J.A.R.

P (Journals and Research Project)

*****KEEP THIS PAPER******
Helpful hints:
-a zero on a project usually results in failure of the class
-you will not be able to hand a project in at the end of the semester
-dont wait until the last minute
-excuses will not change your grade, if you need help ask and ask early

Goal of this project: The purpose of this project is to improve upon our organizational skills, understanding
of historical information, writing skills, and test preparedness.

Part 1 Journal Entries: You will create a journal entry for 5 of the lessons that we are going over this
semester. The journal entries can be for any lessons that you choose but it is important that you write
these journal entries while the lesson is still fresh in your mind.

Directions:

1. Each journal entry needs to be numbered, with the title clearly labeled at the top of the journal.
2. Journal responses need to be thoughtful and written in paragraph form, each journal entry must meet
the minimum of 7 sentences, a total of 35 sentences minimum. (See the rubric on the other side!)

Suggested questions for the journal entries:

1. What is your opinion about the topic? Why do you think we learn about it?
2. What is something interesting that happened in class that day?
3. Show a clear understanding of the topic by answering the aim, using facts from the lesson/no internet!
4. Ask a question about something that is still unclear/ or something that you would like to know more about.

Part 2 a. Create a Ancient Newspaper: (1 PAGE TYPED 12 FONT DOUBLE SPACE)

Directions: You will create a newspaper with 3 separate news articles related to one of the following topics,
ancient Greece (Athens and Sparta), the Roman Empire, or the Han Dynasty

1. Create a cover page with a name for the newspaper, the band we meet, and your full name
2. Each article must have a title.
2. Each article needs to be 10-12 sentences long minimum.
3. The articles need to be written in your own words, and need to show creativity.

Tips and requirements:

a. A cover page with your name, band, and the name of your newspaper is required. (you may include a picture)
b. The articles must be written in your own words.
c. You are required to give each article a title, for example if you chose ancient Greece one of the articles
could focus on the Olympics: a creative title could be Why The Olympics Still Matter 254 B.C.E.
d. When writing the article keep in mind it is not a historical account of the past. Meaning no past tense for
example, do not say Ancient Athens lasted from 340 B.C.E to 220 B.C.E.
e. Instead it should sound like a newspaper that was written during the time period. A couple of sentence
starters would be:
-In todays news -Today in the heart of Rome tragedy struck
- Recently there was a new invention -Breaking news.

f. You must research information from an acceptable source. See samples below.
g. Do not copy information directly from sources without citing, a paper that is fully plagiarized can and
will receive a zero.

PART2b. Bibliography for the Ancient Newspaper: You must list the sources that you used for part 2a.

Acceptable sources: academic web-sites, books, history.com, national geographic, pbs, eyewitness history,
discovery, historyforkids.com, bbc.com/history/forkids, olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/history,
ancient.eu/Colosseum

Not acceptable sources: Class handouts, the textbook, an encyclopedia, search engines ex. Yahoo,
megaessays.com, Wikipedia, e-cheat.com, Ducksters.com/history, answers.com

You must use a minimum of 3 sources.

Grading Rubric
PART I: Journal Entries

-Dates of the lessons

-More than yes or no answer to the aim
_________ /45
-Journal entries are in the correct format
-Journal entries are based on historically accurate information
-Journal entries are creative, and thoughtful
-Journal entries are at least 7-8 sentences
-If journal entries do not meet the minimum length requirements the grade
for this section will be significantly reduced
- journal entries are worth 9 points each

PART II: Cover page must have

- your name
_________/10
- the band
- the name of the newspaper
PART II: Newspaper Article, research section
-meets minimum requirements (3 articles 10-12 sentences each)
_________/ 45
-written in an informative and explanatory manner
-writer is able to clearly express their ideas
-is well organized into separate articles, each with a title
-shows evidence of research
-shows evidence of planning, editing, and rewriting; written with little to no
grammatical and spelling errors
-based on an abundance of historical information related to the topic chosen
-writer is able to explain/describe meaning/ context of the majority of words
in the article

PENALTY FOR LATNESS:

Part 1 -2pts x ______ days
Part 2 -2pts x ______ days
PENALTY FOR NO SOURCES:

No sources/ missing bibliography -6 points

(This is for the newspaper article only)
- ________
points
TOTAL:
_________ /
100
Sample Sources: These are some samples of good web-sites (yes
you may use them, look for your own also)

-The Olympics
https://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/background/2a.html

-Ancient Rome
http://nationalgeographic.org/education/ancient-rome/

-Any
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/

-Ancient China
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_qinhan.htm

-Ancient Greece/Rome/ or Han

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/greek_wor
ld/teachers_resources.shtml