for john mureith

This assignment has an attack worksheet that need filled out

Part I

Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following areas interests you the most. You will explore the selected topic a little later in this theme.

Scientific and Technological Advances

Government and Domestic Policy

Military Strategy

International Relations and Japanese and American Civilians

Part II

Now that you have identified your topic and described what you already know about the topic, what questions do you still have about the topic that you would like to know? By filling out the information requested in these text boxes, you will get a head start on Project

1 due at the end of this theme. You will be able to download and save this information in a

Word document that you can reference for your Project 1 submission.

Identify one question about the topic you are curious about.

Describe why this question

matters to you personally.

Describe why this question

matters to society.

Identify a second question about the topic you are curious about.

Describe why this question
matters to you personally.

Describe why this question
matters to society.

Part III

You are now ready to complete the final part of your Topic Exploration Worksheet. You have chosen a topic, posed some research questions, and are ready to start thinking about what kind of sources you will need to investigate your research questions further. Using the Research Kit provided for your chosen topic, skim through the suggested resources and complete the following information for your research questions.

List which secondary sources provided

in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your first research question.

List which primary sources provided

in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your first research question.

List which secondary sources provided in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your second research question.

List which primary sources provided in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your second research question.

Now that you have gone through the research provided on your topic, describe what you have learned about your topic in one to two paragraphs

FINAL

PROJECT 1:

TOPIC EXPLORATION WORKSHEET

HIS 100: THEME 1

Part I

Select a research topic area for Project 1 based on which of the following areas interests you the most. You will explore the selected topic a little later in this theme.

Scientific and Technological Advances

Government and Domestic Policy

Military Strategy

International Relations and Japanese and American Civilians

Write a short paragraph about what you already knew about the topic you selected prior to this course, based on your personal history or experiences. This may include assumptions, beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as detailed as possible.

PROJECT 1:
TOPIC EXPLORATION WORKSHEET

HIS 100 THEME 1

Part II

1 due at the end of this theme. You will be able to download and save this information in a

Word document that you can reference for your Project 1 submission.

Describe why this question
matters to you personally.

Describe why this question
matters to society.

Identify one question about the topic you are curious about.
	Describe why this question matters to you personally.
	Describe why this question matters to society.
Identify a second question about the topic you are curious about.

Part III

Research Kit

provided for your chosen topic, skim through the suggested resources and complete the following information for your research questions.

List which secondary sources provided

in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your first research question.

List which primary sources provided

in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your first research question.

List which secondary sources provided in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your second research question.

List which primary sources provided in your topic’s Research Kit would be helpful for investigating your second research question.

Now that you have gone through

the research provided on your topic, describe what you have learned about your topic in one to two paragraphs.

HIS 100 Research Kit

Science
How did the field of science play a role in the dropping of the atomic bomb? What were the effects of the atomic bomb on the scientific
community in the United States? What were the effects of the atomic bomb on technological innovation? What were the effects of the atomic
bomb on the environment? What were the effects of the atomic bomb on health, medicine, and physiology?

Primary

The Associated Press. (1945, Aug. 6–14). AP was there: US drops atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.

Retrieved from

http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61

Atomic Archive. (2015). Historical documents and reports. Retrieved from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml

Atomic Heritage Foundation & Los Alamos Historical Society. (n.d.). Voices of the Manhattan Project [Tape recordings].

Retrieved from

http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/

Groves, L. R. (1945, July 18). Memorandum for the secretary of war: Subject: The test. American Experience. Retrieved from

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-bomb- test/

Hart, H. (1946). Technological acceleration and the atomic bomb. American Sociological Review, 11(3), 277–293. Retrieved from

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Manhattan Engineer District. (1946, June 29). The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved from

http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/685/pg685.html

http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml

http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/

https://web.archive.org/web/20160820112309/http:/www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-bombtest/

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http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/685/pg685.html

The National Security Archive. (2015, Aug. 4). The atomic bomb and the end of World War II: A collection of primary sources. Retrieved from

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

Szilard, L. (1945, July 17). Leo Szilard’s petition to the president of the United States. Retrieved from http://teachinghistory.org/history-

content/beyond-the-textbook/25484 (Note: The petition is located on the left-hand side of the webpage once you click on this initial

link. Click on the link titled “Leo Szilard’s Petition to the President (1945).”)

