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Planning Your Research EssayLearning Intention – To understand expectations for assessment task.
Your Task This term you have been learning about the fascinating world
of Medieval Europe, their way of life, culture and the events that
have shaped historical and modern society.
Your task is to research ONE of the following events that impacted
and influenced Medieval European society. Your options include, but
are not limited to:
The Fall of Rome
Magna Carta
The Plague
The Battle of Hastings
The Hundred Years War
You are to present your findings in an historical essay.
Research + 600 word
essay (3 mins)
Historical Essay An historical essay describes an argument or claim about
one or more historical events and supports that claim with
evidence, arguments, and references from your
RESEARCH!
The text makes it clear to the reader what the argument is and how it is supported through evidence.
In about 600 words, you need to include an
introduction, a body paragraph, and a conclusion.
Key DatesRecord the following dates in your diary –
• Begin Research TODAY
• Drafts Due Thursday 9 March
• Final Copies Due Monday 20 March
You will have lessons to work on your assessment and research, but you will still need to work on this at home.
What Will I Have To Do?This might seem a bit overwhelming, but do not fear! When
we break down the task into smaller chunks, you will see it is
very achievable!
1. Pick a topic (an important event in the Middle Ages)
2. Write your focus questions
3. Begin your research
4. Decide on a thesis
5. Plan your essay
6. Write your draft
7. Create your multimodal element
8. Edit your work
If you follow
the instructions
for each lesson, you will do well!
Today’s Task1 – Pick your topic
Remember you have many topics to choose
from – do not feel limited to the options on the task sheet, but remember to seek approval
before deciding on an alternative topic.
Today’s Task2 – Write your focus questions
Focus questions help to guide our research and direct us when we are taking notes. It can be easy to become overwhelmed when researching, so we use focus questions to narrow down our searches.
Writing Focus QuestionsWhen writing your focus questions, you need
to have an idea of what you want to know.
Sometimes it helps to use the 5 W’s –
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
For Example…So, if we were researching the Middle Ages in general, our focus questions might be -
What important events occurred during the Middle Ages?
Who were important figures during the Middle Ages?
Why were the Middle Ages called the ‘Dark Ages’?
When were the Middle Ages?
Where is Europe?
Exit TicketUsing the topic you have chosen, you are to
come up with 4 – 5 of your own focus questions. Remember:
• Make your questions specific to your topic
• Use the 5 W’s to help guide you
• Make sure your questions help you to
complete the assessment task
properly
Planning Your Research EssayLearning Intention – To understand expectations for research and note taking.
Your TaskYour research process accounts for 50% of
your marks, so it’s important you
understand exactly what you need to do –
‘Questioning and Researching’
‘Analysing and Interpreting’
Mark these on your task sheet as RESEARCH
How to ResearchYour research needs to be organised and
consistent. You must make reflections on your research as you go, and analyse each source that you use. Remember you may use one source for
multiple focus questions, as long as you are recording your information in the correct place.
You will also record your bibliography in a list.
How to Analyze a SourceYou will also be marked on your ability to analyze a source. Analyzing a source includes your opinion of how reliable and relevant a source is for your research. You will need to put this in your comments/reflections column.
C – Credibility
U – Utility
P – Perspective
How to Analyze a SourceThe author of this source is reputable and reliable.
I am able to use this source to help my research.
This source is informative/factual/objective.
C – Credibility
U – Utility
P – Perspective
Today’s Task3 – Begin your research
Today will be the first lesson we have access to the source booklets. You may need to share with
someone who has chosen the same topic as you –be nice and work together. Make sure you record the source before you start taking notes.
Complete a CUP analysis for each source.
Planning Your Research EssayLearning Intention – To understand expectations for essay writing.
Your TaskLet’s have a look at the task criteria. It looks a bit complicated,
but we will break it down so you can understand exactly what is
expected of you.
Knowledge & Understanding
How well do you know your chosen topic?
Questioning & Researching
How effective were your focus questions? Did you use a range of sources?
Analysing & Interpreting
How good were your CUP analyses?
Communicating
How good was your essay? Was it clear? Did you use TEEL?
Your TaskYour assessment requires you to write an historical essay
of 300-400 words. In order to complete this, you have a
bit of planning to do first. Let’s review our process –
1. Pick a topic
2. Write your focus questions
3. Begin your research
4. Decide on a thesis
5. Plan your essay
6. Write your draft
7. Edit your work
8. ALL DONE!
We are already up to Step 4!
