Story Map Journal

REQUIREMENT

YES

NO

COMMENTS

Am I using the required Story Map Journal app?

Do I have a title for my Story Map?

Do I have an introduction paragraph clearly identifying my narrowed topic which relates my topic to the overall assigned theme?

Does my introduction have a thesis statement?

Location 1 (earliest in Chronological Order)

Do I name the location and provide a date?

Do I show Location 1 on its own map?

Do I have an additional, non-map image for Location 1?

Does my analysis for Location 1 clearly tie the location to my thesis statement and discuss the historical geography (what happened where and why it happened there)?

Have I provided proper Turabian/Chicago footnote citations (directly below the analysis) for Location 1? Did I include the page numbers, where applicable? Have I avoided use of parenthetical cites?

LOCATION 2 (next in Chronological Order)

Do I name the location and provide a date?

Do I show Location 2 on its own map?

Do I have an additional, non-map image for Location 2?

Does my analysis for Location 2 clearly tie the location to my thesis statement and discuss the historical geography (what happened where and why it happened there)?

Have I provided proper Turabian/Chicago footnote citations (directly below the analysis) for Location 2? Did I include the page numbers, where applicable? Have I avoided use of parenthetical cites?

LOCATION 3 (next in Chronological Order)

Do I name the location and provide a date?

Do I show Location 3 on its own map?

Do I have an additional, non-map image for Location 3?

Does my analysis for Location 3 clearly tie the location to my thesis statement and discuss the historical geography (what happened where and why it happened there)?

Have I provided proper Turabian/Chicago footnote citations (directly below the analysis) for Location 3? Did I include the page numbers, where applicable? Have I avoided use of parenthetical cites?

LOCATION 4 (next in Chronological Order)

Do I name the location and provide a date?

Do I show Location 4 on a map?

Do I have an additional, non-map image for Location 4?

Does my analysis for Location 4 clearly tie the location to my thesis statement and discuss the historical geography (what happened where and why it happened there)?

Have I provided proper Turabian/Chicago footnote citations (directly below the analysis) for Location 4? Did I include the page numbers, where applicable? Have I avoided use of parenthetical cites?

LOCATION 5 (next in Chronological Order)

Do I name the location and provide a date?

Do I show Location 5 on its own map?

Do I have an additional, non-map image for Location 5?

Does my analysis for Location 5 clearly tie the location to my thesis statement and discuss the historical geography (what happened where and why it happened there)?

Have I provided proper Turabian/Chicago footnote citations (directly below the analysis) for Location 5? Did I include the page numbers, where applicable? Have I avoided use of parenthetical cites?

LOCATION 6 (last in Chronological Order)

Do I name the location and provide a date?

Do I show Location 6 on its own map?

Do I have an additional, non-map image for Location 6?

Does my analysis for Location 6 clearly tie the location to my thesis statement and discuss the historical geography (what happened where and why it happened there)?

Have I provided proper Turabian/Chicago footnote citations (directly below the analysis) for Location 6? Did I include the page numbers, where applicable? Have I avoided use of parenthetical cites?

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Do I have a minimum of one location/event from each of the assigned time periods?

Do I have a minimum of three geographical regions represented in my choice of locations?

Do I have a minimum of two primary sources used somewhere in the project as evidence (can be all for one location or spread among locations)? Are the primary sources properly identified/cited?

Is my argument clear and logically laid out?

Is my analysis factually correct, historically, geographically, chronologically?

Have I supported my analysis of each location with plenty of specific and detailed historical/geographical facts as evidence?

Have I proofread for spelling, grammar, mechanics?