Industry
Giants Writing Project
Directions: You will complete a three paragraph research
paper about one “giant” company of today.
The project is due on Wednesday,
November 14th. You will be
asked to bring in a rough draft of your work no later than Monday, November 12th,
for me (Mrs. Hill) to check. You may
choose one of the companies listed below to research. No more than two people will be allowed to
research a single company. You must do
all of your own research and writing – this is not a group assignment. The details of the project are outlined
below.
The
company that I will be researching is
__________________________________________.
Content
– Your three paragraph writing project will contain the following information,
and adhere to the following format:
·
The first paragraph will provide a
short, but informative history of the company.
You must include the date that the company was founded.
·
The second paragraph will present a
brief biography of the company’s CEO/founder.
You must include information about the person’s birth date and place and
educational background. If the original
CEO/founder of the company is deceased, you must provide information about
his/her death.
·
The third paragraph will describe the
uniqueness of the company’s “product”, and how it contributes to the present
day economy in a positive manner. *You
will receive a hint about this information when you choose the company that you
will research.
Writing
– Your writing project must comply with the following guidelines about proper
grammar and mechanics usage, and composition:
·
Your writing project will consist of
three well written paragraphs.
·
Your paragraphs must be made up of 4-6
sentences.
·
The first line of each paragraph must be
indented.
·
All sentences must be complete (no
fragments or run-ons).
·
You must use varied sentence structure –
a combination of compound sentences, complex sentences, simple sentences, and
appositives.
·
Your final paper must not contain any
spelling or grammatical errors.
·
Your final copy of your paper must be
typed in Times New Roman 12 font and single spaced.
·
Your paper must have a title that is
centered at the top of your paper. Your
name, date, and subject must be typed in the upper right hand corner (just like
we do in class).
·
You must hand in a hard copy of your
paper no later than November 14th.
Bibliography
– Your paper will include a bibliography (list of the resources you used to get
your information). We will go over the
bibliography format in class, and yours must follow it exactly. You must use two resources to research your
company – only one may be an internet website or webpage. Your second resource will be a book,
magazine, or newspaper. The bibliography
format is laid out on the page that you were handed in class.
