Junior Research Project
3 English
Ms. Kerwin
Your task--your Junior Research Project--is to choose a pivotal American person, event, or invention and you answer these questions:
I’ll walk you through the steps in class, but below you will find information about some upcoming components, including due dates and point values. Please read this carefully and refer to it as needed.
Please note that it is very important that you meet (if not beat) the deadlines for this project. Use your class time wisely, continue your work outside of class, utilize AM Support and the Writing Center if you have questions, and plan your time wisely. This is junior year, and while there is plenty of support available to you, independence and “self-starting” will be important factors to cultivate throughout this project.
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Component |
Due Date |
Point Value |
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Proposal: this is where you describe several topics that you considered, interviews that you conducted about these topics, the topic that you will research, and your reasons for choosing it, and your research questions. |
by the end of class on 2/21 |
30 formative |
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Research Sources & Information: at least 4 sources, two of which must be written text. |
by the end of class on 3/2 |
30 formative |
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Outline: this allows you to organize your thoughts and research. |
by the end of class on 3/7 |
20 formative |
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First Draft of paper: (*see description below) for peer and teacher review. As you receive feedback, revise for the… Please note that if you do not turn this in by the deadline, you will not receive full credit for this assignment and may not receive detailed feedback. |
by the end of class on 3/10 |
20 formative |
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Final Draft of paper: including Works Cited page and all revisions |
by the end of the day on 3/16 *Note that this is the last day of Q3! |
100 summative |
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Presentation: this includes your research findings, argumentative thesis, and a reflection on the unit |
in class 3/27-3/30 |
25 summative |