User:Mustangsally01

Inter-Disciplinary Report Project at Eastern MS! Welcome to the IDRP home page! Now as a student at EMS, we should all know of or at least have heard of the terrors of this project. For those who have no clue what this is all about, here's the low-down: The IDRP is an 8-10 page report on the National History Day (NHD) Theme of the year. (A word to the wise... your IDRP topic will also become your NHD topic, so make sure it is one you will not get bored with. The thesis has to be very narrow. (Not "the great migration was caused by _____" but "___event on ______ day was caused by _____ and _____ leading up to_____..." etc.)

TIPS OF THE TRADE!!!! 1. IDRP SLANG:Get used to hearing the following phrases from teachers (I've supplied definitions for your own good): Impact?- you need to explain how that effects the rest of history/how it connects to NHD theme. So what?- same idea as impact Narrow it!- Your thesis is too broad. Try to think of a specific event, person, day, or idea that you want to talk    about and go from there.

2.DON'T PROCRASTINATE!!!!!!!!!!!! rrrrrggggg that is a HUGE mistake! Doing 1 page a night is enough, soi try not to let the work build up!!!!

3. Think harder. IDRP is supposed to be challenging but managable. If you're just sitting around doodling during IDRP workshops, you'll get nowhere. Pay attention ad use those things in those heads of yours and THINK!

4.Get a study buddy... now. Ththey can help you if you have any questions, and you can do the same for them in return. Also, make sure if u miss a day, ththey tell you what happened and what you missed. Also, its helpful to have yolu both on AIM the las week bwfore its due: thatway you can write it at thesame time and ask questions simply. (Caryn and i tried this: it really helped...)

5. Live your life! Don't stop everything for IDRP. It'll teach you how to juggle all of your classes, a big paper, and any extracirriculars (helpful later in life.)

6. Pick a good topic! Remember: you'll be stuck with your topic for the entire first semester. While you can't write about ponies and superheroes because this is expository, make sure you are writing about something that is of interest to you and your audiance (AKA Ms. Fine and Ms. Hawe). Don't write about the great textile revolution if it'll make you fall to sleep!

7.HAVE FUN! Now I know this sounds impossible, but this is a great experience for us students. And think of it this way: if you get a 0% E on the IDRP (worth half or your english and world studies grades) and a 100% A in regular English and World Studies, you'll pass with a C! Of course, getting a 0% E on IDRP would mean doing absolutely nothing :)

8. Ms. **** May be a pain, but if you try hard enough, you will make it with out non stop tears