Students,
Although the History Project is during the Second Semester, it may be wise for you to start looking at topics and begin collecting sources. The topic has to be from World History (not American History...yes, I know that the US is part of "the world," be that as it may, American History is a different class) from between 900ce (same time as 900AD) to present day. You must have at least 4 sources, so get to the collecting. Closer to the 2nd semester I will give more specific orders, but for now peruse the following sites for possible topics. Remember: If you're not interested in hearing about a topic the less likely you will want to do a good job writing about a topic. This is Your choice, so, choose wisely. 
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/