History Question

Post ID: 3340682

There are 4 Assignments To Do:

OUTLINE and THESIS STATEMENT for FINAL PAPER: The Fugitive Slave Act
FINAL PAPER: The Fugitive Slave Act
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONS
Presentation

1) Outline

2) Thesis Statement

Submit an Outline and Thesis Statement on the same Word Document file.

1) Outline Instructions:

Submit a two-page outline of your final paper. An outline is a blueprint or plan for your paper.

Include the title of your paper.

Use Roman Numerals.

Include an Introduction. Roman Numeral I should be your Introduction.

The outline must contain the thesis statement that you will use for your final paper.

Clearly mark the Thesis Statement as “Thesis Statement.”

Include major points indicated by roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, etc.).

Support major points with capital letters (A, B, C, D, etc.).

Include a Conclusion. The final roman numeral should be your conclusion.

Thesis Statement Instructions:

Draft a thesis statement on your chosen topic for the Portfoilio Project on a Word Document and submit it here. This thesis statement will serve as the working thesis statement for your Final Paper. Make sure to put some thought into drafting this thesis statement.

Drafting a Thesis Statement:

A thesis statement is a sentence that states the topic and purpose of your paper.
A solid thesis statement directs the essay's structure and allows your reader to understand the ideas you will discuss in your paper.
It is not set in stone. Be flexible. Your topic may change as you write, so you may need to revise your thesis statement to reflect exactly what you have discussed in the paper. You might, for example, discover new evidence in a source that changes your thesis statement.

Thesis Statement Format:

Thesis Statements can take many different forms. In general, for history research papers, they look something like this:

Person A played a crucial role in topic B through these three specific actions, X, Y, and Z.

Event A played a crucial role in Movement B because it accomplished X, Y, and Z.

Your thesis statement should be specific—it should cover only what you will discuss in your paper and should be supported with specific evidence.

Thesis Statement Examples:

Topic: Frederick Douglass

Thesis Statement:

Frederick Douglass played a crucial role in securing the abolition of slavery and equality of African American rights through his actions, ideas, and efforts as a lecturer, author/publisher, and politician.

Topic: Federalist Papers

Thesis Statement:

The Federalist Papers influenced the ratification of the Constitution by making some of their most important arguments, including the importance of being in a Union by having a Constitution, answering to the objections made by the Anti-federalists about separation of powers, and defending opposing arguments made against the characteristics of the executive and judicial branch as provided in the Constitution.

Topic: Common Sense

Thesis Statement:

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense articulated the anti-British sentiments of the Colonies in a way so unprecedented that it permanently changed the face of political thought in America.

Topic: The Fugitive Slave Act

FINAL PAPER ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions:

The required length for the paper is a minimum of 1000 words.

Use 12” Times-New Roman Font in a word document with 1” margins.

Your paper must be submitted to the Final Paper dropbox in Canvas.

Your Turn it In report must indicate no plagiarism in the body of the work.

Use and cite three primary sources on your person in your paper.

Use and cite one academic book on your person in your paper.

Use and cite three academic peer-reviewed journal articles in your paper.

Include a title page.

Demonstrates college-level grammar and writing.

Use third person throughout your paper.

Use active voice throughout your paper.

Include a “Works Cited” page with three primary sources and two secondary sources, including an academic book and a peer-reviewed journal article.

The “Works Cited” page and the paper must follow the correct Chicago Manual of Style Format.

Use footnotes in your paper. Make sure to cite each of your seven sources in a footnote.

Include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement about your person.

Describe the social contributions of the individual or event.

Explains why the event was important or why the person was an important historical figure.

Provide basic historical background on your topic or biographical information on your person.

Contextualize the person in the era in which they lived or provide historical context for the event.

Describes the major events or problems of the country during the period that affected your subject. Or, describe the major parts of the historical event or topic.

Examines the influence, legacy, and accomplishments of the person or event.

