Projects are a part of your educational experience, and just about every teacher will give you one sometime during the year. When I was a teacher, students could expect a major project one time per year, with no exceptions! What I have included is a generic project form that is applicable for almost any class, although it has been developed for history in particular. Here is what you will be responsible for:

• You determine the grade you want on your project; this will be reflected by the amount of time you are willing to put into it. If you want an "A", then you will spend a lot of time researching, writing, refining and rewriting. If you want only a "C", then you won't put in nearly as much time.
• The final job of completing your project -- and each section of it -- depends on you. However, don't be scared! Many students have done very well on their projects, so it is possible to earn an "A". In fact, a good teacher will want you to earn an "A"! You are in competition with only yourself.

Generic research report schedule

Some teachers may also have you prepare for an oral presentation before the class. This is the form I used as well; this is intended to give you preparation for what I expected from my students.

Oral presentation grading rubric

Students also evaluated each other. It was uncanny to see where I had graded a student a little easier, but their peers graded them much harder, and vice versa. This provided a balancing factor to be sure that what was issued as a grade was fair and balanced.

Peer Evaluation form