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1. ESSAY -- ASSIGNMENT:
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Write a paper on the topic, below, between 2 and 3 typed pages, double spaced.
PAGE LIMIT:
--- Please stick to the page limit of 3 pages for the Paper to avoid losing points.
--- The Bibliography (only) can be on an additional 4th page, OR the Bibliography can be at the end of your 3rd page.
--- ONLY the Bibliography can be on an additional 4th page.
--- The actual PAPER has a PAGE LIMIT of 3 (THREE) pages, TO AVOID LOSING POINTS.
This limit is to help students write a focused paper and to grade all students on the same amount of work, to be fair.
Assignment:
Follow the basic structure of a college-level essay, including all below:
1st Paragraph / Introduction:
-- Make an argument about the extent to which the "Virginia Laws Governing Servants and Slaves" (1600s) (in Handout Set in Files in Canvas) reveal how masters were dominant over their white indentured servants and black slaves in the effort to profit from the economic system in colonial America and also indicate whether rebellions by servants and slaves were successful or not, or only partially successful. In addition, explain why this history is significant.
-- Your introduction paragraph must contain:
-- a main argument sentence (answering the assignment topic, above, regarding the Virginia Laws);
-- a 2nd supporting sentence providing historical context or historical background information for the reader;
-- a 3rd sentence in which you briefly state why the history is significant or still important today.
-- At the end of your introduction paragraph, you must use specific information for a specific current event in the U.S. (meaning a U.S. event on the news in the past 1 to 5 years) to help explain the historical significance and ongoing impact today in the U.S., of an issue in past American history. -- Make sure to include specific information regarding who, what, where, and when, for the specific current event. -- (It's possible to use the current event earlier in the Introduction, but usually it works best at the end of your Introduction paragraph where you are stating the historical significance and impact of the history.)
2nd Paragraph AND 3rd Paragraph (Body Paragraphs):
-- You must have a minimum of at least two body paragraphs (or more) providing specific analysis, in your own words, of specific evidence from the assigned sources, below, to support your main argument. You must use citations with page numbers for your evidence from the assigned sources in your body paragraphs.
-- Make sure you have a topic sentence (main point) for each of your body paragraphs. Your other sentences will be supporting sentences providing the evidence to support your main point in a paragraph.
You must include the following evidence in your body paragraphs: -- Organize the following information, below, in your two (or more) body paragraphs to best support your main argument. You need to put a combination of evidence from the terms, below (from the syllabus Week 3 and The American Promise textbook) and the Virginia Laws document examples (from the Handout Set in Files in Canvas), below, in your body paragraphs.
So, in your body paragraphs, you must include:
-- 3 specific and different examples (with dates of the laws) from the assigned document Virginia Laws (in Handout Set in Files in Canvas), to support your main argument, and
-- 3 terms with definitions (as noted, below), from the syllabus Week 3, which are also in The American Promise assigned textbook, using specific evidence from The American Promise textbook for each term, below, to support your main argument. You can use more terms, but you must use these three:
---- a) indentured servant -- (include definition of indentured servant and textbook specifics),
---- b) slave, slavery, or slave labor system -- (include definition of slave and textbook specifics), and
---- c) Stono Rebellion -- (include definition and textbook specifics).
Examples of different possible combinations of terms and document examples in your body paragraphs: -- You could put 2 terms (defined and explained) with 1 Virginia Law example (analyzed) in one paragraph, and you could put 1 term (defined and explained) with 2 Virginia Law examples (analyzed) in another paragraph,-- OR, you could put the 3 terms (defined and explained) in one paragraph, and 3 Virginia Law examples (analyzed) in another paragraph,-- OR, you could use some other combination of the 3 terms (defined and explained) and 3 Virginia Law examples (analyzed) in your two body paragraphs (or in three body paragraphs), as long as you stick to the limit of 3 pages.
CITATIONS REQUIRED: In your body paragraphs, you must use citations (citing source and correct page number) for specific evidence from the assigned Virginia Laws document, and for specific evidence from The American Promise assigned textbook regarding the terms.
