Final world history paper

1. Final world history paper The person or thing that changed history

2. Elements (pieces) • Title page • Grabber • Introduction • Thesis • Mini thesis • Body paragraph • In-text citations • Conclusion • Work cited page • Turnitin.com

3. title page • Title • Name • Period • Me (Laures) • Class • Year, date semester

4. Grabber • For Social studies not English/literature • So NOT: it was a dark and stormy night” • But more like: In some ways the renaissance turned the world, and man’s place in the world upside down” • Or • One could say the world changed in a drastic way on June third 1457: This is the day _____was born.

5. Introduction • In the shape of an upside down triangle with the thesis on the bottom. • This includes the background of your argument. The set up to why your thing is the most important. ….......... From this day on, the world was a much different place. That is why ______ is the most important thing (event or person ) in history (note the last sentence is your thesis)

6. Mini thesis • _______ ‘ influence on history is evident (can be seen) in __________. • Matts (2 matt) • Matt’s (showing it is mine, possession) • Matts’ (showing that the 2 matt’s have possession) • Parents (2 of them) • Parent’s (only 1 parent has possession of something) • Parents’ (both parents have possession)

7. there • There (he look over there, my parents’ dog) • Their (are you sure it is their dog?) • They’re ( I am not sure but they’re sure)

8. Body paragraph • Starts with baby/mini thesis • Remember, this is your 1 and only paragraph so make it good. • It also needs an in-text citation so you need a quote, paraphrase or idea “stolen” from someone smarter than you and I. (but not really stolen , because you will give them credit in the ( ) and the work cited page

9. In-text citations • 1. Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). 2. Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). • Both citations in the examples above, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers that the information in the sentence can be located on page 263 of a work by an author named Wordsworth. If readers want more information about this source, they can turn to the Works Cited page, where, under the name of Wordsworth, they would find the following information: • Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print.

10. conclusion • In the shape of a triangle so restate the thesis first. • Then sum up the information you have covered • It is evident that ______ changed history more than any one/thing else. This can be seen in the _____ etc

11. Works cited page

12. Extra credit • Paper is worth 40 points • Every “extra” paragraph (SPEC) you add AS LONG AS IT IS GREAT, (must in include in-text citations) will get you and extra 10 pts!!!! • 1st and only required paragraph will be the (pick one of the SPEC’s) reason your person is the most important. (like they changed the world socially) • You can get up to 50% pts extra credit by adding 3 more SPEC’s

13. No author in-text • Book with No Author • List by title of the book. Incorporate these entries alphabetically just as you would with works that include an author name. • Encyclopedia of Indiana. New York: Somerset, 1993. Print. • Remember that for an in-text (parenthetical) citation of a book with no author, provide the name of the work in the signal phrase and the page number in parentheses. You may also use a shortened version of the title of the book accompanied by the page number.

14. Practice • Use the text book to create an outline that includes • Pick a person, any person. Find a reason they are the most important person in history • Decide if this reason is S,P,E,C • 1.Do a sample title page (not to scale ok) • 2. A grabber • 3. Thesis _____ is the most important person in history • 4. Mini or baby thesis (this is your 1st reason why) • 5. A proper in text citation from the text book • A mla citation for the text book • http://easybib.com/

15. Final paper • Research papers • Step 1: research an important person or event • Remember, you are looking for smart people that agree with you. If you find something copy and paste the information and bibliographical information to a word doc so you can use it in your body paragraph • Step 2: Make a list of all the reasons this person or event is important • Step 3: Rank them from least to most important. • Step 3a: for the top 3 reasons, explain why these reasons make your person/event the most important • Get check off and approval from Laures • Day 2 • Step 1: Write a thesis • Step 2: write a mini thesis for your top reason (from the list of 3) from day 1. This top reason must be one of SPEC • Step 3: develop a grabber for your introduction • Get check off and approval from Laures • Day 3 • Step 1: Write an introduction that includes your grabber and your thesis • Step 2: do a rough draft of your body paragraph—big day next time! • Day 4 • Step 1: Write a body paragraph with a mini-thesis and properly formatted in-text citations • Step 2: Write the conclusion in the form a triangle (thesis restated 1st) • Step 3: Create a work cited page • Step 4: Put all the pieces together, proof read and format. (don’t forget title page)