STARPAP

The STARPAP is a formal research paper that involves digging deeper into the Science, Technology, Architecture, Religion, Politics, Arts, and Philosophy of a city during a time period. The topic of the STARPAP is "How are beliefs made visible," which requires the researcher to make connections based on visible elements of Science, Technology, Architecture, Religion, Politics, Arts and Philosophy (aka the STARPAP elements.) STARPAP is an acronym for these things and b) the research project based off of these elements).

The visionary Cynthia Kosut, teacher at The Nueva School and inventor of the STARPAP, created the exercise to assist 8th graders in refining their essay-writing and researching skills. Cynthia's general chant for the research portion of the STARPAP was "Research is not a straight line™"

STARPAP:
Science
Technology
Architecture
Religion
Politics
Arts
Philosophy
A STARPAP must:
1) Define the thesis, defend with evidence, make a bibliography
2) Record important ideas, concepts, and direct quotations from significant information sources, paraphrasing and summarizing all perspectives
3) Use a variety of primary and secondary sources (28 total!)
4) Organize and record information using charts, maps, or graphs
5) Begin with a title and introduction; end with a conclusion

The original STARPAP cities were these:

Spain
Cordoba 8-10th cent.
Toledo 9-10th cent.
Seville 16-17th cent.
Cadiz 8th cent.
Granada 13-14th cent.
Madrid 20th cent.
Japan
Nara 7-8th cent
Tokyo 1639-1868
Takayama 17-19th cent.
Kyoto 9-12th and 16-17th cents.
Hiroshima 20th cent.
Kanazawa 16th cent.
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