Task: Select 4 sources for your research paper as indicated in the Research Paper guidelines
Due: Tuesday, 2/15
You must use four (4) sources to support your explanation and comparison of the two political systems
· Sources for Political System A
o One Primary Source
o Your choice of source within guidelines
· Sources for Political System B
o One Primary Source
o Your choice of source within guidelines
FORMAT:
When you hand in your sources, they should be listed as follows:
- Source 1
- Title
- Author
- Web Address (the whole thing)
- Use: Explain which part of your resource paper you will you use this source for
- Examples
- "I will use this source for Background Paragraph 1 on Democracy. It provides good basic information democracy in Greece."
- "I will use this source for one of my Comparative Analysis Paragraphs. I think that it provide information that can help me answer question B."
- "This is a good primary source. Its written by Pericles and describes what life was like in Greece during the development of Democracy."
Where to Find Sources:
- Old Regents Exams (DBQ Documents usually start on page 12, so you can just skip ahead to that page to scan the topic of the DBQ and the documents)
- History Teacher (There are SOOO many places to look, I don't even know where to start. This site is A-MAZING)
- Regents Prep (Click here for a direct link to their Political Systems Section)
- Fordham Sourcebook (Choose a time period on the left sidebar and begin scrolling through the time, then make further selections on the left sidebar)
- Google Scholar: Instead of doing an ordinary Google search, type in your political system with its region, click on "More">"Scholar" and you'll come up with scholarly articles, historian's perspectives, and research by professional analysts on your topic. BEWARE- some of these have VERY difficult language, if you're having trouble reading the first paragraph, move on to the next article.
- Regular Old Google: Type in the naem of your political system and the letters "DBQ" after.
- Ex: "Feudalism Japan DBQ"
- Ex: "Absolutism France DBQ"
- Classroom Documents: I have lots of sources in my classroom. Come by on Monday during lunch and I can help you choose some from my stock if you are having difficulty finding sources.
