Timeline
Project description
Timeline
Topic: Write a Colonial America timeline. Include what you think were the important dates/ events of the Era. Instead of a formal Final Exam the timeline assignment serves as your Final Exam.
-Consider the questions: What happened? Include the basics. Why were these events important? How did they shape the Era? Why should they be studied?
-Length: Over 3 pages. It depends on your spacing.
DATE: event title- i.e. what happened
IMPORTANCE: your short analysis of what happened and why it was important. At least 125 words PER Event. But be concise.
Be sure to include at least 10 important events.
**Dont write: 1754-1763: the French and Indian War took place.
**Dont include: after 1763 such as Revolutionary War events.
**Dont: write an essay. A timeline means a timeline. I should be able to quickly see the date- event and why it was important.
***William Penn is not an event.
***The Mayflower Compact is not an event.
***A School or College is not an event.
**Slavery is not an event.
-Do include: historic analysis and research as to why such an event was important.
-Do include: exact dates for events. Colonists coming to America 1600-1700 is an NOT a specific event.
-Grammar: be sure not to say I think Keep I, we, us, our, etc out of formal essays. By the way you write you are telling me how you think. I know this can be hard. But you want to write something like: William Penn was the most influential person that has ever lived in Colonial America. And NOT: I think William Penn was a very important person that we all should care about. Be concise and well thought out. Be sure to re-read your paper after writing to check for misspellings. If you can, have someone else read and comment on your essay. Run spell/ grammar check.
Add your name in place of mine.) Include a title page with your name, date, assignment title. Place page numbers at the bottom of each page. Use Times New Roman- 12 pt. Double space.
-Research: You MUST include citations (i.e. endnotes or footnotes in Chicago Format and a Bibliography). You should have several citations to help prove your point but not so much that all you are doing is either paraphrasing or stringing quotes together.
**For adding citations in Word this link might help: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/insert-delete-or-edit-footnotes-and-endnotes-HP001226522.aspx Make sure to change the endnote/ footnote numbering from Roman numerals to 1,2,3 and so on.
**Youll need to create a Bibliography. This link will show you how: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/create-a-bibliography-HA102809686.aspx?CTT=1 Make sure to choose Chicago Format.
Grading:
**You will be graded on argument, style, Historic analysis, organization, grammar, and research.
