Bleeding Kansas Research Project
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Choose topic to research.
Read through web sites on your topic and take notes on note cards.
Organize notecards according to outline.
Prepare Power Point or Prezi Presentation.
Present presentation to class when your topic comes up in the teaching of the unit.
Write a paper over your topic with citation of sources and bibliography.
Graded Items: 350 Points
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Note Cards – minimum of 30 note cards. 3 points per card = 90 points
Outline = 50 points
Organized and labeled note cards = 30 points (1 point per card)
Presentation = 50 points
Presentation to class = 30 points
Concluding Paper = 100 points
Person or Organization: Things to Look For
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Who they were before coming to Kansas.
When they came to Kansas
Why they came to Kansas
Which side of the slavery conflict they were on
Where they settled and lived in Kansas
What they did during the disputes over slavery in Kansas (many notes needed here)
Why they were important to the events of this period
What happened to them later?
Event: Things to Look For
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What the event was generally about
What caused the event (several notes possible)
What happened during the event (Many cards possible)
Key personalities of the event
What the event then led to