Truman, H. (1945, Aug. 6). Press release by the White House, August 6, 1945. Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Retrieved from

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08-

06&documentid=59&pagenumber=1

Secondary

Frisch, D. H. (1970). Scientists and the decision to bomb Japan. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 26(6), 107–115. Retrieved from

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Harper, J. (2007). Secrets revealed, revelations concealed: A secret city confronts its environmental legacy. The George Washington University

Institute for Ethnographic Research, 80(1), 39–64. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4150943

Malloy, S. L. (2012). ‘A very pleasant way to die’: Radiation effects and the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan. Diplomatic History,

36(3), 515–545. Retrieved from

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/beyond-the-textbook/25484

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08-06&documentid=59&pagenumber=1

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Reynolds, M. L., & Lynch, F. X. (1955). Atomic bomb injuries among survivors in Hiroshima. Public Health Reports, 70(3), 261–270. Retrieved from

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Voynick, Steve (2009) “From Radium to the A-Bomb.” History Magazine. 10(4), 25-29. Retrieved from

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Government and Domestic Policy
How did the dropping of the atomic bomb affect domestic policies and decisions made by the American government? How did the dropping of
the atomic bomb relate to the start of the Cold War and the United States’ policy to contain communism? How did it relate to the United States’
rise as a global superpower? How did it relate to policies surrounding the limits of executive power?

Primary

The Associated Press. (1945, Aug. 6–14). AP was there: US drops atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. Retrieved from

http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61

Atomic Archive. (2015). Historical documents and reports. Retrieved from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml

Atomic Heritage Foundation & Los Alamos Historical Society. (n.d.). Voices of the Manhattan Project [Tape recordings]. Retrieved from

http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/

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http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml

http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. (n.d.). The decision to drop the atomic bomb. Retrieved from

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. (1946, July 1). United States strategic bombing survey: Japan’s struggle to end the war, July 1, 1946.

Retrieved from

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=19460701&documenti

d=68&studycollectionid=abomb&pagenumber=1

The National Security Archive. (2015, Aug. 4). The atomic bomb and the end of World War II: A collection of primary sources. Retrieved from
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

Stimson, H. L. (1947). The decision to use the atomic bomb. Harper’s Magazine, 194(1161), 97–107. Retrieved from

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/japanworks/ps/japan/stim- son_harpers

Truman, H. (1953, Jan. 12). Truman’s reflections on the atomic bombings. Atomic Archive. Retrieved from

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Truman.shtml

Truman, H. (1945, Aug. 6). Press release by the White House, August 6, 1945. Retrieved from

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08-
06&documentid=59&pagenumber=1

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=19460701&documentid=68&studycollectionid=abomb&pagenumber=1

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/japanworks/ps/japan/stimson_harpers

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Truman.shtml

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08-06&documentid=59&pagenumber=1

Secondary

Alperovitz, G., Messer, R. L., & Bernstein, B. J. (1991). Marshall, Truman, and the decision to drop the bomb. International Security, 16(3), 204–

221. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://muse.jhu.edu/article/447285

Bernstein, B. (1975). Roosevelt, Truman, and the atomic bomb, 1941–1941: A reinterpretation. Political Science Quarterly, 90(1), 23–69.

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Morton, L. (1957). The decision to use the atomic bomb. Foreign Affairs, 35(2), 334–353. Retrieved from

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Miles, R. E., Jr. (1985). Hiroshima: The strange myth of half a million American lives saved. International Security, 10(2), 121–140. Retrieved from

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Walker, J. S. (2005). Recent literature on Truman’s atomic bomb decision: A search for middle ground. Diplomatic History, 29(2), 311–334.

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Military
How did the American military play a role in the dropping of the atomic bomb? How did the dropping of the atomic bomb affect the military?
What later military events can be linked to the dropping of the atomic bomb? How did the dropping of the atomic bomb influence the military to

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take action to contain communism? How did the dropping of the atomic bomb relate to the Marshall Plan? How did it relate to the Berlin Airlift?
How did it influence Winston Churchill’s famous “Iron Curtain” speech?

Primary

Atomic Archive. (2015). Historical documents and reports. Retrieved from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml
Atomic Heritage Foundation & Los Alamos Historical Society. (n.d.). Voices of the Manhattan Project [Tape recordings]. Retrieved from
http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/
Groves, L. R. (1945, July 18). Memorandum for the secretary of war: Subject: The test. American Experience. Retrieved from
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-bomb- test/
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. (n.d.). The decision to drop the atomic bomb. Retrieved from
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php
Manhattan Engineer District. (1946, June 29). The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved from

http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/685/pg685.html

The National Security Archive. (2015, Aug. 4). The atomic bomb and the end of World War II: A collection of primary sources. Retrieved from
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. (1946, July 1). United States strategic bombing survey: Japan’s struggle to end the war, July 1, 1946.
Retrieved from

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml

http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/

https://web.archive.org/web/20170119062625/http:/www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-bombtest/

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php

http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/685/pg685.html

http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htm

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=19460701&documenti
d=68&studycollectionid=abomb&pagenumber=1

