Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Thisprojectisatimeforyoutoputallofyoursocialstudiesskillstogethertocreateaprojectthatwill
teachothersaboutatopicthatyouchoose.
Requirements
CreateafolderinGoogleDocscalledOttomanEmpireResearchProject
Collectalloftheworkyoudoforthisprojectinsideofthisfolder
Titleallofyourdocumentssotheyareeasytofind
MsMel_OttomanEmpire_ResearchNotes
MsMel_OttomanEmpire_WrittenComponent
Researchnotes
Createamindmaptoexplorethetopic
Whatdoyoualreadyknow?
Whatdoyouwanttoknowmoreabout?
Whataresomeinterestingpartsofthistopic?
Collectideastonarrowyourtopic
Collectinformationaboutyourtopic
Rewriteinformationinyourownwords
Citations
Collectatleast5resourcesthatyouuseforyourresearch
WritecitationsinMLAformat
Citeanyphotosthatarenotopenforreuse/modification
Writtencomponent
Writeatleast5completeparagraphstoexplainyourideasandresearch
AlternativesuggestionsmaybeapprovedbyMs.Mel
VisualComponent
Includesometypeofvisualrepresentationthatwillhelptoexplainyourideasandresearch
o
Examples:photos,drawings,clayanimation,video,painting,etc.
Createavisualpresentationtoteachothersaboutwhatyoulearned
o
Examples:video,presentationboard,etc.
OralComponent
Prepareanoralpresentationtoexplainyourproject
OttomanTopicIdeas
Mosques
mayalsochoosetoresearchaspecificmosqueorcompareandcontrastmosques
throughoutdifferentareasintheOttomanEmpire.
Trade/Bazaar
GrandBazaarand/orSilkBazaar
Nomadicculture
Harems
TraditionalEntertainment(music,dance,drama,art)
TraditionaldressduringtheOttomanEmpire
Ottomanarchitecture
Folklore(Hoja)
MilitaryhistoryandJanissaries(addressBalkanhostilityanddesiretowardsthesystem)
ModernTopics:
OttomanEmpireinWorldWarI
MustafaAtaturk(thefirstpresidentofTurkey)
TurkishorBalkanFood
ReligioninTurkey/Balkanstoday
TheriseoftheTurkishnation
ThefoundationofanynationintheBalkans
TheArmenianGenocide(addresstheTurkishdenialordiminishingofthisevent)
TheBosnianWar(addresshowthelackofencouragedorforcedassimilationintheBalkans
allowedthedifferencesinculturetocontinueandhowthislatercouldleadtoconflict)
TheissueofheadscarvesinModernTurkey
Assessment
Research
re
Researchnotes
areincomplete,
copied,and/or
areunrelatedto
thetopic
Research
notes
demonstrate
some
paraphrasing
and/orlack
focusontopic
Research
notes
demonstrate
paraphrasing
andcollection
orrelevant
information
Researchnotes
demonstrate
paraphrasing,
collectionof
relevant
information
Citations
2orless
citationsare
includedor
citationsarenot
writteninMLA
format
Lessthan34
citationsare
includedor
MLAformathas
errors
5citationsare
writteninMLA
formatwith
minimalerrors
Over5citations
arewrittenin
MLAformatwith
noerrors
Written
Component
Componentis
plagiarizedor
doesnot
explain
researchand
findings
Componentis
paraphrasedbut
lacksdetailto
explainresearch
andfindings
Componentis
paraphrased,
clearlywritten
andexplains
researchand
findings
Componentis
paraphrased,
clearlywritten
andexplains
researchand
findingsin
exceptionaldetail
Visual
Component
Visual
componentis
incompleteor
unrelatedto
project
Visual
component
lacksdetailto
explainproject
Visual
componentis
engagingand
helpsto
explainthe
project
Visualcomponent
isengaging,
helpstoexplain
theprojectand
illustrateshigh
degreeofeffort
andinnovation
Oral
Component
Projectisnot
explainedor
explanationis
unclear
Projectis
explained
brieflyorwith
somedifficulty
Projectis
explained
clearlyand
confidently
Projectis
explainedclearly
andconfidently
withexpression
andattentionto
detail