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=Utopian Societies: Defunct, Failed, or Thriving= = = =Overview From the next two weeks:= You will be researching a Utopian society, either defunct, failing or thriving, in order to develop an annotated bibliography in MLA format and deliver an informative speech based on your research. =Goals:= The goals of this particular project are:
 * 1) to practice research and citation skills
 * 2) to develop further summarization and evaluation skills
 * 3) to practice written and spoken communication skills

=Evaluation:= The annotated bibliography in MLA format and the and the speech will comprise the two equal parts of a 100 point major project grade. Mrs. Bruce and Ms. Todd will evaluate the annotated bibliography according to the attached rubric and Mr. Miller will evaluate the speech according to the attached rubric. Note that your speech will be recorded for the purpose of grading. =Potential Topics:= 1. Rugby, Tennessee (Thomas Hughes) 2. Pleasant Hill (Shakertown) Kentucky 3. Jonestown, Guyana (People’s Temple) 4. Khmer Rouge Year Zero (Pol Pot) 5. Calvinist Geneva (John Calvin) 6. Ancient Athens 7. Maoist China (Chinese Communist Party) 8. USSR (collective farming) 9. Israeli Kibbutzim (Kibbutz) 10. The Third Reich (Soviet socialism) 11. Master planned Communities (Celebration, Florida; Westhaven, Tennessee) 12. The Farm (Tennessee) 13. Craik Sustainable Living Project (Saskatchewan) 14. Branch Davidians (Waco, Texas) 15. Amish 16. Cuba ( Communism- Marxist/Leninist) 17. Topic of your choosing*

=Due Dates:= Thursday, November 19: annotated bibliography due Friday, November 20: manuscript/outline/notecards due Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 23-24: presentations due
 * your topic choice is subject to your completing a Alternative Project Proposal and subject to instructor approval.

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Sample Annotated Bibliography Example

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