American History
1
st
Quarter Research Paper - 2014
Mrs. ButterfieldMrs. Bec!
Objective"
American History research pro#ects are desi$ned to de%elop students& s!ills in usin$ the
li'rary( )nternet( researchin$( *ritin$ and thin!in$ critically. +hese s!ills ena'le students
to succeed in hi$h school and colle$e.
Instructions"
,our tas! is to research information and data on one of the follo*in$ areas of American
History- analy.e the information- summari.e the information and teach it in the follo*in$
manner.
1. ,ou *ill *rite a 2 pa$e paper /plus a properly formatted co%er sheet and reference
pa$e0 addressin$ one of the follo*in$ topics.
2. ,our paper should 'e in APA format" 11 mar$ins- APA parenthetical citations-
APA *or!s cited /reference0 pa$e.
2. ,ou should ha%e a minimum of 2 sources" 1 *ill 'e your te3t'oo! and 1 *ill 'e
an )nternet source. ,ou may of course ha%e more sourcesreferences than t*o.
4. ,our paper should contain the follo*in$ information"
4 Historical 'ac!drop of topic /put the topic in historical perspecti%e0
4 5%ents and important people in%ol%ed /definedescri'ee3plain the topic0
4 Historical 6onse7uences andor impact of topic /ho* did it chan$e
America0
8. ,ou *ill also 9teach1 your topic to the class in 2-2 minutes and should ha%e at
least 1 %isual to support your presentation. /$raphs( cartoons( maps( etc.0
Due Date" ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
APA Paper ; 80 points
Presentation ; 80 points
Topics"
1. 6i%il <ar /1=80 > 1=?80" 6auses and 6onse7uences
a. 6ompromises leadin$ to 6i%il <ar
'. 5conomic differences /@orth %s. Aouth0 that led to 6i%il <ar
c. Bincoln&s policy of a'olitionism
d. Bincoln&s policy for Reconstruction
2. @ati%e Americans in America /1=C0 > 1D000
a. +reatment of @ati%e Americans durin$ this time period
'. Ba*s impactin$ @ati%e American ri$hts( education( etc.
c. Ba*s re$ardin$ @ati%e Americans on reser%ations
d. 6onflicts /'attles0 *ith @ati%e Americans durin$ this period
e. 4 53amples of @ati%e American tri'es and their leaders acti%ely in%ol%ed
durin$ this period
2. )mmi$ration in the Eilded A$e /1=C0 > 1D000
a. <hat *ere the immi$ration statistics durin$ the Eilded A$eF <hat *ere the
predominate countries comin$ to America at this timeF <hyF
'. Eerman immi$rants" <here did they settleF Ho* *ere they treatedF <hat
did they contri'ute to AmericaF
c. )rish immi$rants" <here did they settleF Ho* *ere they treatedF <hat did
they contri'ute to AmericaF
d. Ge*ish immi$rants" <here did they settleF Ho* *ere they treatedF <hat did
they contri'ute to AmericaF
e. 6hinese immi$rants" <here did they settleF Ho* *ere they treatedF <hat
did they contri'ute to AmericaF
f. 5astern 5uropean immi$rants" <here did they settleF Ho* *ere they
treatedF <hat did they contri'ute to AmericaF
4. +he )ndustrial 5%olution of the Eilded A$e /1=?8 > 1D000
a. @e* )n%entions durin$ the time periodF
'. 6han$e in transportation durin$ the Eilded A$e /not railroad0F
c. 6han$e in communication durin$ the Eilded A$e
d. Ho* did construction chan$e durin$ the Eilded A$e /Bessemer process0F
e. Ho* did the *or!place e%ol%e durin$ the Eilded A$eF
f. Ho* did the ur'ancities of America chan$e 'ecause of industriali.ationF
$. Ho* did the rise of industriali.ation lead to more leisure time and
entertainment durin$ the Eilded A$eF
General APA Guidelines:
,our essay should 'e typed( dou'le-spaced on standard-si.ed paper /=.8 H 11 inches0
*ith mar$ins of 1 inch on all sides. ,our final essay should include( in the order
indicated 'elo*( as many of the follo*in$ sections as are applica'le( each of
*hich should 'e$in on a separate pa$e"
Title page: includes a runnin$ head for pu'lication( title( and 'yline and affiliation.
Aample APA title pa$e- runnin$ head and pa$e num'er in upper ri$ht-hand corner(
definition of runnin$ head )@ ABB 6APA( and %ertically and hori.ontally centers the title
of the paper( its author and her affiliation to the pa$e.
Page numbers and running head: in the upper ri$ht-hand corner of each pa$e( include a
1-2 *ord %ersion of your title. Iollo* *ith fi%e spaces and then the pa$e num'er.
