Due last week of school in December

1st period: Due December 17th (This Friday)

2nd period: Due Monday, December 20
3rd period: Due Monday, December 20

Remember, the purpose of this research is to prove that your topic’s relationship with Debate &
Diplomacy had Successes, Failures, and Consequences. When you state this purpose in two-three
sentences, you have your central thesis.

Each paragraph should include details that are NOT REPEATED from any other paragraph. These details may
include your opinion, as long as you have copied and pasted (or typed) the primary/secondary source that
supports your opinion. Questions?

Checklist for Debate & Diplomacy: Successes, Failures, and Consequences

25/25 points 1) Title—15-20 words with the word Debate and/or Diplomacy in Title The Jackie Robinson
Debate of Segregation Against African Americans in the Pursuit of a Better Future.

25/25 points 2) Central Thesis—2-3 sentence statement the PROVES that your topic’s relationship with
Debate and/or Diplomacy had Successes, Failures and Consequences At UCLA Jackie Robinson became the
first athlete to win varsity letters in four different sports. In 1941 Jackie Robinson was named to the All-
American football team. In 1945 Jackie Robinson played one season In the Negro Baseball League. In
1947 Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers President, went up to Jackie Robinson and asked if he
wanted to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. By accepting the offer Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier
in baseball.

25/25 points 3) Background on your topic—summary paragraph of your topic, people involved in creating,
designing, implementing, etc, the basic points and purpose of your topic. This is basically the history of the
topic. You do not need to touch on the theme in this background paragraph. However, anytime you can use the
words DEBATE or DIPLOMACY in your project, the stronger the project becomes. • How is my topic
important? Jackie Robinson was segregated against when he was playing all types of sports. He played
many sports at UCLA and was a great athlete. He joined a baseball team in the Negro League. Then
Branch Rickey gave him a chance to prove him self in the major leagues. There was a lot of segregation
but he had to overcome all of the racism to play the sport he loved.

25/25 points 4) Connection with Theme— summary paragraph of proves your topic had a debate and a
diplomacy. This may include the successes, failures, and consequences, but does not have to. • How was my
topic significant in history in relation to the National History Day theme? Jackie Robinson was an African
American who got segregated against when he first started to play baseball in the Major Leagues in 1947. He
had to be brave through all of that and keep playing the sport he loved to play.

25/25 points 5) Successes—the paragraph is not copied from other paragraphs. Use your research to prove
your topic had a successes. In 1947 Jackie Robison broke the color barrier by being the first African
American to play in the Major Leagues.

25/25 points 6) Failures—the paragraph is not copied from other paragraphs. Use your research to prove your
topic had failures.
50/50 points Two part Conclusion: THESE ARE YOUR CONSEQUENCES
7) Impact then—what happened back in history when your topic had its relationship with debate and
diplomacy?

8) Outcome now with Historical Significance—what is the outcome now as a result of your topic’s successes
and failures? • How did my topic develop over time? • How did my topic influence history?

25/25 9) Climate then—What was happening in the world then? War? Society? Finances? Economic?
How did the events and atmosphere (social, economic, political, and cultural aspects) of my topic’s time period
influence my topic in history? World War II was ending. This war was between about 57 countries. World
War II began in 1939 and ended in 1945. Two of the countries that fought in the war were Germany, and
The United States.

Separate Grade:
100/100 points 10) Timeline—20 to 25 events that support your thesis, provide examples of background, and
establish the debate, the diplomacy and the resulting successes, failures, and consequences of your topic.
Put the dates in order from first to last.

Date Event