Sunday, March 10, 2013

Marco Polo Project

The following elements must be included in your research project:

Biographical Information of Marco Polo
- whatever you think is important
- what people should know about him

Timeline of his journey
- Original time line - do not cut and paste
- 5 to 10 events that indicate significant events and or the importance of his journey

Map of journey
- indicate entire route
- indicate significant points from timeline

Impact of Marco Polo's journey
- your analysis of the impact on Europe and Asia
- support your ideas with specific examples

Evaluation of Marco Polo
- Why is he an important historical figure or why is he overrated? (Opinion)
- support your ideas with specific examples

Optional formats for presentation
Slideshow
Flyer
Multi-Media Presentation
Poster

Use the following resources for your research:

Websites

New World Encylopedia

About: Marco Polo

Absolute Astronomy: Marco Polo

National Geographic - use headphones to listen to presentation

Interactive Map of Marco Polo Journey

Another Map of Marco Polo Journey

In The Footsteps of Marco Polo

Databases

Biography Resource Center

Global Issues in Context

World History Collection

Student Resource Center

Literature Resource Center



Thursday, March 7, 2013

Biography SUPA Project

BIOGRAPHY PROJECT - SUPA

For this assignment, each student will receive the name of an individual who made a significant contribution to American society.

Assignment Purposes:
To come to understand how a particular person's experiences can illuminate our understanding of the period or circumstances in which he/she lived.
To learn to do research of the sort professional historians do; locating, examining, and using appropriate source materials, and presenting one's findings to readers.

Assignment:
Biographical Sketch:
a) A factual account of the person's life, emphasizing aspects that are of historical significance.
b) Provide evidence and explanation of the person's historical contribution(s) and significance.
Evidence must be documented with references and citations to sources.
How and why is this person considered to be important?
What does her or his life tell us about the times in which he/she lived; about important social, scientific, cultural, economic, or politicaldevelopments; about the United States at the time?
Anotated Bibliography:
You are to create a list of reliable and relevant sources that illuminate your person's life and contributions. This list should include the sources that you used for this project as well as others that you can identifiy that may be available for research.

To get started with your research - you will find the following helpful:

Worldcat - a catalogue of material in libraries around the world - create a free account to
use this site.

Library of Congress - search materials of your person - clicking the links provided will give you info you need for your anotated bibliography.

Smithsonian - History & Culture

United States Holocaust Museum

National Archives - follow the link for general public access

Student Resource Center - remote password - empirelink

Biography Resource Center - remore password - empirelink

Use the following links to access the library @Syracuse
You will need your Syracuse ID

Syracuse Library

Noodletools

Your paper should be 5to6 pages in length - consisting of the 2 parts explained above