Year 10

National History Challenge

 

Junior History
Skills
Year 10
Year 9
Year 8
 

 

Work Program
National History Challenge.
Japan
Docudrama

 

 

 

 

Task details.

Research guide

Mailing for URL's and 10 hiA and B students

Task Details

Preparation:

Hypothesis:

  • Your final hypothesis and main research questions will need to be agreed by your teacher
  • Your work will be greatly disadvantaged if you fail to do this.

Other details are contained in the hand out given to you by your teachers.

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Research Guide

This is made available to you in case you lose yours.

Name: .........................................................

Teacher: ......................................................

Hypothesis ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Hypothesis ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Hypothesis ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Hypothesis ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Teacher signature: Final Hypothesis - ……………………………………………………………………….……… …………………………………………………………...…………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… Teacher signature:

 

 

INITIAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS FOR FORMAL RESEARCH ARE:

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Failure to have your final selection of research questions signed and agreed by your teacher will seriously disadvantage your work.

MY FINAL CHOICE OF FORMAL RESEARCH QUESTIONS IS:

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TEACHER SIGNATURE:

 

INTRODUCTION

Notes only

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Reference:

Space to attach pictorial source.

 

 

 

  • Source:
  • Caption:
  • Reference:

RESEARCH QUESTION No. Write research question here.

 

1. Argument / Your point

 

EXAMPLES, EVIDENCE, QUOTE:

 

Reference to source!

2 Argument / Your point

 

EXAMPLES, EVIDENCE, QUOTE:

Reference to source!

3 Argument / Your point

 

EXAMPLES, EVIDENCE, QUOTE:

Reference to source!

 

Conclusion: Key words only.

 

CONCLUSION

KEYWORDS AND QUOTE IF USED ONLY.

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QUOTE:

DRAFT BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, GREGORY TERRACE.

YEAR 10 HISTORY CRITERIA SHEET CRITERIA

  A B C D E

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDER-STANDING

 Excellent selection and use of relevant information and visual material. Work is well organised and research is cohesively supported with an imaginative use of evidence. Very good selection and use of relevant information and visual material. The work has been correctly organised, and research is ably supported with well chosen evidence. The selected information is mostly relevant to the theme. Some areas are covered adequately, others lack depth.An attempt has been made to organise paragraphs correctly. Appropriate evidence has been used to support the research Information may be inaccurate or only partly relevant. There may be evidence of some plagiarism. Work is below or above the word limit. Paragraphs lacks a clear structure, and research may not be fully supported with appropriate evidence Information lacks relevance to theme. Most content areas are brief or incomplete. Work has been plagiarised from source. Work is well below or above the allocated word limit. There is no structure to the paragraphs. Little or no evidence is used to support ideas
CRITICAL USE OF SOURCES Excellent ability to identify and interrelate ideas/ themes/ issues. A clear evaluation of the outcomes is made and a thoughtful conclusion has been reached. Good ability to identify and interrelate the major ideas/ themes/ issues. An evaluation of the outcomes is made, and appropriate conclusions are reached. . Able to identify and interrelate some of the main ideas/ themes/ issuesAn attempt to evaluate the outcomes is made. There is a conclusion. Able to identify and interrelate a few ideas/themes/ issues. Little attempt made to evaluate ideas. The work lacks an appropriate conclusion. Very few ideas, themes or issues have been identified or interrelated. Work lacks evaluation of the outcomes. There is no conclusion.
RESEARCH SKILLS Essay plan shows a thorough under-standing of the requirements. Assign-ment has well organised and fully completed research notes. Sophisticated research questions have been formulated. A wide range of source material has been used. Bibliography skills are excellent. Work is fully and correctly referenced. Essay plan has been prepared with competence. Assignment has care-fully prepared and completed research notes.Well developed research questions have been formulated. A range of source materials has been used. Bibliography has a few minor errors. Referencing has been used correctly throughout the work. There is an essay plan, showing adequate understanding of the necessary preparation. Assignment has adequately prepared research notes. Research questions have been formulated. Source material may be limited in range. Bibliography skills are mostly correct. Some attempt has been made to correctly reference the work. Essay plan may be inadequately, or partially, prepared. Assignment lacks clear organisation of research material. Note form has not been used. Some attempt has been made to formulate research questions. Only one source may be used. Bibliography is incorrectly prepared. Referencing has been attempted, incorrectly. Little understanding of an essay plan is evident. There are no research notes. Assignment lacks evidence of preparation or organisation. Little attempt has been made to formulate research questions. There is no bibliography. No referencing has been attempted.
COMMUNI-CATION Choice of vocabulary shows flair. There are few, if any, errors in spelling and punctuation. Work is legible and is presented very neatly. The work has been fully and correctly structured as an historical essay. A wide range of appropriate vocabulary is used. There are some minor errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. Work is legible and on the whole, is carefully presented. The work is correctly structured as an historical essay. Choice of vocabulary is mostly appropriate for the task. There are errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. Work is nostly legible and its presentation is acceptable. The structure of the historical essay is mostly correct. Choice of vocabulary may be limited or inappropriate for the task. There are frequent errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation. Work is dificult to follow and its presentation lacks neatness. The historical essay lacks a clear structure. Use of English is limited and inappropriate. Frequent errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation impede the meaning. Minimum attention has been given to the presentation or legibility of work. There is little or no correct structure to the historical essay.

COMMENTS:

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MAILING GUIDE

1. Links

Please mail on any useful links, citing:

* correct URL

* explanation of why you recommend this site:

    • Give brief details of the theme
    • Does it provide primary/secondary information?
    • Who wrote/compiled the material?
    • To whom would this be useful?

2. Hypothesis/Research Questions etc.

10 hi A and 10 hi B students only.

You may mail draft hypotheses and research questions for comment. Final versions will need to be attached in e-mail form to your book.

Mail to p.barry@uq.net.au

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Last updated 18th May 1999

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