Visuals: Jisuals such as ta'les and fi$ures include $raphs( charts( dra*in$s( and
photo$raphs. +ry to !eep the %isuals as simple as possi'le and clearly la'el each %isual
*ith an Ara'ic numeral /e3" +a'le 1( +a'le 2( etc.0 and include the title of the %isual. +he
la'el and the title should appear on separate lines a'o%e the ta'le( flush left. Belo* the
ta'le( pro%ide the source.
List of References: 6reate your list of references on its o*n pa$e after the last pa$e of
your te3t. 6enter the title References one inch from the top of the pa$e. Kou'le space.
Alpha'eti.e the list of references 'y the last name of the authors. )f the *or! has no
author or editor( alpha'eti.e the *or! 'y the first *ord of the title /e3cludin$ A( An( or
+he0.
In-Text Citations: The Basics:
<hat follo*s are some $eneral $uidelines for referrin$ to the *or!s of others in your
essay.
APA Citation Basics
<hen usin$ APA format( follo* the author-date method of in-te3t citation. +his means
that the authorLs last name and the year of pu'lication for the source should appear in the
te3t( 5.$.( /Gones( 1DD=0( and a complete reference should appear in the reference list at
the end of the paper.
)f you are referrin$ to an idea from another *or! 'ut NOT directly 7uotin$ the material(
or ma!in$ reference to an entire 'oo!( article or other *or!( you only ha%e to ma!e
reference to the author and year of pu'lication in your in-te3t reference.
InTe!t Citation Capitali"ation# $uotes# and Italics%&nderlining
Al*ays capitali.e proper nouns( includin$ author names and initials" K. Gones.
)f you refer to the title of a source *ithin your paper( capitali.e all *ords that are
four letters lon$ or $reater *ithin the title of a source" Permanence and Change.
53ceptions apply to short *ords that are %er's( nouns( pronouns( ad#ecti%es( and
ad%er's" Writing New Media( There Is Nothing Left to Lose. /@ote that in your
References list( only the first *ord of a title *ill 'e capitali.ed" Writing new
media.0
<hen capitali.in$ titles( capitali.e 'oth *ords in a hyphenated compound *ord"
Natural-Born Cyborgs.
6apitali.e the first *ord after a dash or colon" MKefinin$ Iilm Rhetoric" +he 6ase
of Hitchcoc!Ls Vertigo.M
)talici.e or underline the titles of lon$er *or!s such as 'oo!s( edited collections(
mo%ies( tele%ision series( documentaries( or al'ums" The Closing of the merican
Mind- The Wi!ard of "!- #riends.
Put 7uotation mar!s around the titles of shorter *or!s such as #ournal articles(
articles from edited collections( tele%ision series episodes( and son$ titles"
MMultimedia @arration" 6onstructin$ Possi'le <orldsM- M+he Nne <here
6handler 6anLt 6ry.M
'hort $uotations
)f you are directly 7uotin$ from a *or!( you *ill need to include the author( year of
pu'lication( and the pa$e num'er for the reference /preceded 'y Mp.M0. )ntroduce the
7uotation *ith a si$nal phrase that includes the authorLs last name follo*ed 'y the date of
pu'lication in parentheses.
Accordin$ to Gones /1DD=0( MAtudents often had difficulty usin$ APA style(
especially *hen it *as their first timeM /p. 1DD0.
Gones /1DD=0 found Mstudents often had difficulty usin$ APA styleM /p. 1DD0- *hat
implications does this ha%e for teachersF
)f the author is not named in a si$nal phrase( place the authorLs last name( the year of
pu'lication( and the pa$e num'er in parentheses after the 7uotation.
Ahe stated( MAtudents often had difficulty usin$ APA style(M /Gones( 1DD=( p. 1DD0(
'ut she did not offer an e3planation as to *hy.
Long $uotations
Place direct 7uotations lon$er than 40 *ords in a free-standin$ 'loc! of type*ritten lines(
and omit 7uotation mar!s. Atart the 7uotation on a ne* line( indented fi%e spaces from
the left mar$in. +ype the entire 7uotation on the ne* mar$in( and indent the first line of
any su'se7uent para$raph *ithin the 7uotation fi%e spaces from the ne* mar$in.
Maintain dou'le-spacin$ throu$hout. +he parenthetical citation should come after closin$
punctuation mar!.
GonesLs /1DD=0 study found the follo*in$"
Atudents often had difficulty usin$ APA style( especially *hen it
*as their first time citin$ sources. +his difficulty could 'e
attri'uted to the fact that many students failed to purchase a style
manual or to as! their teacher for help. /p. 1DD0
'ummar( or Paraphrase
)f you are paraphrasin$ an idea from another *or!( you only ha%e to ma!e reference to
the author and year of pu'lication in your in-te3t reference( 'ut APA $uidelines
encoura$e you to also pro%ide the pa$e num'er /althou$h it is not re7uired.0
Accordin$ to Gones /1DD=0( APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners.
APA style is a difficult citation format for first-time learners /Gones( 1DD=( p. 1DD0
