Here Are the Steps to Follow

MODERN HISTORY 112 – FORMAL ESSAY

The major project for the semester is a 1250 word formal essay on a topic related to Modern History. The Moncton High School Essay Format must be followed.

Here are the steps to follow: - choose a topic - start you research - keep track of your sources for your bibliography - prepare an outline - write a draft - write your final copy with a title page, a bibliography and the proper footnotes (MLA)

The criteria used to evaluate: - organization (format and ideas) 40% - writing 10% - content 50%

Possible topics: - Louis XIV (Sun King) - Voltaire and the Enlightened Mind - Napoleon and his Conquests - Karl Marx, the Father of Socialism - Industrialization in Great Britain - Otto von Bismarck - The Suffragettes of the 19th and 20th centuries (Women’s Rights) - The History of the British Navy - The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand - Trench Warfare during World War I - The Newfoundland Regiment and the Battle of the Somme - Canada and the Battle of Vimy Ridge - Lenin and the Russian Revolution - The Wall Street Crash of 1929 - Life in Canada during the Great Depression - The Gestapo (Nazi Secret Police) - Life in Germany under the Nazi Regime - Mussolini and the Fascist State - The Dieppe Raid; A Canadian Disaster - Winston Churchill (British PM during WWII) - The Manhattan Project (the construction of the first atomic bomb) - Auschwitz (Concentration Camp) - The Berlin Wall - Cuban Missile Crisis; On the Brink of WW III - The Space War; American and Russian Space Exploration - The Experiences of American Soldiers in the Vietnam War

MODERN HISTORY 112 TERM PAPER 15% OF FINAL GRADE

Marking Rubric

Title page /5 Work Cited and “in text referencing” /5 English Component -Spelling - Grammar - Paragraphing - Punctuation /5 Content - Facts presented in a clear, concise manner - All Requirements met - Compelling /15

Requirements – Research one of the topics on the opposite page. Your essay must:  Be written in your own words. If even one sentence is plagiarized, it will result in result in a loss of marks and will be reported to the administration.  Follow the MHS essay format. (Purdue OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/)  Use three different sources of information. One of these must be a book  Be a minimum of 1000 words.  Not exceed 1500 words.  Have a title page as outlined in the “Essay Format”  Cite references wherever necessary (in text referencing).  Use three quotations and cite the reference appropriately. Quotations should be about one sentence in length.  Include an appropriated Work Cited page.

Helpful Hints: 1. A paragraph should be one complete idea (3 to 5 sentences). 2. A good essay contains: . An Introduction- One or two paragraphs presenting thesis . A Body- Well written paragraphs that add to the argument . A Conclusion- One or two paragraphs restating the main points or central idea.