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Name:_________________________________

ResearchPaperAssignments

Historyof___________________________(due3/9)
Assignment:
Writea23pagepaperonthehistoryofyourcountry.Makesuretowritea
strongintroductionandasolidconclusion.Yourpapermustincludeinformationon:
Thelocationandclimateofthecountry
Whenthecountrywasfoundedordiscovered,andwhodiscoveredit
Theindigenous(native)peopleofthecountry,ifrelevant(hint:ifthecountryisin
NorthorSouthAmericaortheCaribbean,itsrelevant)
Atleast3importanthistoriceventsandthepeopleinvolvedinthem
Thecurrentgovernmentstructureofthecountry
Pleaseincludeanyotherinformationyoufoundinterestingaboutyourcountry.

Cultureof___________________________(due3/9)
Assignment:
Writea23pagepaperonthecultureofyourcountry.Makesuretowritea
strongintroductionandasolidconclusion.Yourpapermustincludeinformationon:
Thelanguage(s)spokeninthecountry
Thetraditionalfoodofthecountry
Thereligionofthecountry
Themusic/danceofthecountry
Famousartistsfromthecountry
Tourismandtouristattractionsinthecountry
Pleaseincludeanyotherinformationyoufoundinterestingaboutyourcountry.

ResearchPaperRubric

Content
5Includedallrequiredtopicsandaddedpertinentinformationthatwasnotsuggested
4Includedallrequiredtopics
3Includedmostrequiredtopics
2Didnotincludemanyrequiredtopics
1Hadnothingtodowiththeassignment

Spelling/Grammar
5Lessthan5spelling/grammaticalerrors
4Lessthan10spelling/grammaticalerrors
3Spelling/grammaticalerrorscommonbutdonotdistractthereaderfromthecontent
2Spelling/grammaticalerrorsprevalentbutdonotdistractthereaderfromcontent
1Spelling/grammaticalerrorsprevalentandhighlydistractreaderfromcontent

Structure
5Properlyandappropriatelydividedintoparagraphs,withanintroductionanda
conclusion.Sentencesflowproperlythroughout
4Properlydividedintoparagraphswithanintroductionandaconclusion.Minor
disruptionsinflowofsentences
3Dividedintoparagraphswithanintroductionoraconclusion.Minordisruptionin
flowofsentences
2Dividedintoparagraphswithsomelackofflowevident
1Notproperlydividedintoparagraphs,ideasdonotflow

Sources
53ormoregoodsources(notWikipedia)
42ormoregoodsources(notWikipedia)
31goodsource(notWikipedia)
2UsedWikipedia
1Nosourceslisted

*Allpapersmustbetyped,insize12TimesNewRomanFont,anddoublespaced.

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