Imperialism: Home

The Group Project

Guidelines: Research an area of the world that experienced the impact of imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1850-1914) and create a presentation to be shared with the class.

Regions:

• Congo
• French Indochina
• South Africa
• India
• China
• Japan (Korea)
• north Africa*

*possibly

The Informational Research Paper

Task: Students will write a four-paragraph informational paper on the effects of imperialism.

Prompt: How did imperial power(s) affect a non-Western region politically, economically, or socially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

*Research one PERSIAN theme in the region you researched for your presentation

See the assignment for specific requirements of both the presentation and the research paper.

The most time consuming part of any research project is the research. Plan your time wisely. Some 70-80% of your time should be devoted to reading and research so you thoroughly understand your subject. The remaining time is for writing. However, do not leave writing of the last minute. Remember, if you leave printing to the last minute, there are bound to be printer problems!

Develop your research topic with PRE-search strategies

Using your background knowledge, begin preliminary research. Preliminary research is not research used as evidence in your paper. It is an overview of your topic to help you learn a little more and determine what specifics you may want to focus on for your controlling statement. It also helps you figure out if there is enough information for you to research your topic.

Think about the history of your topic and its categories. Use Preliminary Research to answer these basic questions:

• When did this event occur?
• Who was involved in this event?
• What specific aspects of this event might be important to research further and be the focus of my controlling statement?

Under each question, think about the following aspects:

• What do you already know about your topic or issue?
• What do you need to learn to better understand your topic or issue?
• What kind of information resource might provide the answer to these questions?

Always consider your audience:

• Who will read your paper?
• Why will it be of interest to them?
• What will be new to them?