Project: Design and Development Research Project
a team at work

A team (Imagery supplied by RicardoImagen/iStock via Getty)
Your Task
Your teacher may ask you to work in groups. Check with your teacher to see if this is required.
Choose a topic from the unit.
Identify a problem or issue to research.
Write a question (or questions) to be answered by your research.
Find at least four sources; these can be a journal article, a website from a reputable organization, an encyclopedia, a newspaper, or a documentary. When in doubt, ask your teacher.
Unacceptable sources include Wikipedia, an individual’s blog, and social media, except as examples not counted as sources.
Create a document using Word (or a similar word-processing application) as described below.
Your Word Document Requirements
Part 1: Name
Your name
Names of your partner(s) (Include the names of people in your group if this is a group project.)
Part 2: Title
Part 3: Questions to Answer
Part 4: Introduction
A paragraph that introduces your topic and the question(s) to be answered
Part 5: Exposition
An explanation of how you answered the question(s); give credit to your sources, whether using direct quotes or not
Part 6: Conclusion
A paragraph summarizing your analysis
Part 7: Bibliography
Part 8: Partner Participation (only included for those working in groups)
Describe the role and responsibilities of each member of the group.
What to Submit
You will submit the Word document described above. You can use this rubric to evaluate your project before you submit it.