DRAFT: Final Project Prompt and outline

1st Draft Due Tuesday 26th;  Final Draft Due Thursday.28th

Subject: Event, issue, or person during 1970-2015
Format:  Report; 5 paragraph; 3 pp.; MLA; double spaced; page 4 pictures w captions
Relevance:  Relate to a Theme in World History.  See text/notes
Audience:  9th Grade World History Students
Goal:  Informing students as per the importance/relevance of this topic.
Sources:  textbook; 3 other cited sources
Individual or work w partner.  You may do research and notes together, however, writing must be individual effort.  No copying or plagiarism allowed.

PROMPT:  We have studied many topics that can be addressed using the themes of History in your Textbook or Just War Theory.  As per your research on your topic, create a thesis that !) argues for the relevance of this topic for students; 2) exemplifies the history Theme; and/or, 3) illustrates an argument of Just War Theory .  Cite evidence that supports your thesis.  

• ¢Choose an event, person or issue.
• lDescribe the event
• lArgue why this is an example of a world history theme
• lArgue for this issue as a relevant topic in our lives today and into the future.
• lCite evidence

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1. 1.Introduction and Thesis
2. 2.Background; history of
3. 3.Evidence that supports your thesis
4. 4.Evidence that supports your thesis
5. 5.Evidence (examples in current events, etc.) that this issue or event remains relevant today.

• lInclude one chart, map, or table of statistics
• lInclude 3 pictures w captions on page 4 that illustrate 3 events or evidence in your essay.