Laurence, W. L. (1945, Sept. 9). Eyewitness account of atomic bomb over Nagasaki. Atomic Archive. Retrieved from

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Nagasaki.shtml

Secondary

Alperovitz, G., Messer, R. L., & Bernstein, B. J. (1991). Marshall, Truman, and the decision to drop the bomb. International Security, 16(3), 204–
221. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://muse.jhu.edu/article/447285
Morton, L. (1957). The decision to use the atomic bomb. Foreign Affairs, 35(2), 334–353. Retrieved from
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Pape, R. A. (1993). Why Japan surrendered. International Security, 18(2), 154–201. Retrieved from

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Miles, R. E., Jr. (1985). Hiroshima: The strange myth of half a million American lives saved. International Security, 10(2), 121–140. Retrieved from
http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://muse.jhu.edu/article/446163
Walker, J. S. (2005). Recent literature on Truman’s atomic bomb decision: A search for middle ground. Diplomatic History, 29(2), 311–334.
Retrieved from

http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=19460701&documentid=68&studycollectionid=abomb&pagenumber=1

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Nagasaki.shtml

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International Relations and Japanese and American Civilians
How did the dropping of the atomic bomb affect international relations and civilians both in the United States and Japan? How did it influence
Eleanor Roosevelt and the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights? How did it influence the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact?

Primary

Berlin Potsdam Declaration. (1945, Aug. 1). American Experience. Retrieved from

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-potsdam/

Borchard, E. (1946). The atomic bomb. The American Society of International Law, 40(1), 161–165. Retrieved from

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Coblentz, S. A. (1945). The challenge of the atomic bomb. World Affairs, 108(3), 164–167. Retrieved from

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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. (1946, July 1). United States strategic bombing survey: Japan’s struggle to end the war, July 1, 1946.
Retrieved from
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d=68&studycollectionid=abomb&pagenumber=1

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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-potsdam/

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Hart, H. (1946). Technological acceleration and the atomic bomb. American Sociological Review, 11(3), 277–293. Retrieved from
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Hersey, J. (1946, Aug. 31). Hiroshima. The New Yorker. Retrieved from http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima

Johnson A. (1946). Twaddle on the atomic bomb. The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 5(2), 201–202. Retrieved from

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Manhattan Engineer District. (1946, June 29). The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Retrieved from
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/685/pg685.html

Siemes, J. A. (1945, Aug. 6). Eyewitness account of Hiroshima. Atomic Archive. Retrieved from

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Hiroshima_Siemes.shtml

Stimson, H. L. (1947). The decision to use the atomic bomb. Harper’s Magazine, 194(1161), 97–107. Retrieved from
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/japanworks/ps/japan/stim- son_harpers
Truman, H. (1953, Jan. 12). Truman’s reflections on the atomic bombings. Atomic Archive. Retrieved from
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Truman.shtml

Turlington, E. (1946). International control of the atomic bomb. The American Journal of International Law, 40(1), 165–167. Retrieved from

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Viner, J. (1946). The implications of the atomic bomb for international relations. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 90(1), 53–58.

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http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1946/08/31/hiroshima

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http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/685/pg685.html

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Hiroshima_Siemes.shtml

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/eacp/japanworks/ps/japan/stimson_harpers

http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hiroshima/Truman.shtml

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Secondary

Bernstein, B. J. (1976). The uneasy alliance: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the atomic bomb, 1940–1945. The Western Political Quarterly, 29(2), 202–

230. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/448105

Harper, J. (2007). Secrets revealed, revelations concealed: A secret city confronts its environmental legacy. The George Washington University
Institute for Ethnographic Research, 80(1), 39–64. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4150943
Malloy, S. L. (2012). ‘A very pleasant way to die’: Radiation effects and the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan. Diplomatic History,

36(3), 515–545. Retrieved from

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Morton, L. (1957). The decision to use the atomic bomb. Foreign Affairs, 35(2), 334–353. Retrieved from
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Miles, R. E., Jr. (1985). Hiroshima: The strange myth of half a million American lives saved. International Security, 10(2), 121–140. Retrieved from
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Pape, R. A. (1993). Why Japan surrendered. International Security, 18(2), 154–201. Retrieved from
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Reynolds, M. L., & Lynch, F. X. (1955). Atomic bomb injuries among survivors in Hiroshima. Public Health Reports, 70(3), 261–270. Retrieved from
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Walker, J. S. (2005). Recent literature on Truman’s atomic bomb decision: A search for middle ground. Diplomatic History, 29(2), 311–334.
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Primary Source Archive (Additional Primary Sources Can Be Located Here)

The Associated Press. (1945, Aug. 6–14). AP was there: US drops atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. Retrieved from
http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A3fd267ba7b3c40479382189c99172d61
Atomic Archive. (2015). Historical documents and reports. Retrieved from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml

Atomic Archive. (n.d.). The voice of Hibakusha [Tape recordings]. Retrieved from http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Hibakusha/index.shtml

Atomic Heritage Foundation & Los Alamos Historical Society. (n.d.). Voices of the Manhattan Project [Tape recordings]. Retrieved from
http://manhattanprojectvoices.org/

http://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?url=http://muse.jhu.edu/article/447083/pdf

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HIS 100 Project 1: Topic Exploration Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric

Overview
“If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.”

