Assignment: Research Paper - Pacific Nations Studies

Research Paper:
I. Write a 600- word research or term paper on any of the following nations: French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji,
Samoa, New Zealand, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia,or Papua New Guinea.
II. Choose any one of these topics: History, Economics, Current Issues (includes political and business issues),
Cultural Affairs (includes anthropology).
III. Refer to the rubrics as a guide.
IV.Due May 22, 2009.
V. Must be typed, double-spaced.
VI. .Apply either footnotes or endnotes. You may use (APA), MLA, or Turabian styles of footnoting and
bibliography.
VII I encourage you to write a thesis statement first. Then substantiate it with your evidence in subsequent
paragraphs.
VIII. Use the Reader's Guide to obtain magazine articles of your topic.
IX. Utilize as much information from different resources (texts, magazines, newspapers) and then cull
your material to construct your paper.

Standard 6: Cultural Anthropology: SYSTEMS, DYNAMICS, AND INQUIRY-Understand culture as a system of beliefs, knowledge, and practices shared by a group and understand how cultural systems change over time
Topic: Cultural Diversity and Unity
Benchmark SS.7PI.6.1
Compare conditions and motivations that contribute to conflict, cooperation, or interdependence among the islands of Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia or between the islands and the United States
Sample Performance Assessment (SPA)
The student: Investigates economic, social, political, or military conditions that have contributed to conflict, cooperation, and interdependence among the Pacific Islands and/or the United States.

Self-directed Learner (The ability to be responsible for one’s own learning)
Community Contributor (The understanding that it is essential for human beings to work together)
Complex Thinker (The ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving)
Quality Producer (The ability to recognize and produce quality performance and quality products)
Effective Communicator (The ability to communicate effectively)
Effective and Ethical User of Technology (The ability to use a variety of technologies effectively and ethically)