See Quoting and Citing section, further down, below, for examples of how to cite and the required citation format. You must use citations with source and correct page number for each piece of evidence, using the assigned readings and using the correct citation format in parentheses at the end of a sentence. You don't need to use quotes, although brief quotes are fine, but you do need to use citations for document examples and terms from the textbook. Most of the paper MUST be in your own words, using your own analysis.
4th Paragraph / Conclusion:
The conclusion must be at least a minimum of three sentences:
-- one of which restates your main argument in an interesting way, and
-- a 2nd sentence which is a supporting sentence restating the historical context or background in an interesting way, and
-- a 3rd sentence which briefly restates why the history is significant (or still important today), and which also briefly refers to the current event (that you used earlier in your Introduction paragraph) and which you use here to help restate the historical significance.
Each paragraph needs to have at least a minimum of 3 sentences, which is standard for college-level and professional work.
You can have more sentences, and more paragraphs, but stick to the page limit of 3 pages.
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2. EVIDENCE REQUIRED -- for Essay:
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INSTRUCTIONS
Format
- ion listed, above.
Do not use terms that are the same as your primary source document (no double counting); show your knowledge of the material.
-- Put in black bold font the names of your document and terms in your paper -- ONLY bold in black the names of the evidence (name of document or author, name of terms), NOT the sentence. This will help you to make sure that you have everything, and it also helps me to see the evidence in your typed paper, and to grade faster, and get the grades in more quickly.
See the essay assignment, above.
To receive credit, you MUST use the assigned readings, including The American Promise textbook, and the assigned version of document in the Handout Set in Files in Canvas (or for some students, the document is in Reading the American Past).
-- In your paper, you MUST use correct page numbers in citations from legally published versions of the assigned readings for your 3 terms (on syllabus from the relevant weeks and in The American Promise book) and for your 3 document examples from the Handout Set in Files in Canvas (or in Reading the American Past). See more information about required formatting for citations, in Quoting and Citing section, further down, below.
See Exam Information on Syllabus p. 2-3.
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3. FORMATTING REQUIRED -- for Essay:
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REQUIRED to avoid LOSS of POINTS on PAPER:
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-- Put Your Full Name (& Nickname) at very TOP of your first page.
-- Under your name, put: Course (HIST 17A), Section # (ends in Z), and Date (with Year).
-- Double-space your papers. (NOT 1.5). DOUBLE - SPACE.
-- 1-inch margins on all sides: -- right, left, top, bottom.
-- Use only .pdf or .docx files. NO links. Unreadable or incorrect file or location = 0/F.
-- 3 pages MAX. (To grade all students on same amount of work.)
-- Page limit is also to prevent rambling and to help focus the paper.
-- Standard readable 12 point black font. (NOT 11, NOT 10).
-- Put Page Numbers (for the paper) in top right corners of each page.
-- Have a TITLE for your paper which reflects your main argument.
-- Underline your title and skip a space before your first paragraph.
-- Use in-text citations WITHIN the paper to cite your sources.
-- See Quoting and Citing, in section, below.
-- Use a Bibliography page, or Works Cited page, at the end of your paper.
-- Follow Chicago Manual of style (free, online manual) for Works Cited / Bibliography.
-- Put in black bold font the names of your documents and terms in your paper -- ONLY bold in black the names of the evidence (name of document or author, name of terms), NOT the sentence. This will help you to make sure that you have everything, and it also helps me to see the evidence in your typed paper, and to grade faster, and get the grades in more quickly.
INSTRUCTIONS
Format
- ," and then click on Paragraph, and then when the box appears, under Indents and Line Spacing, look for Spacing, and then set Line Spacing to "Double." (NOT 1.5). DOUBLE. For Double-spaced. And then click on "OK." (You may need to highlight your selection of text in document.) -- If using another word processing program, then search on the internet for the instructions "how to double space" (and add the name of your word processing program, or Google Docs, or whatever you are using), and you will find out how to do it.
INSTRUCTIONS
-- It is hard to grade papers and write comments (especially in Canvas, but also on regular paper) when students don't double-space and don't put page numbers. Double-spacing is easier to read and allows instructors to insert comments between lines and more easily keep track of points. Page numbers allow instructors to refer back to other points or issues in a student paper and provide better feedback and also to keep track of where they are in grading your paper and thus get the grades recorded more quickly in Canvas so students can see their grades. Standard 12 point font helps your professor to read papers more easily, especially when grading hundreds of papers per quarter.
