European Chronicles
 
You are a writer for European Chronicles. You have been sent on a special assignment to investigate and report on a specific person, place, or event that occurred during either the Holocaust or World War II. You will research your assigned topic using the internet and books that have been provided for you. This research will be completed during class.  You will be asked to respond to several important questions. When you have completed your research, you will need to write an informative article advising the people of Europe of the situation. This will become a part of a World War II newspaper put together by you and your classmates. You will then need to be prepared for an interview by your teacher.
 
Task One:

Use the Research Page as a starting point to find information on your topic.  Take notes about your topic using your research questionnaire. Be sure to respond to all questions. Your investigation needs to be complete.  Also, you will need to create a bibliography page noting the websites and books that you took information from. 

Click for Research Page

 

Select a research questionnaire to guide that bests suits your topic of investigation.

PERSON EVENT PLACE
 

Task Two:

Write an informative article regarding the situation you have investigated. Use the planning sheet as a guide in your writing.  DO NOT PRINT OUT THE PLANNING SHEET (recreate the sheet on your own paper).  While you may be creative in the type of piece you write, you will need to use journalism techniques. Your grade will be based on the attached rubric.  Please print this rubric out and attach it to a hardcopy of the article you turn in.

RUBRIC

Planning Sheet

Task Three:

Be prepared for an interview by your teacher. You will be asked several pertinent questions regarding the topic you have researched (approximately 10 questions, similar to your research questionnaire). You will get one point for answering each question accurately and 0 points for not answering the question accurately.

 

Turn in Check List:

1. Research Questionaire

2. Bibliography - with at least 2 internet sites and 2 books

3. Writing Planning Sheet

4. Writing Rubric

5. Teacher Interview **nothing to turn in **