I+Am+Project

//Note: This project is based on one created by a great historian and colleague of mine: Mr. Armstrong. Thanks Ant!//

This semester you will be researching an influential psychologist of your choosing from the following list: Sigmund Freud Albert Bandura Jean Piaget Carl Rogers William James Erik Erikson Ivan Pavlov Kurt Lewin**
 * B.F. Skinner

Check out the following blog post to get a little more information on the above psychologists: [|Influential Psychologists] Your goal is **NOT** to //repeat, recite, regurgitate, or recopy// common information that is already easily accessible through secondary sources such as Wikipedia and textbooks. Rather, __**as a historian**__, you will seek to find primary sources that will allow you to develop your own personal commentary and interpretation, create primary and secondary questions to guide your research investigation, and use technology to help you organize information, cite sources, and present your research to a larger audience.

=Phase 1: K-W-L Paragraph= = = First, we need to take an assessment of the pre-existing knowledge we already have on the figure we are about to research. To do this, we're going to ask ourselves the following questions and record our responses to them.

1. What do I already know about my historical figure? 2. What more do I want to learn? 3. Where can I go to find out more information? [| I AM KWL Sheet.pdf]

Next, you need to become more familiar with the general life of your historical figure. Complete the "Famous Americans" handout below using information from at least 3 different sources.
 * [[image:http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://armstrong-history.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/famousamericanresearchguide.pdf"]][| famousamericanresearchguide.pdf]
 * Using Google Notebook
 * **REMINDER**: Be sure to cite your sources and bookmark pages that may be of use again later. Use [|Zotero] to help you cite online information and [|Diigo] or [|Del.icio.us] to bookmark sites.

Your research in Phase 1 should have given you a general overview of the life of your historical figure. Now take a moment and reflect upon what you have learned up to this point and decide which part of their life you were most interested in or inquisitive about. If you find that there was little in the person’s life to personally motivate you to do further research upon them, then I suggest that you choose another historical figure and begin the process again at Phase 1 (NOTICE: See Ms. Kyle to confirm changes to your historical figure first).