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OttomanEmpireResearchProject

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

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