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 What do you do with all this research? Write!

 You are ready to organize your findings and author your chapter of The Sixth Grade History of the World (Volume Six). The title of your chapter is the year you were assigned. A minimum of two and a maximum of four single spaced pages are to be devoted to the Main Event. You are required to note the aspect of PIGSEARS it represents. Your research questions will guide the rest of your approach. In these few pages it is your responsibility to relate not only what happened, the faces and facts of the event, but also why it was such an awesome moment, one that always will be remembered. If you have dug deep enough, you will have unearthed many nuggets of information. They will only glitter if you understand and communicate why the event was so important.

 The task for the Undercard events is more straightforward. A page single spaced account is the minimum expectation. The facts and significance of the event as revealed by the answers to your research questions will focus these sections.

 The final written portion of your chapter is where you get to use both an understanding of the significance of the Main Event and your imagination. In one single spaced page you are to describe what the world would be like if the event had never happened. This section allows you to explain the impact of your subject by describing a world in which the Main Event never took place. It is a chance to get creative and explore the ripple effect of history.

 If Martin Luther King had never had a dream, if he had not rallied the hearts and minds of all those who agreed that racism and segregation were moral tragedies, there are specific laws that never would have been enacted. African Americans, especially in the south, would not have had the opportunity to realize their potential. Separate and unequal would have remained acceptable in different cities, states, and regions. Millions of lives would have been changed, perhaps even those at Beaver Country Day. Erasing the event from history’s timeline demonstrates just how important the speech really was.  Because the quality of the writing of your entire chapter will be assessed, a rough draft will be essential. Your teachers will edit it and note where revisions and additions must be made. It will be returned to you and you must respond to that feedback.

Images
 While you are waiting for your rough draft to be edited, your task is to find and download or copy images that will enhance the quality and appearance of your chapter. A minimum of four images is required. One must be a map that marks the location of your Main Event and your two Undercard choices. Another must illustrate something about the Main Event. All other images can relate to any of your writing. The maximum number of images you may include in your chapter is six.  You may cut and paste images from the Internet, scan them from books, magazines, and newspapers, or draw them yourselves. Whatever the source, it must be cited on NoodleBib.

Completing the Chapter
  • When your teachers return your rough drafts, you must incorporate their suggestions, integrate your images, and complete your final draft. It is important that you use your time wisely. Two printed copies of your final draft are due. One goes to your Humanities teacher. The other is for Ms. Lopez to help you with your presentation. An additional copy must be e-mailed to Mr. G at jgreenberg@bcdschool.org.

 Our hope is that this project will mark your growth as a student and reflect your potential as a middle school scholar. Do your best. Make sure you use and answer your research questions. Support your ideas with details and evidence. Review your work sentence by sentence. Cite your sources and include them in the bibliography that ends your chapter. Roll up your sleeves, put on your miner’s hats (the ones with the flashlight attached to the top) and dig deep, not just for information, but inside yourselves. If you do, your chapter will make The Sixth Grade History of the World (Volume Six) the standard for all those who grab a shovel after you.

Chapter Expectations
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Format:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • One inch margins <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Size 12 font, Comic Sans <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Single spaced, but double space between sections and/or paragraphs

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Length:** No fewer than four pages, no more than six (including images, but not including bibliography page).

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Chapter Title:** Your Year (ex. 1963)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Section One (Main Event):** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Title: **Aspect of PIGSEARS: Whatever Your Main Event Is** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **(Ex. Politics: “I have a dream” Speech)** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Three page written report about your main event. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • It must answer all of the research questions: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I What are the details of the event? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> A. What aspect of PIGSEARS does this event relate to? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> B. Who, What, Where, When, Why, How? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> II Why was this event important? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> A. Did it affect a different aspect of PIGSEARS? If so, how? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> B. Did it affect another part of the world? If so, how?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Section Two (Undercard One):** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Title: **Aspect of PIGSEARS: Event (ex. Art: The Beatles)** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • A one page report about another event during the same year. It should represent a different aspect of PIGSEARS than your Main Event. It should also have happened in a different part of the world. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • If the PIGSEARS aspect of your main event was not Art, it is a good idea to choose an Art related event for section two. It can be any form of art – visual or performing.. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • The report must answer the research questions, “What are the details of the event?” <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> A. What aspect of PIGSEARS does this event relate to? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> B. Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Section Three (Undercard Two):** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Title: **Aspect of PIGS EARS: Event** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **(ex. Social Structure: Apartheid)** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • A one page report about one more event during the same year. It must represent a different aspect of PIGSEARS than your Main Event and Undercard One. It should also have happened in a different part of the world. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Must answer the research questions, “What are the details of the event?” <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> A. What aspect of PIGSEARS does this event relate to? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> B. Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Section Four: Title: What If?** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • A one page report answering the following question: How would the world be different today if your main event had never taken place? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Be sure to look for cause and effect relationships. What other events or discoveries might never have happened as a result of your main event not happening?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Images:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Your chapter sections should be accompanied by at least four, but no more than six images. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • One of these images must be a map showing where in the world the events you wrote about took place. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • At least one must relate to the Main Event. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • At least one images must connect to the undercards. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • The other images can be anything that relates to any event you wrote about. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • You may cut and paste images from the Internet, but don’t forget to enter them on NoodleBib. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • You may also obtain images from books, or you may draw them. In those cases, please see a teacher for help scanning the images so they can be put into your document digitally.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Bibliography:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • All resources (both print and internet) that you use to write your sections must be included in your bibliography on NoodleBib.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Your Rough Draft:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Must have all four sections. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Must use proper format and titles. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Should include a bibliography page. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Does not need to have images.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Your Final Draft:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Should include all revisions suggested by your project advisor. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Must include all images (they need not be printed in color). <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Should include a bibliography with image references as well as written references. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> • Two printed copies must be handed in. One digital copy must be e-mailed to Mr. G at jgreenberg@bcdschool.org

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The boxes to the left give you a visual idea of what the pages of your chapter might look like.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Realistically, the images on these sample pages are probably a little big (but it was hard to make pages that small!).

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Each rectangle represents one full size page, so four full pages total.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Your Bibliography will be in the back of the book, so it should be written on a separate page with the year at the top.


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