Research+Papers

Research Papers
Final copy due on Dec. 2 (G, A Blocks) or Dec. 3 (B Block)


 * Step 1**: Choose a topic that interests you and is an important part of the American Revolution.


 * Step 2**: Find at least three sources for your research. One should be an encyclopedia article that gives you an overview of your topic.


 * Step 3**: Read the encyclopedia overview and see if the topic still interests you. If it does, go on to Step 4. If it no longer interests you, go back to Step 1 and start over.


 * Step 4**: Narrow your topic by creating a focus question that you will answer. For example, if you choose the topic Abigail Adams, you might ask: “How dedicated a patriot was Abigail Adams?” What specific actions did Abigail Adams take that show she was a dedicated patriot?


 * Step 5**: Clear your focus question with Mr. Hernandez before you start taking notes.


 * Step 6**: Take all notes on note cards. Remember that each note card should contain a heading, one important fact or event, and the source and page numbers where you found the information.


 * Step 7**: Once you have enough notes to write a complete paper, submit your note cards to Mr. Hernandez where he will either approve them as written or ask you to correct them or include more information.

An introductory paragraph to catch your reader’s interest and explain what your focus question is. Body paragraphs organized to present the historical information that answers your focus question. An ending paragraph that repeats the main idea of your paper and states your conclusions.
 * Step 8**: Write your paper. Be certain that your paper includes:


 * Step 9**: Write a bibliography. List the sources in MLA format.

Research Paper Topics
Research Paper Rubric


 * 1. Abigail Adams || 18. First Continental Congress || 35. Paul Revere ||
 * 2. Albany Plan of Union || 19. Galloway Plan || 36. //Poor Richard's Almanack// ||
 * 3. Architecture in Colonial America || 20. General Thomas Gage || 37. Reverend Muhlenberg's Dilemma ||
 * 4. Art in Colonial America || 21. George Washington || 38. Revolutionary symbols, slogans, and songs ||
 * 5. Battle of Bunker Hill || 22. Governor Thomas Hutchinson || 39. Role of women in Colonial America ||
 * 6. Battle of Lexington and Concord || 23. Intolerable Acts || 40. Samuel Adams ||
 * 7. Benjamin Franklin || 24. James Wilson || 41. Second Continental Congress ||
 * 8. Black Americans during Revolution || 25. John Adams || 42. Sons of Liberty ||
 * 9. Boston Massacre || 26. John Dickinson || 43. Stamp Act ||
 * 10. Boston Tea Party || 27. John Hancock || 44. Stamp Act Congress ||
 * 11. Colonial dress and customs || 28. King George III || 45. Thomas Jefferson ||
 * 12. Committees of Correspondence || 29. Lord North || 46. Thomas Paine ||
 * 13. //Common Sense// || 30. Mercenaries || 47. Transportation in Colonial America ||
 * 14. Crafts in Colonial America || 31. Minutemen || 48. Triangle Trade ||
 * 15. Crispus Attucks || 32. Music in Colonial America || 49. William Pitt ||
 * 16. Declaration of Independence || 33. Newspapers in Colonial America || 50. Wyoming Valley Massacre ||
 * 17. Education in Colonial America || 34. Patrick Henry ||  ||