Parents,
I sent a brief email about the History Fair for Jefferson Academy. I want to let you know that your students have brainstormed topics for the theme: Turning points in history. They can research any person, event, or idea that they can prove is a turning point in history.
So far, students have come up with a lot of good ideas. Tomorrow, their specific "issue" is due. They will have to take their broad topic and narrow it down into a specific issue that they feel is a turning point in history.
One student is interested in music and believes it is a turning point in history (rightly so). That topic is way too broad to research for this project. He narrowed it down to the Beatles. That is a good, narrow topic.
The next step is to research how the narrow topic is a turning point in history. Students have until December 21st (the day before Winter Break) to come up with a thesis statement answering the question as to why their topic is a turning point.
All of the research will be done at home. There is no time in class to complete this research. Please remind your child to continually research. I will teach them how to write a thesis statement appropriate for this project, but the actual process will be done at home.
During Winter Break your child will pick a way to present his/her research. There are five ways (these are listed in my PowerPoint in assignments). I have gone over all five options in class, but I will go over them again before the break.
If you have any questions, you can email me, but there is also a plethora of information on the PowerPoint in my assignments.
Thank you,
Mrs. Martin
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