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Part 1: Choosing Your Topic and a Format
Question 1. List your two chosen societies or civilizations. Include the time period you will cover for each society or civilization.
Question 2. Choose one theme from the following list and write it in the box below:
Mortality / Death
Birth / Rebirth
Evil
Justice
Truth
Beauty
Suffering
Happiness
Enslavement
Order
Common Good
Question 3. Choose one format for your project from the following list and write it in the box below:
Research paper
PowerPoint presentation
Prezi
Lesson plan
Video Presentation
Part 2: Your Research
1. Primary Sources.
Using an APA-formatted reference for each, list four works (literature, philosophy, theology, art, architecture, or music) that express the theme you chose in Step 2. These works are your primary sources required for the final project.
Provide a brief annotation for each source, explaining its content and how it will support your Final Project.
Remember: You should list two from each of the societies or civilizations you chose in Step 1 above.
Primary Source Annotation
Work 1, Civilization 1
Work 2, Civilization 1
Work 3, Civilization 2
Work 4, Civilization 2
2. Scholarly Secondary Sources
Using an APA-formatted reference for each, list two scholarly secondary sources relevant to the theme you chose in Step 2. These scholarly secondary sources are required for the final project.
Provide a brief annotation for each source, explaining its content and how it will support your Final Project.
Remember: You should list one source relevant to each of the societies or civilizations you chose in Step 1 above.
Scholarly Secondary Source Annotation
Source 1, Civilization 1
Source 2, Civilization 2
Part 3. Drafting an Introduction and Thesis Statement
Question 1. Preliminary Introduction.
The preliminary introduction does not have to be perfectly formulated at this point. Think about the essential background information an audience would need to put your thesis in context. Place Your Order Now!
Write some ideas you have about your theme (in a few sentences) in the box below.
Question 2. Preliminary Thesis Statement.
The last sentence of your introductory paragraph should be a thesis statement to indicate the main idea of your final project. For more help developing your thesis statement, see Writing a Thesis Statement.
Write your thesis statement in the box below.
Part 4. Drafting a Preliminary Outline of Main Points and Supporting Sources
Question 1. Your final project analysis should contain at least three main points for each society or civilization, placed in a comparative context. Each main point should contain the following components:
Clearly defined topic sentence.
Evidence cited from the sources gathered in Part 2.
For more support, review:
Body Paragraphs
Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing
APA: Citing Within Your Paper
Write a topic sentence in the box below to shape your first main point about the first civilization you chose. Cite information from a source on your reference list that supports your topic sentence.
Write a topic sentence in the box below to shape your first main point about the second civilization you chose. Does it compare to or contrast with the first civilization? Cite information from a source on your reference list that supports your topic sentence.
Write a topic sentence in the box below to shape your second main point about the first civilization you chose. Cite information from a source on your reference list that supports your topic sentence.
Write a topic sentence in the box below to shape your second main point about the second civilization you chose. Does it compare to or contrast with the first civilization? Cite information from a source on your reference list that supports your topic sentence.
Write a topic sentence in the box below to shape your third main point about the first civilization you chose. Cite information from a source on your reference list that supports your topic sentence.
Write a topic sentence in the box below to shape your third main point about the second civilization you chose. Does it compare to or contrast with the first civilization? Cite information from a source on your reference list that supports your topic sentence.
Question 2. In addition to the in-text citations you have provided with your topic sentences, your final project analysis should also contain an APA-formatted references list containing your four primary sources and two scholarly sources.