Keep your focus narrow and use language that clearly defines what your paper does and does not coverit need not be (and could never be) exhaustive. Think strategically about what you want to include, and make every word count.
Write an argument-driven essay that presents a thesis, supports it with sub-arguments and content from your sources to support your great ideas.
You may opt to submit an equivalent project in place of the paper. This equivalent project must be informed by a comparable amount of research and preparation– examples of these projects could be a podcast conversation (target 15-20 minutes with 3ish subtopics related to the overarching theme, like you would in a research paper), an art project (take photos and show me if physical), a deeply-researched oral history interview, a poster, or other equivalent projects you think up.
Formatting Guidelines:
The paper should be typed, with one-inch margins, in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, and 6-8 pages in length. A title page is required and not included in the total page countit should include the title, assignment description, your name, the course, and the date. Citations and a bibliography page are required, and also not included in the total page count. This bibliography page must include full citations. Finally, the pages should be numbered.
The equivalent project must also include a bibliography page submission, and if an art project, a descriptive page explaining how the research informs the project must also be submitted.
Citation Guidelines:
Please see the Writing Guidelines resources in Module 0. You will find that you have a choice when it comes to citations and bibliography style: Chicago, MLA, or APA. Pick the style most common for your major, and the most important thing is to stay consistent in your citation style throughout the document.
You will see other helpful resources in the Writing Guidelines pageresources on the passive voice and a list of writing tips. Utilize them! And please give yourself plenty of time to edit before submission.
Grading Rubric
The final research paper/project is worth 15 points.
Analysispaper is argument-driven, with an explicit thesis present, and includes analysis and critical thinking; demonstrates a clear analytical voice; places primary source documents in proper historical context and that historical context demonstrates clear understanding of the secondary source literature: 6 points
Contentall components of topic addressed, paper includes specific facts and information from the sources to support arguments; accurate depiction of the primary and secondary source documents and their authors: 6 points
Presentationgrammar and spelling, sentence structure and paragraph structure, writing style; correct citations which give proper credit; includes title page and bibliography: 3 points
Last Completed Projects
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