-- In addition, at the university level and in the professional world, papers are double-spaced and have page numbers in top right corners, and have standard 12 point font, so students need to learn and practice this format for future success.
The rest of the Paper Instructions are below.
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4. MORE TIPS and REQUIREMENTS for DOING WELL:
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-- The PAPER assignment is 3 pages MAX. It is fine to go over just a little (1 or 2 lines). It is also fine for the paper to be 2 pages, as long as you fully answer the specific assignment. The goal is quality of analysis, and NOT quantity. The page limit is to prevent rambling. Your paragraphs must NOT be longer than 3/4 of a page, or 1 page at most. If you are going longer than that, it will be necessary to create a new paragraph.
-- You can have more paragraphs in your paper. The assignment is a guide for the minimum number of paragraphs, but stick to the 3 pages MAX, to avoid losing points. The goal is to have all students graded on the same amount of material.
-- Avoid listing everything you know about the topic; that is NOT the assignment. Instead, answer the specific assignment and write a focused paper with a clear main argument supported by the required evidence (specific examples from the document and terms, based on the assigned reading). Clearly focus your analysis of how the evidence supports your main argument.
-- Read your paper out loud to yourself to see if it is convincing to your audience. Pretend you are a lawyer in the courtroom and you are trying to convince the jury with your main argument and specific evidence.
-- Make sure to use a topic sentence for each paragraph. A topic sentence states the main point of your paragraph, so that the reader knows what your paragraph is about and what it is trying to prove. All of your topic sentences (one for each paragraph) need to work together to support the main argument of your entire paper. In your Intro. paragraph, the topic sentence of course will be the main argument sentence (thesis statement) for your entire paper, answering the assignment.
-- Written analysis grading standards are summarized on p. 3 of the syllabus, under "Grading Scale" and are also listed in more detail here: In essay format, make a specific and clear main argument which answers the assignment, fully complete the assignment using specific required evidence which supports your main argument, and use college-level writing and historical analysis.
-- Each paragraph needs to have at least 3 sentences, which is standard for college-level and professional work. Of course you can have more sentences (and more paragraphs), but stick to the page limit of 3 pages.
-- You MUST use correct page numbers in citations from the assigned readings for your terms (on syllabus from the relevant weeks and in The American Promise book) and for your document examples from the Handout Set(s) in Files in Canvas (or in Reading the American Past).
---- All Students: See more information about required formatting for citations, below . . . .
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5. QUOTING and CITING:
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Correct page numbers with citation of legally published assigned sources will be required in the paper. See those required assigned sources in section above, where it says, "You MUST use correct page numbers in citations from the assigned readings . . . ." Do not use internet sources. Do not use websites. -- Due to Covid-19 upheavals, quotations will NOT be required for this paper, although you can use short quotations if you would like to. -- However, do NOT use long quotes for your examples, or you will lose points; this policy is to avoid the issue of students cutting and pasting from the web or other sources and NOT doing their own work. Most of the examples need to be in your own words (and NOT quoted material) to show your understanding of the material. In addition, ALL of the analysis needs to be in your own words. Do NOT copy or commit plagiarism from any book, article, website, or other source, or another student, or allow others to do so; doing any of those things will result in a 0/F on the paper. All students MUST do their own work.
You must cite correct page numbers for your evidence examples in your paper (for documents and terms).
EXAMPLES -- HOW TO CITE:
Cite like this at the END of your sentence:
NOTE: The period only goes after the citation and NOT in front of it.
That way, the reader knows that a citation goes with a sentence.
Example:
Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence (Roark, The American Promise, p. 999).
CITATION FORMATTING -- EXAMPLES:
For the Textbook:
(Roark, The American Promise, p. 176).
For the Documents book:
(Johnson, ed., Reading the American Past, p. 23).
For the Handout Set:
(in Handout Set, p. 8).
