Historical Investigation Report

Additional Instructions

What is a Historical Investigation Report?

• A report that demonstrates your research process

• Six parts– Plan of Investigation– Summary of Evidence– Evaluation of Sources– Analysis – Conclusion– Bibliography

Due Wednesday

1. Make Google Document titled “Last Name – Historical Investigation”

2. Share document w/ Ms. Rickard3. Type up Part A: Plan of Investigation4. Find secondary source (use Questia!)5. Complete Part B: Summary of Evidence with your secondary source• Three categories: Historical Context, ____’s Significant Ideas, and

Immediate Impact of _____’s Ideas• Write notes in your own words, in complete sentences• Bullet point each note• Cite each bullet point

Part A: Plan of InvestigationTo what extent did ___(name)__’s ideas support change, 1600-1815?This investigation seeks to analyze the extent to which _(name)_ and his/her beliefs supported change during the __(time period)_. Part B of this investigation will summarize the historical context, _(name)__ ideas, and the immediate impact of these ideas. Part C will evaluate __(source 1)___ and ___(source 2)___. Part D will analyze the impact of ___(name’s)___ ideas on the time period. Part E will present a conclusion based on all of the evidence presented.

Time Periods

• Age of Absolutism• Age of Enlightenment• French Revolution & Age of Napoleon