6th+Grade+Assignment

=The civilizations of the Eastern Hemisphere laid the foundation for the modern world. Many contributions such as inventions, technology, arts, architecture and ideas continue to influence our lives today.= For the remainder of the school year you will be working on a research paper through your Social Studies and ELA classes. The research process will be completed through Social Studies, and the writing of the paper will be completed through ELA classes.

Beginning the week of February 27th Social Studies classes will be meeting in the library media center once a week to complete the research needed to write the paper. Student will choose one of the innovations/contributions listed below. Students will be writing a paper explaining how this impacted life in ancient times. Students must also explain how this innovation/contribution has developed over time or still impacts civilization today. The research paper will be graded according to the attached rubric. The grade will consist of 50% based on research and 50% writing. The grade will count as ½ of the student’s final exam grades in both Social Studies and English Language Arts.

Please note the timeline for the research phase of this process. These dates are extremely important to the process, and if a student does not hand in work or it is late, points will be taken off of the grade. Also, while most of the work for this paper will occur in school, additional work may have to be completed outside of school. The final research paper will include

a title and thesis statement, an introductory paragraph, three-paragraph body and a concluding paragraph
The research process will include

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choosing the topic, locating sources of information (databases, websites, books, and other reference materials), note taking, writing a thesis statement, creating an outline and creating a works cited page ====== The writing process will include

writing a first draft, revising and editing drafts, completing a final copy
**Research Portion of Paper Timeline**
 * ===Week One - February 27th McGrath - February 29th DeCarlo===
 * Introduce Assignment, hand out topic list, parents letter, rubric, check list etc. Investigate printed sources & project webpage. Create citations in Noodletools
 * ===Week Two - March 5th McGrath - March 7th DeCarlo===
 * Note Taking & Thesis Statement - investigate printed and web based sources. Develop thesis statement, Add Research Question & Thesis Statement to your Noodletools Project. Review note taking strategies - see template. Create citations in Noodletools
 * ===Week Three - March 12th McGrath - March 14th DeCarlo===
 * Note Taking - investigate printed and web based sources. Create citations in Noodletools. Review Paraphrasing.
 * ===Week Four - March 19th McGrath - March 21st DeCarlo===
 * Note Taking - investigate printed and web based sources. Revisit original assignment, paragraph outline and thesis statement to determine additional information needed.Create citations in Noodletools
 * ===Week Five - March 26th McGrath - March 28th DeCarlo===
 * Outline & Works Cited Page - sort note cards according to paragraph outline, and develop outline. Determine weak links, find additional facts. Check that you created a citation for all sources used and print Works Cited Page
 * ===Week Six - April 2nd - McGrath - April 4th DeCarlo (last day of quarter - last day of school before Spring Break)===
 * Review note cards - make corrections as needed
 * Review Noodletools Project - make corrections as needed
 * Review Outline make corrections as needed
 * Review Works Cited - make corrections as needed
 * ===Week 7 - Make Up Time if needed April 16 McGrath - (Friday) April 20th DeCarlo===

Greek Column Roman Arch || ABC CLIO || Encyclopedia Britannica || Mr. Dowling ||  || Aqueducts || ABC CLIO || Sewer History || Encyclopedia Britannica || Mr. Dowling ||
 * =Innovation= || =Source 1= || =Source 2= || =Source 3= || =Source 4= ||  ||
 * Domestication of Plants or Animals || Encyclopedia Britannica Plants || Encyclopedia Britannica Animals ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Irrigation Systems || Encyclopedia Britannica ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Paper || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || Encyclopedia Britannica ||  ||   ||   ||
 * The Calendar || WorldbookOnline.com Advanced || Encyclopedia Britannica ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Architecture || Worldbookonline.com Advanced
 * Mathematics || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || ABC CLIO || Encyclopedia Britannica ||   ||   ||
 * Water Supply/Sewage Systems || Worldbookonine.com Advanced
 * Road Systems || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || ABC CLIO || Encyclopedia Britannica ||   ||   ||
 * Body Armor || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || Metropolitan Museum of Art || Encyclopedia Britannica ||  ||   ||
 * Building Materials || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || ABC CLIO || Encyclopedia Britannica Brick/Tile || [|Encyclopedia Britannica] Cement ||  ||
 * Printing Press || The History Guide || ABC CLIO || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || Encyclopedia Britannica || Mr. Dowling ||
 * Written Laws || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || Worldbookonline.com || ABC CLIO || Encyclopedia Britannica || Mr. Dowling - Hammurabi ||
 * Democracy || Worldbookonline.com Advanced || Encyclopedia Britannica || Mr. Dowling  ||   ||   ||