Overview
Primary Sources: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-fscj-africanamericanhistory/chapter/primary-sources-2/
Students will read and respond to 1 of the following: Petition of Slaves in Boston OR Freedom Petition of Prince Hall.
Once a primary source is selected, you decide which specific aspects of the source to focus on. What stood out? Why? This assignment needs to explore 2 aspects of the primary source using PIE paragraph structure for this assignment. To learn more about PIE, see the handout posted in Module 4.
Requirements
- MLA style (12 point, Times New Roman font)
- 2 body paragraphs (9-11 sentences in each paragraph); Select 1 main point for each paragraph and make sure they connect;
- Avoid first-person (“I”, “me”, “my”) and second-person pronouns (“you”, “your”) in academic writing.
- Use quotation marks around titles and quotes. At least 1 quote from
- Name the title in the first body paragraph.
- Take time to develop ideas and carefully proofread.
- No outside sources. (Using outside sources will negatively impact discussion post grade.)
- Avoid summary and paraphrasing.