Ms. Maher's 6th Grade Social Studies Class
Ancient Egypt Research Report
You will be doing a report on ancient Egypt. We will go to the school library to do our research and to take notes from books, online databases, and websites. As your Social Studies teacher, I will work with our Teacher Librarian to help you learn the steps of research and how to write a research report. Next, we will take our notes and turn them into rough drafts. We will edit our writing and create a final draft with a bibliography, Cover, Title Page, and a Table of Contents. The final paper will be a formal research report between 5-8 paragraphs long.
Your Final report is due Feb. 11th.
I encourage you to ask questions, to talk about the assignment expectations, and to clarify any questions that you might have on our class blog.
Your job is to write a clear, coherent, and focused report on some aspect of ancient Egypt. Your writing must exhibit awareness of your audience and the purpose of your report. Your report must contain a formal introduction, supporting evidence, and a conclusion. You must also provide evidence of following the writing process taught in class. (Big 6, Outline, Research Notes, Drafts, and Class notes). You will hand in all of your work in a folder on Feb. 11th.
You may choose the subject of your report. Understand you will need to include its significance or relationship to ancient Egypt in your report. We will go to the library to browse books, so that you can decide what topic you would like to do. I will work with our Teacher Librarian to help you refine your topic using the Big 6. The Teacher Librarian will also teach you how to find credible sources. She has provided a list of credible and reliable websites and databases on the school library homepage. I have also included some excellent links to good databases and websites below. The Teacher Librarian will show the class how to use Easybib which is an online bibliography tool for you to use for this assignment. The link to Easybib is provided below. For this project, I would like you to use 5 credible sources from books, databases, and websites.
Your report should be word processed with appropriate formatting (margins, tabs, spacing, page orientation, page numbering, font size, and style).
Your research report must include the following information in this order:
1. (1 pt) Decorated Cover
2. (1pt) Title Page with your report title, your name, and the due date
3. (5 pts) Table of Contents-Must follow proper form. An example will be done in class.
4. (5 pts) Introduction-Must have a lead and a thesis statement that summarizes the main idea
5. (10 pts) Report Body-Must be divided into three subtopics. Link subtopics to the Big 6.
6. (2pts) Two Illustrations-Can be charts, pictures, maps, or downloaded images (cite sources)
7. (5 pts) Conclusion-Restate thesis statement but avoid the lead
8. (5 pts) Bibliography-5 sources (books, websites, databases), Use Easybib.
9. (1 pt) Grading Sheet is clipped to the front of your report-This will be given out in class
10. (10pts) The Big 6 and Research notes with complete bibliographic information
11. (15 pts) Outline and all rough drafts
Total Points_____/60 points
Mini Deadlines:
We will be doing the research in the library and writing the rough drafts in class. The final draft will be done at home. I have divided the report into mini deadlines, so that you can manage. The final report is due on Feb. 11th, but I have provided mini deadlines for you below to finish each stage of the research process.
1. Table of Contents is due Jan. 30th
2. Title Page is due Jan. 30th
3. Cover is due Jan. 30th
4. 2 Illustrations are due Jan. 30th
5. Outline is due Feb. 3rd
6. All research, notes, and Big 6 must be finished by Feb. 3rd.
7. Introduction is due Feb. 4th
8. Bibliography is due Feb. 5th
9. Rough draft is due Feb. 6th.
10. We will collate and organize the report on Feb. 9th.
11. Final Report in a folder is due Feb. 11th.
Recommended Websites
These are recommended websites for you to do your research. The Teacher Librarian has evaluated them and they are credible and reliable.
http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/egypt/index.html
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html#
http://www.guardians.net/egypt/
http://www2.sptimes.com/egypt/egyptcredit.4.2.html
http://www.touregypt.net/magazine/military.htm
Recommended Databases
Here is a link to our library databases. You will be able to look for information on Worldbook, SIRS, and EBSCO Points of View. You will need the passwords for the databases. You can get them from the Teacher Librarian at school.
http://staff.pausd.org/~middlelibrary/databases.html
Link to Easybib
Here is a link Easybib. This is an online tool that lets you make your bibliography.
http://www.easybib.com/
Link to an online dictionary
Here is a link to an online dictionary.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Suggested Topics: I encourage you to make up your own topic. Let's discuss on our Blog
1. The Afterlife: Belief in the afterlife, the underworld, and the journey of the soul
2. Mummies: Belief in the afterlife, the mummification process, and tombs
3. Pharoahs: King Akhenaten, King Tutankhamun, and Ramses the Great
4. Gods and Goddess: Choose three gods (Osiris, Ra, and Isis) or do the belief system, the family tree, and worship
5. Art and Architecture: Painting and sculpture, tombs, and monuments
6. Egyptian Women: Women in society, the Pharaoh Hatshepsut, and Nefertiti or Cleopatra
7. Hieroglyphs: Hieroglyphic writing, the Rosetta Stone, and famous Egyptian writing
8. Papyrus: Papyrus plant, papyrus uses, and making paper
9. Gifts of the Nile: The Nile river, plants of the Nile, and animals of the Nile
10: Egyptian Fashion: Make-up, Jewelry, and Hairstyles
11: Egyptian Medicine: Remedies, Operations, and Herbs
12: Egyptian Warfare: Battles, Tactics, and Weapons
California State Standards for 6th Grade Social Studies
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/histsocscistnd.pdf
California State Standards for 6th Grade Language Arts (Research Standards)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/elacontentstnds.pdf
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