sentence or two. 

But, you want to be sure to review your answer to the following assignments and know the general concepts listed below. 

HOMEWORK: U.S. and Containment in Vietnam (Assigned March 23)
HOMEWORK: USA and the Vietnam War (Assigned March 27 & April 2)

-Know the countries that made up Indochina. 
-Know who Ho Chi Minh & Ngo Dinh Diem were.
-Be familiar with the agreements made at the Geneva Conference in 1954.
-Know the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
-Understand who the U.S. was getting "mixed results" with regards to fighting the Viet Cong up to 1968.
-Understand the impact of the media upon the Vietnam War.