Research Guide

Directions: Use this page as a tool to keep track of your research found
online. Categorize sources as either Primary or Secondary sources.
Remember to cite where you received the information. If you find anything
useful, please check with Mr. Watkins to see that your source is reliable.

Sample Research Guide

Which Revolution? Information Primary (first-hand)

List the Revolution (Find 2 Quotes and write them or Secondary Source
you will be down in the box below + Author’s (modern source)?
discussing (pick last name) (Article Name +
any 1 of the 4 Author Name +
revolutions we Source type)
learned about).
American Revolution
History.com Article on Impact
Consequences of the American Revolution
Significance of the American Revolution

French Revolution
Causes of the French Revolution
Reign of Terror
Timeline of the French Revolution
10 Major Effects of the French Revolution (Ignore the first 3)

Haitian Revolution
Consequences of the Hatian Revolution
Short and Long term impact
The United States and the Haitian Revolution, 1791–1804
Brief History Haiti

Latin Revolutions
South American Revolutions
Latin American Revolutions/Impact
Latin Revolution Webquest
Mexican War of Independence
Brazilian Independence
 Writing a Thesis
Directions: Create a thesis statement that clearly states your argument
while previewing the body paragraphs of your argumentative essay.
Typically a thesis statement goes at the end of an introductory paragraph.
This means that your thesis statement does not have to introduce the topic.
Make sure that your thesis is clear and concise.

Thesis Definition- A concise summary of the main point or claim of the

essay

Purdue Owl Thesis writing guidelines.

Thesis example: The American Revolution was the most impactful

revolution because it spread the idea of democracy across the world and
directly influenced the other revolutions that came after.

Paragraph #1

Paragraph #2

The example thesis above provides a brief summary of what the

essay will be about, while also previewing what the two main
paragraphs will be about.

I can read that example thesis and know that

A. It's about the American Revolution
B. The American Revolution helped spread democracy around the
world.
C. The American Revolution directly influenced the other revolutions that
happened after.

Now create your own Thesis: