Dvorak+-+Biographical+Research+Assignment




 * Historical Figure—Biographical Research Paper **

You will be writing a 3-4 page research paper on a specific person in history who has persevered through adversity. This is a research paper so you will be required to cite your sources throughout your paper and include a Works Cited page (not part of the 3-4 page requirement).
 * Introduction: **

You are looking to examine how adversity (challenges) had a positive effect on the individual.


 * Requirements: **
 * Your introduction should have brief biographical information ending with a thesis.
 * Your thesis should prove something about your historical figure. You want to demonstrate how the challenges led the individual to be who he or she is.
 * Examine at least three challenges/events from the individual’s life.
 * This is where your thesis comes into play. You will prove your thesis by using resources/facts from books and the web.

• Click on "High School" • Try one of the following links to find information on your person; Book Collection: Nonfiction High School Ultra Edition Student Research Center (Biographies) || **Try the following online sources for** [|biography.com] [|biographyonline] [|infoplease.com] (biographies) [|World Book Online Encyclopedia] ||
 * Other Requirements: **
 * At least FOUR sources must be used.
 * At least TWO sources must be books. [|Click here to search for books in the East Library PAC.]
 * At least TWO different sources need to be used in each body paragraph.
 * Only one source can be a website. (This does not mean you cannot find other sources, journals, articles, essays, online.) Try one of the links below to get to vetted online sources.
 * [[image:janemearslibrary/pipeline.jpg width="213" height="80" link="http://sled.alaska.edu/databases/home.html"]] || **Use the //Digital Pipeline// to search databases, journals**
 * and magazine articles, information in reference sources**
 * and full text of nonfiction books.**
 * information on your person;**
 * You cannot use Wikipedia as a source but you can use it to find other sources.


 * Citing Sources: **
 * You must cite your sources throughout your research paper. Whether you are directly quoting or summarizing someone else’s knowledge/information, you must acknowledge the information came from someone else.
 * You must cite your sources in MLA format. Click here to get to the East Library wiki page for citation generators like "easybib" and "bibme".
 * You must have a Works Cited page at the end of your essay.

Outline Due 1/14 •10 Points •Must be detailed and have sources cited •Can be typed or handwritten
 * Essay Rubric and Due Dates: **

Rough Draft Due 1/21 •10 Points •Must be complete and typed

Final Draft Due 1/27 • Ideas 10 •Conventions 10 •Organization 10 •Sentence Fluency 10 •MLA/Citations 10

Assignment partially based on: http://campuses.fortbendisd.com/campuses/documents/Teacher/2010/teacher_20100513_1139.pdf