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6. HELPFUL WEBSITE LINKS -- WRITING a PAPER, & BIBLIOGRAPHY:
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WRITING A PAPER:
-- How to Avoid Plagiarism / How to Paraphrase / General Writing Help
-- How to Quote a Source / How to Introduce Quotes / How to Cite
University of Wisconsin Writing Center - Quoting and ParaphrasingLinks to an external site.
https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/quotingsources/Links to an external site.
The website, above, is from the University of Wisconsin Writing Center.
BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT:
-- Click on the blue link, below, for the Chicago Manual of Style (used by historians):
-- Chicago Manual of Style -- For Bibliography Format -- at END of Paper
-- (but for citations, use in-text citations, within the paper, per examples above):
-- TO SEE EXAMPLES OF BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT:
----- After clicking on the link, below:
----- Go to Notes and Bibliography Style page, and scroll down to see Bibliography entries:
----- Follow the Bibliography formatting that you see there in the examples:
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.htmlLinks to an external site.
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7. EXTRA CREDIT (optional)
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Below is information about the Extra Credit:
EXTRA CREDIT: (Optional): (worth up to 5 points total).
The maximum your grade can be raised with Extra Credit is to an A.
See the Extra Credit INSTRUCTIONS page under the Week 6 module.
You must upload the Extra Credit assignment by the deadline on the correct EXTRA CREDIT UPLOADING page location to have the chance to receive Extra Credit. NO exceptions!
On Wed. Feb. 25th, by 9:00 am, you will be able to see the Extra Credit assignment on the EXTRA CREDIT UPLOADING page in Canvas, which will be due by the deadline Fri. Feb. 27th, by 11:59 pm, as per the instructions.
The assignment for Extra Credit will be posted on the EXTRA CREDIT UPLOADING page, when that page is OPEN, above the Extra Credit INSTRUCTIONS page.
The Extra Credit has been increased to up to 5+ extra points for Exam #1 Essay.
NO more than one page, double spaced, for the Extra Credit, and it must be in 12 point black standard readable font, with one-inch margins on both sides and top and bottom, and correct citations with correct page numbers cited, and correct and complete bibliography, and NO plagiarism (copying).
INSTRUCTIONS
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HOW TO UPLOAD EXAM #1 - ESSAY
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UPLOAD YOUR ASSIGNMENT into Turnitin INSIDE Canvas in module above this one that says "MUST UPLOAD HERE."
See Instructions below.
Go to "Upload Submission" button, in the module above this one, to upload your assignment (when that module is open).
To practice uploading a paper using Turnitin within Canvas: >> “Help” in Black Left menu in Canvas, >> Canvas Resource Library for Students, >> Sample Canvas Course, >> click on “Go to the Course,” >> Assignments, >> Turnitin Assignment.
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HOW TO USE TURN-IT-IN inside CANVAS:
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1. Upload Submission -- click on that -- see button, below.
2. Next to "Submission File" -- Click on "Browse"
3. Select your file from your computer from the list that comes up
4. Click on "Open" button (probably in lower right corner)
5. Then click on "Upload and Review"
6. Click on "Preview Submission" (in lower left corner) to check that your file is correct!
7. Then, click on "Close Preview," AND THEN, click on "Submit to Turn-it-in"
8. You should receive a brief message on screen = "Submission Complete" / wait 10 seconds
9. Then you will see your assignment that was uploaded, and make sure to review it, etc.
10. Print Digital Receipt (under "Options" or click on square icon on far right side / hover over it to see "Digital Receipt").
The student is responsible for confirming that their assignment file is showing as uploaded with date and time and file on their student assignment page.
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If you are receiving an ERROR message in Turn-it-in, then do the following:
1. Make sure that you are using the latest version of Firefox.
2. Firefox is free to download -- and make sure that it is the real Firefox from Mozilla.
3. CLEAR your BROWSER HISTORY (all) and cache (all) before starting.
4. Turn the computer off and back on again before trying to upload your paper.
5. If that still doesn't solve your problem, then go to Canvas Chat in Help in the left menu (black) in Canvas.
6. You may also wish to double check the Turnitin and Canvas instructions, above.
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Upload Assignment using Turnitin INSIDE Canvas:
See Upload button when Uploading module is open.
Do this well before the deadline for this assignment.