7th+Grade+Assignment

7th Grade Research Paper: American Heroes


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Every child is expected to write a research paper in the 7th grade. The paper will consist of topics from social studies and will be written with the guidance of both social studies and English teachers. Therefor the paper will be counted as a grade for both classes.

The focus of the paper is "American Heroes". Each child will choose to research the life of one of the above American heroes. They will gather information on the persons early life, hardships they had to overcome, the actions they took which made them a hero and what happend as a result of those actions. The paper is expected to be between 750 and 1,000 words, Times New Roman font, 12 point, double spaced. The timetable for the process is listed below. These dates are extremely important, and if work is not turned in on time, or at all, points will be taken off the grade.

While much of the work will occur in school, even more of the work needed for completion of this paper is to occur outside of school. Students will be expected to research their topics and write their rough drafts and final copies at home.

It is stongly recommended that each child have a flash drive for this project.

**Project Timeline For Mrs. Durham's Classes**

**Tuesday, January 31 -** Questions from students and parents will be answered, and signature pages will be returned to class. **Thursday, February 2nd -** Durham - Library Media Center **Friday, February 3rd -** Name of hero and two resources

Durham - Library Media Center
 * Monday February 6 - Friday February 10** - Durham Room 205

**Tuesday, February 7** - Third resource **Friday February 10 -** Research Notes (Annotations for Works Cited - honors only) **Monday February 13th -** Friday February 17th - Durham Room 205 **Friday, March 2 -**Thesis and Outline **Friday May 4 -** Revision of Research Notes and Outline **Friday, May 11 -** Rough Draft
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Week of May 14 - May 18 - Final Paper Due **