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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 2011 General Information 2
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 Information 3
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 2011 General Inforamtion 4
Section A—Plan of Investigation
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November 2011 Section A 5
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 topicNovember 2011 Section A 6
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-scholarSection A 7
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 A 8
Section B—Summary of Evidence
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November 2011 Section B 9
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 B 10
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 B 11
Format
• Five to six paragraphs of evidence as an expository essay—explains the topic in about 350-400 words• Footnotes are used
generously using page numbers from sources to show where you found the information
Section B 12
The Footnote1
• 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 B 13
Footnote2
• 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 B 14
Footnote3
• 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 factSection B 15
Footnote4
• 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 neededSection B 16
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 B 17
Section C—Evaluation of Sources
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November 2011 Section C 18
What’s in It• 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 C 19
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 C 20
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 C 21
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 C 22
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 C 23
Format
• 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
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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 topicSection C 25
Section D--Analysis
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November 2011 Section D 26
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 D 27
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 D 28
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 D 29
Format• About 4-7 paragraphs and 350-400
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 D 30
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 D 31
Section E—The Conclusion
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November 2011 Section E 32
What’s in It
• Nothing new!• A summary of the entire
paper–Thesis–Answer–Major controversy from POVs
• Parameter of the topicSection E 33
Format
•One paragraph of 3-5 sentences with a total of 100 words•Summation
Section E 34
Checklist for Section E
• Thesis and answer is given clearly• Nothing beyond Sections B or
D was given• Reference to controversy is
made
Section E 35
Section F: Word Count and Selected Bibliography
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November 2011 Section F 36
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 F 37
The Selected Bibliography
• Must be consistent• Must be alphabetized by author’s last
name• Must be scholarly, so NO–Textbooks–Websites–Wiki–Encyclopedias or other general reference
booksSection F 38
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 F 39
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 E 40
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 2011 Submitting 41
In Conclusion
November 2011 Submitting 42