part 2: Please write a brief description to introduce your project.  Please feel free to say anything relevant that could inspire people to look at your project and read your report…you might comment on why the topic is valuable, why you chose the project you did, or what you found most interesting about doing the project. 

In Stage II you will do the project, share your project with in an online forum, and also give feedback to other students on their projects.

Key Steps for a Special Project, Stage I report this is also where your info can come from

Define your topic.Make sure it relates to events and themes we are covering in class. Narrow the topic so it has a clear focus.(“Migration to California” is too broad.“Migration to California during World War II” would work much better.)

Choose a project that will allow you to use your insights and creativity in approaching the topic.In your written report, tell me what kind of project you are doing and discuss how the project will help students learn about your topic.

When you research your topic, make sure you find at least two primary sources and at least two secondary sources.In your written report, tell how each of the sources is valuable to the project.Note strengths and weaknesses of each source.

1. Discuss the historical context of your topic.Note how your research helps us understand important events or ideas we are covering in class.

Identify three main points you want to get across to your fellow students.Discuss how your project will help get these points across.

1. When you write your report for Stage I, please tell me what you did for each of the steps above.It works well if you discuss your ideas and your research step by step, in the first person. (example: “I found a letter from…this is a great source because it shows…”)

part 3: write this page as if people gave you feedback, and make it really believable. In Stage III, you write a reflection on the experience of doing a project and educating fellow students. 1 page and half double spaced.

1. 1. Please give a brief summary of what you did for your project and what you accomplished.  In what ways do you think it was a success?

2. What did you learn from doing this project?  How has your work on the project strengthened your appreciation of your topic and the work done by historians?  You might also comment on how you have grown as a researcher, thinker, writer, artist, or educator.