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Paula DuBois Tech 340.

66
2010

Martin Luther King, Jr. Project Requirements

The class will be divided into groups of four for this collaborative project on Martin
Luther King, Jr. Each group will do research on Martin Luther King, Jr. and develop a paper
about his life and accomplishments. Links available for research purposes can be found at the
MLK History Project Web Portal, http://www.netvibes.com/pdubois12. Use the links on the web
portal for your research resources or try to find your own Internet resources. You must verify
your resources using our Website Evaluation Tool worksheets available at the MLK History
Project Web Portal. Each student in the group is responsible for writing their own paper. You
can work and do research together, but the paper has to be an individual effort. The paper should
be at least 3 pages long typed in Microsoft Word. Parameters for the document are as follows:
1. Times New Roman font at a size of 12.
2. 1.5 line spacing.
3. At least five indented paragraphs.
4. Footnotes are required when quoting exact word of an author.
5. Bibliography or works cited that documents the resources from the web
used. At least 3 resources need to be cited.
6. The paper must be neat and free of spelling and grammar errors.
7. Submit the Website Evaluation Tool you completed for each resource
used.
In the last paragraph, share your thoughts on the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
What makes him important? Did you agree with his actions? What events in his life were
especially meaningful?
The group will work together to develop a poster that will be presented to the class as a
final part of the project. This part of the project is done together as a team. Using pictures that
depict a part of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life, explain the significance of the pictures to the class.
What part of his life or events in his life or his philosophy did the group choose to depict on the
poster? Why did the group choose this part of his life to show to the class? Parameters for the
poster are as follows:
1. Use standard 22” X 28” size poster board.
2. You must have at least 8 pictures to display.
3. Pictures can be a mixture of black and white and/or color prints.

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4. Make captions for each picture. These can be lettered directly on the
poster board or you can make labels in a word processing program.
5. Each person in the group must have a part in describing the pictures.
What are the pictures showing us? Why are they important?
6. If any direct quotes are used, make sure that you make a footnote on the
back of the poster board to give credit to that author.
7. Include a list of resources used for the pictures on the back of your
poster.
As a final requirement of the project, students must have a bibliography or works cited
page. This is a page that documents the resources used in your research. You must have at least
four (4) website resources that you used. You must have at least two (2) resources for the poster.
Students may choose to find their own websites for the research, but check in with the teacher
first. Also, you must have a website evaluation tool worksheet for each website that is used as a
resource for your project. This includes any resources you use for the poster, as well. The
Website Evaluation Tool is available on the MLK History Project web portal as are all the links
you would need to do the paper. If you do use footnotes, see the link on the MLK History
Project Web Portal to help you format it correctly. A link for the proper formatting of a
bibliography or works cited page is also available.
The class will be given three weeks in which to work upon this project. We will take
some time in class to do the research, but you are responsible for doing work outside of class,
too. If anyone has problems, I am here to help out. This is your project and you have total
control over the outcome of your efforts.

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