Contemporary Voices and the Future · 1945 to Present

The Capstone Research Project

Students conduct an in depth inquiry into a literary or linguistic topic of their choice.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we narrow a broad interest into a researchable academic question?
  2. 2What is the process for evaluating the reliability of digital and print sources?
  3. 3How do we effectively organize large amounts of information to support a thesis?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: Contemporary Voices and the Future
Period: 1945 to Present

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