State Fair Project

State Research Paper Outline Name   ________________ State    ____________   I.                    Introduction ( name, nickname, one interesting fact)             II.                 History             III.               State Symbols             IV.              Geography/Climate (describe the land and weather, major lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, etc.)             V.                 Population (include at least one graph that shows trends)             VI.              Culture (language, religion, ethnic background, fairs, festivals, traditions, fashion, sports, etc.)                 VII.            Famous People (at least three)             VIII.         Economy (industry and agriculture)             IX.              Government (state constitution, governor, legislature, unique laws)             X.                 Points of Interest (tourism, places to visit, museums, parks, etc.)             XI.              Current Events (top news stories, challenges, conflicts)             XII.            Conclusion (final comments, reflections)               Research papers are due on Friday, April 8, 2005. Papers should be typed (double spaced, 12-14 font size and include at least a paragraph on each section above. Please include a title page with a picture for the beginning and a bibliography at the end of the paper listing the sources used. Students are also preparing a state display for our State Fair which will include maps, poster, replica (something 3-dimensional) Power Point, and items that represent the state.

Bibliography

State Research Paper Bibliography A bibliography shows where you got the information for your paper. It is a list of articles, books, websites, encyclopedias, or other sources. Bibliographies should be organized alphabetically by the author’s last name or, when there is no author named, by the name of the publication. Then list the title, followed by the name of the publisher. The place and date of publication are listed at the end.   Book Example:   Anderson, Ariadne, Those Wily Foxes. School Books Press, New Freedom, Virginia, 1995   Article Example:   Mehta, Suresh, “Fox Hunt: Foxes and Food,” Natural Life Magazine. Cheeseboro, Vermont, March 1995.   Website Example:   Welcome to the White House. U.S. Government. 3 September 1999. <http://www.whitehouse.gov>   Encyclopedia Example:   World Wonders Encyclopedia, Pine Mountain, Colorado, 1992.   Books Used   Articles Used   Websites Used   Encyclopedias Used   Other Sources     Websites that may help!   http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/writeabiblio.html http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/MLA/bibliographymla.htm

Evaluation

State Project Evaluation     Name __________________________          State ____________________________     Research Paper   Title Page                                             1          2          3          4          5   Voice                                                   1          2          3          4          5   Organization                                         1          2          3          4          5   Ideas                                                    1          2          3          4          5   Conventions                                         1          2          3          4          5   Bibliography                                         1          2          3          4          5   Typed/Easy to Read                             1          2          3          4          5   Replica   3-Dimensional Representation   1          2          3          4          5   Poster   Neat and Easy to Read (Conventions)       1          2          3          4          5   Colorful                                                1          2          3          4          5   Pictures/Illustrations                              1          2          3          4          5   Informative/Interesting Facts                 1          2          3          4          5   Maps                                                    Physical                                                1          2          3          4          5   Political                                                1          2          3          4          5   Product                                                1          2          3          4          5   Extra Credit Map                               1          2          3          4          5   Multimedia Presentations   Power Point Presentation                      1          2          3          4          5   Movie Extra Credit                             1          2          3          4          5   Fair Display   Display Items                                        1          2          3          4          5   Fair Behavior                                        1          2          3          4          5   Neat and Pleasing                                 1          2          3          4          5   State Knowledge (Answer Questions)           1          2          3          4          5   Extra Credit Items                              1          2          3          4          5       Points  (100 possible) ______________  +   Extra Credit Points   (15 possible) ______________             Total Points    ______________/100      Points  = ______________%   Final Grade                ______________