Romeo+&+Juliet+Research+Project

** //Romeo & Juliet// Background Research Project – 60 points **

For this project, you will be going through the steps of a formal research project, starting with locating sources and ending with a brief **3-page précis (or a concise summary of essential information)** and Works Cited page in MLA format.
 * Introduction:**

1-Learn how to use MLA Format properly 2-Learn how to select the most useful sources for a topic of research 3-Learn how to summarize information in a clear, concise, and organized piece of writing
 * Goals for this project:**


 * Directions to complete this project:**
 * Step 1 –** Choose one of the research topics from the list below. In the IMC, locate **three** different sources that contain useful information about your topic (i.e. encyclopedia, book, website, magazine, etc.) and create a **source card** for each, containing properly [|MLA Formatted] bibliographic information.

Click here for a list of the the proper formats for different types of sources.


 * Step 2 –** Take notes about your topic, using summarizing, paraphrasing or copying of some direct quotes (be sure you are putting quotation marks around information that you copy word for word.)If you choose to use any direct quotes in your summary, you **must** properly cite the information. It needs to have quotation marks around it in your summary, and proper MLA parenthetical citation (author and page number). You are **not required** to use quotes.


 * Step 3 –** Organize your notes and create an outline and/or rough draft that provides a clear and organized summary of the information you have discovered from your sources.


 * Step 4 –** Type a **double-spaced** final copy of your précis and Works Cited page. (remember, it must be AT LEAST 3 PAGES in length)

**Possible Research Topics:** 1. Shakespeare’s Biography Birth, Death, Family, Home life Professional life, actor, writer Myths/ Mysteries

2. Queen Elizabeth Biography Inheritance of the throne Her role in the Renaissance Romantic Life Major Accomplishments

3. Elizabethan architecture 4. Elizabethan fashion 5. The Globe Theater 6. The Black Plague 7. Verona, Italy 8. Apothecaries 9. Elizabethan Weddings 10. Elizabethan Funerals 11. Roman Catholicism (basic beliefs) 12. Elizabethan Music 13. The “real” Romeo and Juliet 14. Arranged Marriages 15. Elizabethan food and eating habits 16. Elizabethan class system 17. Elizabethan language (check out insults) 18. Elizabethan pastimes/activities/sports

=**Grading Rubric:**= =**Total possible=_/20 x 3 =_/60**= First-Page Formatting
 * =  ||= 5 ||= 4 ||= 3 ||= 2 ||= 1 ||
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||= Header,Heading, and Title are present and properly formatted; document is double-spaced ||= Header,Heading, and Title are present, but may contain formatting errors; document is double-spaced ||= Of the Header, Heading, and Title, two elements are present and may or may not contain formatting errors. Document may or may or may not be double-spaced. ||= Of the Header, Heading, and Title, one element is present, and may or may not contain formatting errors. Document may or may not be double- spaced ||= Header, Heading, and Title are either not present, or contain significant errors; document may or may not be double-spaced. || Page Formatting ||= Works Cited page is double-spaced, 3 different types of sources are arranged alphabetically and formatted properly, and hanging indent is used for citations longer than one line ||= Works Cited page is double-spaced, 3 different types of sources are arranged alphabetically but may contain minor formatting errors, and hanging indent is used for citations longer than one line ||= Works Cited page may be double-spaced, 3 sources are arranged alphabetically but may contain formatting errors, and hanging indent may or may not be used ||= Works Cited page may or may not be double-spaced, less than 3 sources are included, and may contain formatting errors. Hanging indent is not used. ||= Works Cited page is not double-spaced, less than 3 sources are included which contain significant formatting errors. Hanging indent is not used. ||
 * =  Summary of Information ||= Precis clearly explains information from sources in a well-organized manner; document is AT LEAST THREE pages. ||= Precis explains information from sources in an understandable manner; document is AT LEAST THREE pages ||= Precis provides information, but is not as well organized as it could be; document between 2-3 pages ||= Precis provides some information from sources; document is between 1-2 pages ||= Precis provides little information from sources; document is 1 page or less ||
 * = Works Cited
 * =  Conventions ||= Precis contains 0-2 errors, in spelling grammar, punctuation, usage, and mechanics ||= Precis contains 3-4 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and mechanics ||= Precis contains 4-5 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and mechanics ||= Precis contains 5-9 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and mechanics ||= Precis contains more than 10 errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, usage, and mechanics ||