—Pearl Buck

Your first longer term assignment in this course is to complete a topic exploration worksheet. The work you do on this topic exploration worksheet will directly
support your work on two other longer-term projects—a research plan and introduction and a multimedia presentation—that are due later in the course.

One of the prime benefits of studying history is that it allows us to learn about who we are and where we came from. The people and events of the past can
often shed light on the conditions and social norms of the present. Having historical awareness can inform various aspects of your life as well as future
aspirations. Learning from past failures and successes can shape ideals and values for years to come.

In this course, there are three longer term projects that that will help you understand the fundamental processes and value of studying history. In the first
project, you will choose a historical event that is intriguing to you and complete a topic exploration worksheet that asks you to break down the event, investigate
the types of research you might need to do to learn more about it, and develop research questions. In the second project, you will use this worksheet to
complete a research plan and introduction. You will choose one of your research questions and do some secondary source research, speculate on primary source
needs, and use the information to write the introduction and thesis statement for a possible research paper (the entire paper is not completed—just the
introduction). In the third project, you will create a multimedia presentation that explores both major developments in historical inquiry as well as the value of
examining history.

This topic exploration worksheet assignment will assess the following course outcome, which you focused on throughout Theme 1:

 Develop questions about foundational historical events that inform personal assumptions, beliefs, and values using evidence from primary and
secondary sources

Prompt
Choose one of the provided topic categories that intrigues you. Answer the questions on the Topic Exploration Worksheet provided. You will do some
preliminary research on your topic, as well as create a plan for what else you might need to learn.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Describe what you already knew about the topic prior to this course, based on your personal history or experiences. This may include assumptions,
beliefs, or values related to the topic. Be as detailed as possible.

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II. What questions do you still have about the topic that you would like to explore? From these questions, identify two questions about the topic that you

would like to explore further in this course. Be sure to address why these questions are important to you personally and to society.
III. Identify which secondary sources would help you address these questions.
IV. Identify which primary sources would help you address these questions.
V. Based on this research of your topic, detail what you have learned about it. Be sure to provide the web address of any internet sources.

Supporting Work and Resources
Throughout Theme 1, there are opportunities to work directly on different elements of the topic exploration worksheet.

1. In Learning Block 1-6, you will choose one of the available topics provided and discuss what you already know about the topic. This is Part I of the
worksheet.

2. In Learning Block 1-7, you will be presented with problematic research questions. You will identify the problem and propose replacement questions. This
will provide practice for the research question portion of Project 1. You will then develop some research questions related to your topic and describe
why they matter to you personally and why they matter to society. This is Part II of the worksheet.

3. In Learning Block 1-8, you will work to finalize your topic exploration worksheet.

Project 1 Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Type your responses directly into the Topic Exploration Worksheet and submit your completed worksheet to Brightspace for grading.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Already Know

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
details provided demonstrate
insight into the topic

Describes what was already
known about topic in detail

Describes what was already
known about topic but is
cursory

Does not describe what was
already known about topic

Identify Two
Questions

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
connections to personal and
societal importance
demonstrate insight into the
topic

Identifies two questions about
the topic, explaining why these
questions are personally and
societally important

Identifies two questions about
the topic but does not explain
the personal and societal
importance, or explanation is
cursory or has inaccuracies

Does not identify two questions
about the topic

Secondary Sources

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
range of sources demonstrates
a strong grasp of the
information needed

Lists the secondary sources
needed to help address the
questions

Lists the secondary sources but
list is cursory or some sources
listed are not secondary

Does not list secondary sources 19

Primary Sources

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
range of sources demonstrates
a strong grasp of the
information needed

Lists the primary sources
needed to help address the
questions

Lists the primary sources but list
is cursory or some sources
listed are not primary

Does not list primary sources 19

Learned

Meets “Proficient” criteria and
research used demonstrates an
insight into the topic

Details what student has
learned about topic based on
research

Details what student has
learned about the topic but
does not rely on research, or is
cursory or has inaccuracies

Does not detail what student
has learned about the topic

Articulation of
Response

Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and
organization and is presented in
a professional and easy-to-read
format

Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas

Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas

Total 100%

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