Great Speeches Project

Project Guidelines

  • You will be assigned a great speech in history (document with all speeches here). Using primary and secondary sources, you will develop questions and research:
    • the person who delivered the speech
    • the time period in which the speech was given
  • You will be responsible for creating a minimum of three notecards, a written paragraph, a declamation presentation, and a Works Consulted

Notecards

  • You must have a minimum of three notecards, answering the following questions:
    • Who is this person? Where are they from? Why are they important?
    • What was happening in their country at this time? Did this influence their actions/speech?
    • Why is the speech significant? What does the speech say and how does it reflect what was happening at that time?
  • Example notecard

Works Consulted

  • Keep track of your sources as soon as you find them
  • Minimum of three total sources for this project

Websites (specific)

Websites (general)

Databases

NoodleTools Guidelines

Hinduism Project

Works Consulted

  • You must use a minimum of TWO sources
    • If using a website not listed here, you must fill out a website evaluation form. Share it with Ms. Molina to get it approved before you begin using the website for research.

Images

  • All image URLs must be listed on the last slide of your presentation (titled "Image Citations")
  • Choose Google Images → Tools → Usage Rights → Creative Commons licenses

Books

  • Available on the book cart; you can also use the library catalog to find books on your topic

Databases

    Websites:

    NoodleTools Guidelines

    Judaism Project

    Works Consulted

    • You must use a minimum of TWO sources
    • Sources may only be from online or print encyclopedias and books (no websites)

    Images

    • Using the Photos for Class image website ensures the citation will be built into the image itself
    • If not using the Photos for Class website, your image URLs must be listed on the last slide of your presentation (titled "Image Citations")
    • When searching within Google Images, choose Tools → Usage Rights → Creative Commons licenses

     

      Databases

      Books

      • On loan from MS Library in the Religion room; you can also use the library catalog to find books on your topic
      NoodleTools Guidelines

      6-1: Colony on Mars

      Databases

      Websites

      6-2: Colony on the Moon

      Databases

      Websites

      6-3: Colony on the Ocean Floor

      Databases

      Websites

      NoodleTools Guidelines

      Images

      • Using the Photos for Class image website ensures the citation will be built into the image itself
      • If not using the Photos for Class website, your image URLs must be listed on the last slide of your presentation (titled "Image Citations")
      • When searching within Google Images, choose Tools → Usage Rights → Creative Commons licenses

      Databases

      Websites

      NoodleTools Guidelines

      Elements Project

      Project Guidelines

      • For this project, you will research an element on the periodic table
      • Your assigned element will be between atomic numbers 1 to 20. For your element, you will create: 
        • A research summary with a works consulted page
        • A creative poster to present to your classmates

      Works Consulted

      • Keep track of your sources as soon as you find them
      • Minimum of three total informational sources for this project

      Databases

      Websites (on NoodleTools: website → web page [need to hunt around on the page for information])

      NoodleTools Guidelines

      Celestial Bodies Project

      Project Guidelines

      • You will conduct weekly research and produce a Works Consulted of all your sources
      • You will produce two major pieces of work:
        • Presentation: three-minute talk accompanied with a detailed visual in the form of a poster or slides
        • Physical model: detailed hand-crafted representation of the Sun, moon, planet or exoplanet

      Works Consulted

      • Keep track of your sources as soon as you find them
      • Minimum of five total sources for this project

      Databases

      Websites

      NoodleTools Guidelines