Celebration of Learning Essay
This week's assignment will reflect on what you learned in this course and how you will apply historical skills in the future.
Assignment Objective
Reflect on practiced historical skills and learned knowledge from the semester.
Directions
This assignment will be due on Friday July 26, 2024 at 11:59pm. Note the last day of the semester, and the last day to turn this assignment is Saturday July 27, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Students will write a 1,500-word piece celebrating the learning they have accomplished this semester.
You will be required to use lecture and assigned primary and secondary sources. Make sure you cite all material that is not your own original ideas. Failure to do so will result in a zero on the assignment, as this will violate the college’s rules regarding plagiarism.
I will be grading based on grammar, argument and ability to convey ideas, spelling, sourcing of materials, specificity, and content. Proofreading can only help you.
Students are required to use at least 4 assigned sources (primary and secondary sources). Lessons are good for situating context, but I’m really interested in what your analysis is of the assigned materials as you answer the prompt.
Prompt
What perceptions did you come into this class with regarding American history to 1877? How have your perceptions changed about a particular topic(s) and/or individuals? How will you apply what you learned in this course after this term ends? How will you discuss American history to 1877 within your own community? What topics and themes will you emphasize? (Topics and themes can include changing ideas about citizenship, race, gender, class, settler colonialism, religion, Indigenous history, slavery, social movements, etc.). Be specific.