World History Research Project

Requirements

Pick a major event (it can be literally anything you have an interest in!)

Research this event to gain a masterful understanding of this event (You need to use at least 3 different sources, and you must site them all)

- Note: you can start with Wikipedia, but use the links within the site so you can assure the validity of the information)

There is no specific length requirement. Just make sure you have included all key figures or ‘players’ in the event. Explain how it started, what transpired during the event, how did it end (if it has), and what was the lasting impact.

Put all this information together in visual representation that you see fit. (Prezi, PP, poster, video, website, etc.)

- Note: you need to present your information in a way that is easy for someone else to learn. Summarize your information, make it ascetically pleasing, focus on what matters, and ‘dumb’ it down to make it easy for anyone to understand.

Possible Events Research Tips

o Cold waro French Revolutiono Napoleonic warso Women’s Suffrage o Vietnam Waro Korea Waro The Space Raceo Cuban Missile Crisiso American Civil Waro The Holocaust (Shoah)o Rise and fall of the Roman Empireo Rise and fall of the Ottoman Empireo History of ‘Video Games’o History of the Berlin Wallo Major invention (Printing Press, Cell Phone,

Vaccination, Internet, Automobile, Electricity, Airplane, etc.)

o Renaissance (if you didn’t get enough of it in grade 8…)

o Rise and Fall of the Soviet Uniono War of 1812 (Canada vs. USA)

1. Search engines search each individual word, not complete sentences. (so be specific about what you are looking for)

2. Do not be afraid to use videos.

3. Save your rough notes and site in a word doc, so you can access them later

4. Check in with me regularly to make sure you’re on the right path

5. Give “Google Books” a try

Thursday, October 6

*if possible email to bjrupert@cbe.ab.ca

Due Date: