Feature Study (article)

Due date: Monday, Nov. 23
Format:

• 8 ½ by 11
• Clear/concise title
• Clear picture with caption and text
• Neat, attractive, not overcrowed
• Your name is to be provided in small text at the bottom of the display, together with your source(s) in proper citation.

Requirements:

You are to produce a feature study like the ones in your textbook, but on a topic not covered by the text features. Your feature should be visually interesting, providing extra insight into material drawn from or in addition to your textbook. Your sources will be from the internet, library, etc. You may photocopy or paste on pictures, but you may not copy text from your source or simply download something from the internet. You will be asked to produce a properly formatted Works Cited as well as a copy of all articles used for your study (please make note if the books used were from a library other than our school library). To get ideas for this assignment, you should look through the index in your textbook. You must choose a topic of historical interest in the modern period. Treat 1950 as your approximate cut-off date in recent history. Please have all topics pre-approved by me in advance – first come, first serve.

Feature Study Evaluation
Visually interesting (lay-out, labeling, attractiveness) /3
Content (focused, sufficient material, original thought) /3
Documentation (text/visual sourcing) /2
Format (size, neatness, historical period) /2
Total: /10 (although it is only out of 10 -- it will be considered a 'major' assignment -- worth much more than a 'minor' assignment (in-class assignment, web assignment etc.)