Process Paper Why I Chose This Topic: I chose to construct my website around the topic of Francis Marion and the American Revolution. I was originally going to write about the events leading up to the American Revolution, but decided that was too broad of a topic. I, then, condensed it down to focus on Francis Marion and his involvement in the American Revolution.
How I Conducted My Research: For my English 1 Class, we had to write a paper on our NHD topics, so my teacher had us do research in the computer lab at school and at home until we had enough information to create a four to five page paper. From this I took my research from this class and wrote out the information for the website.
How I Chose and Created My Website: When we got the assignment to create a paper, exhibit, documentary, performance, or a website, I originally wanted to do a paper. Although the more and more I thought about it, I began to think that doing a website would be more fun and would be more creative.
How My Project Relates to the NHD Topic: The topic of NHD this year is Turning Points in History: People, Events, and Ideas. So I thought that Francis Marion would be perfect. Francis Marion relates to the topic of NHD this year because he is a leader of a partisan band and he was a very influential leader of the American Revolution and he turned the tides of the war in favor of the colonies.