US Conflict in Iraq
Research Paper
Trillium Charter School Q3 2005/6
20% of course grade
Outline Due: Monday, March 20 (5%).
Paper Due: Monday, April 10 (15%).
This assignment is designed to allow the student to investigate more fully one of the issues we have touched upon in the course thus far. Freshman and sophomore students are to research and write a 5-page, double-spaced paper. Juniors and seniors are to research and write a 7-page, double-spaced paper. Possible topics are discussed below.
This writing assignment must demonstrate depth of research, and include a bibliography of at least 3 sources for freshmen and sophomores, and at least 5 sources for juniors and seniors. The paper must be typed, in 12 point font, with one inch margins, and include a bibliography. Juniors and seniors must create a standardized bibliography in APA style.
Please note that there are two due dates above. An outline is due on Monday, March 20th and must include a topic idea, thesis statement, and outline of supporting ideas for the paper. The outline is worth 25% of the grade for the project. A paper The final project is due immediately after spring break, Monday April 10th. This paper is considered to be a history paper, and as such, should be written as an argument. The paper should defend a central claim, or thesis, rather than simply tell a story.
Students may choose to research and write upon any topic relevant to our discussions in the class, with approval from the instructor. Some possible topics may include:
- Headscarf bans in Turkey and elsewhere.
- Gulf War Syndrome
- Habeas Corpus
- Prisons at Guantanamo
- Russian-Afghan War
- The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan (The Northern Alliance, The Mujahedin)
- Ethnic separations in the Middle East (Hazara versus Pashtun, for example.)
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