Today’s Task4 – Decide on a thesis
For your assessment task, you must research an event that was significant and influenced Medieval European society.
You must create a thesis that outlines the extent to which your chosen event impacted the Middle Ages, so, your thesis
may look something like this –
Joan of Arc was an important figure in Medieval history, whose courage and tenacity impacted the development of medieval society to a great extent.
Remember…Every page of your task sheet needs to be completed. Use the checklist below before you move on to writing your essay:
Defining the task
Selecting a topic
Focus questions
Bibliography
Notes
CUP analysis
Thesis
Key arguments
Today’s Task5 – Plan your essay
Now that you have a thesis, you can begin planning your essay. Remember you need to follow a structure clearly, so that your readers understand what you are trying to say.
You will need to have an introduction, a paragraph for each
focus question, and a conclusion.
Exit TicketUsing the planning sheet provided, organize your ideas for your historical essay.
1. Write your hypothesis in the task sheet
2. Write your arguments below. Remember these need to be your focus questions reworded to statements
3. Use these as the topic sentence for each body paragraph
Planning Your Research EssayLearning Intention – To begin drafting a research essay.
Your TaskYour assessment requires you to write an historical essay
of 300-400 words. In order to complete this, you have a
bit of planning to do first. Let’s review our process –
1. Pick a topic
2. Write your focus questions
3. Begin your research
4. Decide on a thesis
5. Plan your essay
6. Write your draft
7. Edit your work
8. ALL DONE!
We are already up to Step 4!
Essay StructureYour essay needs to be 300-400 words. In order to write a proper historical essay, you will need a clear structure.
Introduction
Provide a fact about the Vikings and your thesis sentences.
Body paragraphs
Write a TEEL paragraph for each focus question.
Conclusion
Sum up your essay and re-state your thesis.
Paragraphing
T Topic Sentence
E Evidence
E Explanation
L Linking sentence
At SCSHS, we use TEEL to
structure paragraphs. This structure ensures your
paragraphs make sense, and stick to arguing one point at a time. It is important you stick to the TEEL structure in order to
achieve the best results for
“Communicating” (on your criteria sheet).
Topic SentenceWhat is the main point of your paragraph?
What is the one thing you want the reader to know?
For this essay, you need to
re-write your focus questions
as statements.
Evidence SentenceWhat are some facts and statistics that relate to the topic of your paragraph?
For this essay, you need to
write a statement from your
research notes. Be careful not
to plagiarise – use your own words!
Explanation SentenceHow will you explain your supporting evidence? What do the facts mean? How do they support and make your point?
For this essay, you need to
make a comment on your
evidence or explain your topic
further.
Linking SentenceHow does this point link to your next point? What are some ways you can connect the two?
For your final paragraph, you
won’t link to the conclusion.
Instead, sum up your paragraph.
Referencing SourcesPart of your task criteria requires you to “integrate evidence from sources”. This is a fancy way of saying you need to reference. Referencing means giving credit to a
source you gathered information from. For example,
The Hundred Years War was an important event in Medieval history (BBC,2012).
I re-wrote the facts in my own words, and then put the source in brackets, indicating that I found
my information from the BBC.
Referencing SourcesYou need to reference a source whenever you use information that is fact, and not your own opinion. Remember, you were not alive during the Middle Ages, so
you can’t have ideas about medieval life of your own – they have to come from someone or somewhere else.
Reference a source by writing the author and year inside
brackets, before the full stop. If there is no author,
use the shortened URL. For example,
The Middle Ages occurred between the 5th and 15th
centuries (www.historyforkids.com, 2013).
Let’s Write an Intro1. Write 1-2 sentences about the Middle Ages.
Use facts about time, legacies, and even etymology.
2. Write your thesis. It should be two
sentences – we did this last lesson.
3. Write a sentence about your topic. Eg. This essay will talk about Magna Carta.
Draft Feedback1. Use capital letters appropriately:
– For the beginning of sentences
– For names of people or places
2. References needed for each paragraph
3. Speak about the Middle Ages in past tense
4. Use ‘and’ instead of ‘&’
5. In your conclusion, re-state your thesis and justify briefly (only needs one to two sentences)
Exit TicketToday, you begin drafting! Remember your draft is
due at the end of Monday’s lesson – so you have three lessons in class to work on your draft.
Remember –
• Use your planning sheet to help you
• Reference your sources
• Edit as you go
• Use TEEL structure
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