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HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History
Designing and Creating your Web Page for History Research Outline: 10%
Web Page Presentation: 20%
Due Date for presentations and submission:
Week 13: Wed, Dec 2, 2020, Week 14: Mon, Dec 7, 2020 and Wed, Dec 9 if needed
Length of Presentation: 5-7 min max Present your Web Page in class Web Page Builders: www.wix .com, www.emaze.com , https://spark.adobe.com/sp/ , https://www.weebly.com/ca/websites https://snappages.com/ , https://www.imcreator.com/
Assignment Guidelines: Please read this carefully:!
● Your Web Page Link should be submitted to my Canvas Inbox the day you are presenting your Web Page it should be sent to me before class time.
● You should follow all the assignment details and use your outline to help you prepare
● Please note that there is no research Paper, this WebPage is meant to replace the research paper. So, please devote your time to doing it carefully.
● Please do not rush this assignment, it will take time to build up the elements of your Web Page
● Any information not sourced on your Web Page can be a cause for Plagiarism and an Academic Alert. Please do not copy directly from the sources and cut and paste this into your Web Page. It will have serious academic consequences.
HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History
● Please pay attention to all of your citations and please make sure you include a bibliography on your Web Page.
● If you are lacking a bibliography you will not receive a grade. ● If you are working with someone else, please be sure to include your
names on the Web Page (full names)
HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History Please use your Research Outline and academic sources to begin building
your Webpage.
Objectives: ● Compile, design, and present your historical research for the web and
internet (if you choose to ) ● Create your own informative website and design for your research topic If
you are not comfortable in building a webpage then you can use Adobe Spark or emaze, it will allow you to type and add photo files, etc.
What would you include on your Web page? There must be the following sections and pages on your website: 1. Introduction: Can be done in a number of different ways: Introduce the individual, historical context, time period of your research. Pose a question, state some important facts 2. Inquiry question? In other words, your inquiry question is your Research Question? Phrase it in a way that can be clearly understood by everyone! What do you want to specifically try to answer? For example: (If you are doing Lacrosse, then give me a background on the history of Lacrosse in Canada Did the Indigenous invent the game of Lacrosse? If so, why were they excluded from participating in it? This would become the ultimate purpose of your webpage. Now ask yourself: So you must ask yourself: What is the purpose of my web page?
HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History 3. What is the Story I want to tell? Your webpage should follow through your theme which is the Research question that you have posed Are you researching a particular individual? Begin with describing a story about them. Why are they important? ● Highlight their achievements and how has the individual affected Canadian history? ● Did they invent or create something important? Relevant to the modern day? ● Do they represent the modern Canadian? Are they important to the development of a Canadian identity?f Are you researching a particular historical development/event/battle? (political, cultural, etc..) Highlight particular facts that are important in describing this event. ● Who did it affect/impact the most in history? ● Was it a progressive development/event for Canada or was it limiting? ● Has it shaped the modern identity of Canada? 4. My Findings: discoveries, important ideas, controversies, statistics, data, debates, problems within Canadian history you found through your research. Why does this topic matter to Canadian history/world/or to you? to the modern world? Analyze or Evaluate the facts. Is there any truth to the data you discovered? 5. Showcase yourself: You will be building a website that showcases your knowledge on the topic, but also includes maps, pictures, graphics, charts/tables, photographs, or drawings, add videos or media clips, etc. 6. References/Sources used to create your project Building your own webpage in History: http://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/index.php
HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi1bF-MRF50 This involved conducting original primary source research, reading relevant secondary sources, providing their own interpretation, and deciding how to communicate the information to audiences effectively. Include integrated images, videos, and links, work in pairs if you feel it helps and then share your knowledge Like a research paper, creating a website strengthens research, analysis, and critical thinking skills. Organizing and communicating the information improves writing, and close examination of a historical topic offers an in-depth understanding of a historical case study and its broader context.
HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History
Web Page Design Checklist and Rubric
Checklist: Please ensure you are using this checklist while preparing your Web Page design. These are the elements that will be used in your grading process.
● The several subordinate pages had to contain a bibliography of primary and secondary sources, embedded images and videos, and links to your webpage
Content: How well researched is my topic? How well do I explain the research and use examples to show it in an interesting and meaningful way?
● What kinds of evidence do I use to support my research question ● How much did I dig deep into my topic? ● Are you comfortable talking about your research findings? ● Can you explain it in your own way? ● Did you answer your Research question along the way? ● Quality and Depth of Research: Did you use the minimum number of academic
sources required for your research: 4-5 outside sources? ● Did you use any primary sources for your research?
Organization/Layout and Visual Design:
● Does your research have a beginning, middle, and end? ● Is your layout and design of your Webpage easy to follow? ● Is it easy to access your research findings? ● Do you use hyperlinks and subsections to organize your research and ideas? ● Do you use maps, visuals, timelines, images that have purpose and meaning to
your research? ● Did you plan the visual layout and design of your Web Page before you started
building? ● Does your Web Page have an appeal? What are its unique features?
HISt 102A: Canada Since Confederation Prof. Anjali Malhotra Web Page Design for Research in History
● Are you interested in your Web Page? If you are, then others will likely be interested in it?
Creativity and Presentation:
● What kinds of creative thoughts in my research did I present? What was your process in gathering these ideas?
● What kinds of creative tools or techniques did I use when designing my Web Page?
● Does my Web Page look visually presentable? Does it show that you have quality of research? Is it finished or does it still lack completion?
● Did you use different colors, text, font, sizes to vary your Web Page design?
Other Websites that may be helpful while designing your Web Page:
https://chnm.gmu.edu/digitalhistory/index.php
https://www.ox.ac.uk/public-affairs/making-effective-websites
