Mini Internal Assessment

1. Mini Internal Assessment A Requirement for Your Class Portfolio

2. In General… General Information Double-space everything except footnotes and the bibliography Keep within the word count for each section Write in third-person—no personal pronouns Do not ignore green, blue and red words All work must be your own or cited

3. Furthermore… General Information Learn how to use Word like an expert Follow the examples and deadlines Stick to the topic you picked The more sources, the better, but al least 5 good ones Go outside of AHS for information [Questia] Understand what goes in which section No long quotes, pictures, or graphics in the body of the text—if absolutely necessary, use an appendix for each and list on the Table of Contents

4. Pre-Body General Inforamtion • Cover Sheet/Title Page • Thesis Question=Title • Full Name, Class Name. and Word Count • Table of Contents—page where each section begins • Outline of Investigation

5. Section A—Plan of Investigation Internal Assessment Paper Section A

6. What’s in It? Section A • Your thesis—as a statement of the topic • Reference to the three components • Factual chronology • Research methods • Analysis of the research on the topic • Parameters of the topic

7. Why Is It Written? Section A Gives your intentions or method Says you will address a specific question Serves as an introduction Begins your paper as a historian-scholar

8. Format Section A One paragraph of about 4-6 sentences of about 100 words No citation needed Says you have a plan for the paper—how it is structured and not how you will proceed to go about researching

9. Section B—Summary of Evidence Internal Assessment Paper Section B

10. What It Is? Section B Factual evidence using all sources Citations using footnotes are done from the sources including page numbers Chronology of events of the topic to explain what happened

11. Why Is It Written? Section B • Tells the story of the data you researched using your efforts to find sources to give an answer with facts • Demonstrates your acuity as a scholar to find and blend a wide variety of sources including… • Primary • Secondary • Tertiary

12. Format Section B Five to six paragraphs of evidence as an expository essay—explains the topic in about 350-400 words Footnotes are used generously using page numbers from sources to show where you found the information

13. The Footnote1 Section B All sources used in footnotes are numbered consecutively throughout the paper even if you change the location by copy and paste The numbers are immediately after the fact cited and the matching source is at the bottom of that page

14. Footnote2 Section B In Word 2007ff go to the Reference tab and Insert Footnote In earlier versions of Word go to the Inserttab to Reference and then Footnote The number will be done and it will take you to the bottom of the page where you type in the information needed including the page number for the source used

15. Footnote3 Section B • First time the source is used • Authors –first name then last name. • Title bolded and italicized. • Place (city): Publisher, Year. • Page number • Once used, you just need the author’s last name and the page number for that fact

16. Footnote4 Section B If you use the same source twice (or more—not good) in a row, use the word Ibid, then the page number from that source If the fact is on the same page as the last fact used, just the word Ibid is needed

17. Checklist for Section B Section B • Is it chronological? • Are all facts/evidence footnoted? • Were a wide variety of sources used? • Are all sources in the Bibliography? • Does each paragraph help to answer the thesis question and relate to the topic?

18. Section C—Evaluation of Sources Internal Assessment Paper Section C

19. What’s in It Section C • Choose twogood and scholarly sources of a high caliber used to write Section B • Each one is examined for… • Origin • Purpose • Value to finding your answer • Limitations to a historian of the topic

20. Origin Section C Who wrote it or what institution published it Where and when was it published What is the expertise or “agenda” of the authors What sort of piece is it—speech, novel, manifesto, film, poster

21. Purpose Section C Why was it written Who was the intended audience What result was expected from the audience by the author What is unique about this work

22. Value to the Investigation Section C How did the work help you answer the question in Section B How do you know this was a good source to use How was this work different from the other sources used in Section B

23. Limitations for Historians Section C • What problems did this source have in giving factual evidence in Section B • What was left out or added that was unclear or biased in getting evidence • To what extent was this source slanted in answering the thesis question

24. Format Two paragraphs—one per source for each of the TWO sources evaluated of about 125 words each Footnote examples to prove your points for value and limitations Be absolutely clear on covering both sources for ORIGIN, PURPOSE, VALUE and LIMITATIONS

25. Checklist for Section C Section C • You have done an evaluation and NOT a summary of the source • You gave the origin, purpose, value and limitations of TWO important sources used in Section B • Footnoting was used to cite examples • You research the author(s) to know their POV on the topic

26. Section D--Analysis Internal Assessment Paper Section D

27. What’s in It Section D Interpretations on the topic and possible alternative answers Placement of the topic in historical perspective—causes and effects (long term and short term) A study of the topic from various schools of thought and why it is an important topic

28. Schools of Thought??? Section D • Radical—usually social or economic • Class struggle • Have and Have Nots • Money runs it • Conservative—usually intellectual • Factual • Moral or ethical (as in “it was meant to be”)

29. More Schools Section D • Marxian—economic based using class struggle and laboring classes as the hero underdogs • Psychological—emphasis on the individuals, usually leaders • Scientific—environmental, technology, or maybe even biological

30. Format Section D About 4-7 paragraphs and 350-400 words Combine sources into schools or answers to the thesis Footnote a wide variety of sources used heavily Give attention to what caused the topic (lead up to it) and the effects it had (what followed)

31. Checklist for Section D Section D Have you included at least three schools of thought with the possible answers they give to the thesis? Did you cite evidence from the sources (particularly C) and footnote? Did you answer the question and place it in historical perspective? Did you state why the topic is important?

32. Section E—The Conclusion Internal Assessment Paper Section E

33. What’s in It Section E • Nothing new! • A summary of the entire paper • Thesis • Answer • Major controversy from POVs • Parameter of the topic

34. Format Section E One paragraph of 3-5 sentences with a total of 100 words Summation

35. Checklist for Section E Section E Thesis and answer is given clearly Nothing beyond Sections B or D was given Reference to controversy is made

36. Section F: Word Count and Selected Bibliography Internal Assessment Paper Section F

37. What’s in It Section F • Word Count of… • Body of Sections A-E, but not titles or footnotes • You may want to highlight and do a word count for each section, then add them • Selected Bibliography because you’re not using every possible source out there

38. The Selected Bibliography Section F • Must be consistent • Must be alphabetized by author’s last name • Must be scholarly, so NO • Textbooks • Websites • Wiki • Encyclopedias or other general reference books

39. Format of Book Sources Section F • Author’s last name, First name (additional authors are given with first name first. • Title of the book bolded. • Place (city): Publisher, Year. (no pages given in the bibliography) You will have references for articles, magazines, journals, etc. in your binder.

40. Checklist for Section E Section E Is the word count given here and on the title page/cover sheet? Does it include only the body paragraphs of Section A-E? Are all sources listed alphabetically by the author’s last name using one format? Are sources single spaced within and double spaced between?

41. Submitting the Work Submitting Number the pages at the bottom in the right-hand corner Enter the page numbers for the section starts in the Table of Contents (ii) Enter the Word Count of Sections A-E on the cover sheet Print one copy with the Pre-Body

42. In Conclusion Submitting