This page is incomplete, but over the next few weeks more documents will be added to it for the purpose of aiding students as they work on their research papers and projects.
Research Paper Instructions and Rubrics
Thank you to the honorable Mr. Morse for providing the following:
Research Paper Schedule
Possible Topics
Rubric
Articles on Civilizations
Africa
Commey, Pusch. "Timbuktu Manuscripts, Evidence of Africa's Glorious Past." New African (July 2003): 30-31.
Hammer, Joshua. "Still Here." The New Republic. (November 13, 1995): 12.
Palin, Michael. "Have you heard of Mansa Musa?" New African. (Oct. 2006): 64-65.
China
Bower, Virginia. "In Pursuit of the 'Divine Bead.'" Calliope. (November 2003): 20-21.
Pruch, Margarete, "Defending China." Dig (October 2006): 22-23.
Japan
Boxer, C.R. "Southern Barbarians and Red Hairs in Feudal Japan." History Today, (October 1981): 21-25.
Clough, Ron. "Samurai, Shoguns, and teh Age of Steam." History Today (November 1993): 35-39.
Sheldon, Charles. "The Shogun's Castle in the Imperial City." History Today (October 1981): 26-28.
Maya, Aztecs, and Inca
Barber, Marta. "Discovering Maya Ruins in Hidden City." Hispanic (November 2002): 52.
- "Did the Maya Overtax Nature?" Current Science (Sep. 18, 2009): 12
Fagan, Brian. "If Columbus had not Called." History Today, (May 1992): 30-36.
Pohl, John. "Aztecs a New Perspective." History Today, (December 2002): 10-17.