A People and a Nation: A History of the United States, 11th Edition
HIST110: American History since the Civil War
For the Themed Essay Assignment, you will write a minimum 750-word entry (CONTENT ONLY – Works Cited DOES NOT count towards minimum word count) about 3 historical topics that you can extrapolate from the subjects we have studied in that grading period in which the Themed Essay is assigned. EACH ENTRY PARAGRAPH WRITTEN ON A SUBJECT MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 250 WORDS. So the math here is easy = 3 different theme discussions of 250 word minimum each yields a total minimum word count of 750 words AND 3 separate themes X 2 Assignments = 6 historical themes used in the semester. I expect to see original analysis, interpretation and rhetorical content. Remember, I test all work for plagiarism.
The purpose of the Themed Research Essay assignments is to familiarize you with a “new” methodology of studying history (“new” because this is my own creation). In my lifetime of studying the past, I have seen certain reoccurring “themes” that help us understand the course of human events in this discipline we call history. I have also provided here the LIST OF THEMES (file attached). The general objective of your Themed Research Essay is to summarize a subject in history studied during the grading period in which the essay is assigned THROUGH the lens of a theme found in my list of themes. Example, if you were in an Early World History course and wanted to write about Alexander the Great, you would then choose to summarize the history of him through a theme, such as “Power of Personality,” where you might discuss his military leadership as conqueror of the world. OR you could talk about him through the theme of “Pivot Points in History” and talk about how he ushered in the Hellenistic Era and changed the political and cultural face of the world. Those are examples. You will choose 3 separate themes and write about 3 separate subjects from any of the history study during the grading period in which the essay is assigned through the lens of the themes you choose. Look at the STUDENT SAMPLE and see how they have formatted their 3 sections of the essay. For each subject you discuss through the lens of a theme, you need to quote your textbook OR an outside secondary scholarly source of your choosing once and ONE primary document found from either within your Mindtap Ebook chapters OR from outside research. (See further details about your sources below). Use a different primary document for each subject you write on. You must include a properly formatted Works Cited listing your primary sources separate from your secondary sources at the end. These assignments will help you learn to see history in terms of these themes. Some of these themes are quite self-explanatory and some are not. If you need more clarification, please do not hesitate to ask –> [email protected]. There are 20 historical themes and 2 Themed Essay assignments you are expected to complete in the semester – therefore there are NO REPEATS of themes in these essays. You will use a total of 6 different themes in the semester for the 2 Themed Essay Assignments.
REGARDING YOUR SOURCES FOR THESE ESSAYS.
You are required to quote your textbook twice AND ONE OTHER outside scholarly secondary source once in each Essay Assignment to support your analysis. You are also required to quote ONE primary document found from within your Mindtap chapters and TWO different primary documents of your choosing from outside sources to support your content as well. Each theme paragraph of the essay must use one secondary source and one primary source properly contextualized to support your arguments. THESE SOURCES MUST ALL BE PROPERLY QUOTED, CITED, AND VETTED IN YOUR ESSAY.
HOW TO FIND YOUR PRIMARY DOCUMENTS ONLINE – Refer to the Instructions section on How to Find Primary Documents online.
Reviewing the assigned Powerpoint “Vetting Your Sources” will help you find appropriate documents. PLEASE cite these sources according to my instructions. You must also give me a properly formatted Works Cited.
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Please follow the instruction carefully.
You can access my text book at: https://myhome.cengagebrain.co.uk/cb/dashboard.htm
Subject: History
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https://www.cengage.com/mindtap/?app=cmp try to log in here
ypu will find the book chapters and primary source here – see attached screenshots
login and clcik open the course SDSU HIST 110-01 Fall 2020
book is: A People and a Nation: A History of the United States, 11th Edition
then click the first grading period – chapters 14-18
U can read the book chapters
At the end of each chapter u will see primary document activities, see which chapter and which primary source suits your paper. For the primary resources, under each chapter, there’s a “primary document activities”. Please only use those from the first grading period.
Also find 2 outside primary sources and use and cite them too.
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