Includes a conclusion that restates the thesis statement.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY INSTRUCTIONS

Submit your annotated bibliography in 12" Times New Roman Font as a Word Document.

You have selected an individual on the project proposal discussion board. And, you have selected three primary sources, three academic journal articles, and one academic book. Now it is time to organize that research into an annotated bibliography. You have done much of the leg work for this assignment already.

DO NOT INCLUDE any website citations. Websites do not earn you any credit for this assignment so there should not be a website address in your bibliography.

Include at least three peer-reviewed scholarly journal articles. Go to the TSU Library and click on "Research Databases," particularly the databases JSTOR and Academic Search Complete are good for history articles. I recommend that you do your research in the TSU Library or in a TSU Computer Lab. It is much easier to access the TSU research databases from the TSU campus. PLUS the TSU Librarians are trained to help you locate resources.

Include at least one academic book. Go to the TSU Library and click on "Library Catalog." Search the Catalog for books on your person. If you can not find a book on your person or topic, then look for a book on the subject and/or time period. For example, if I can't find a book on Babe Ruth, then I would look for a book on the History of Baseball. If I couldn't find a book Ida B. Wells, then I would look for the History of African-American Women.

Most importantly, the TSU librarians are very helpful! They are paid to help you locate sources. So make sure to use the library and get the help of a trained librarian. Working with a librarian is the key to doing well in this course. Plus, navigating the library is the key to a successful academic career. You should be on a first name basis with your librarian.

Include at least three primary sources (sources from the time period). When citing your primary sources, make sure to include the creator of the source, title of the source, and date of the source. The Library of Congress

is the largest library in the US and houses many primary sources in its Digital Collection.

Include, annotations for each source. “Annotation” means you will write a paragraph (at least 3 sentences) for each source listed, which tells the reader what is worthwhile about the source and why it is important to your project. If you are asking: What is an Annotated Bibliography? Here are two links that explains what an annotated bibliography is https://student.unsw.edu.au/annotated-bibliography and https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01

Each source must be cited in the correct Chicago Manuel of Style format.

The annotated bibliography of sources will be submitted to this Annotated Bibliography dropbox by Sunday.

Review the rubric for the annotated bibliography before submitting.

RESEARCH TIPS:

DO NOT CITE WEBSITES!!! Cite the actual source from the time period.

NEVER USE WEBSITES THAT END IN .COM SINCE THEY ARE COMMERCIAL SOURCES.

DO NOT CITE WIKIPEDIA!!! Wikipedia is a wiki, which means that anyone can edit the encyclopedia entries. You can use wikis as a great tool to locate sources, but you NEVER cite Wikipedia.

USE the TSU Library to do the research for your academic book and scholarly journal articles.

Based on your selection in the Project Proposal locate an academic book in the Tarleton Library on your topic or person.

https://www.tarleton.edu/library/index.html

Links to an external site.

Read and take notes on the book. In a 250-word paper analyze the book.

Locate and restate the thesis statement of the book.

Provide some background on the author of the book and tell why they are qualified to write the book.

Describe the primary and secondary sources used by the historian in the book.

This assignment is more than a summary of the book. It is also an analysis of the sources.

Make sure to include a full citation of the book in the correct Chicago (humanities) style. You can find a style guide at the top of the "home" page.

Based on your selection in the Project Proposal locate three academic journal articles in the Tarleton Library Research Databases on your topic or person.

An academic journal is at least 10 pages in length. Do not select a book review. Book reviews are usually 1-2 pages in length. Only full-length journal articles (at least 10 pages) will earn you credit for this assignment.

YOU MUST USE THE TARLETON LIBRARY: https://www.tarleton.edu/library/index.html

Links to an external site.

You can access the Research Database Here: https://tarleton.libguides.com/az.php

Links to an external site.

I recommend the research databases: Academic Search Complete and JSTOR.

Read and take notes on the three articles. Identify the thesis statements in each article.

In a 500-word paper compare the three articles.

- Provide one-sentence statement on who is the author of the article and why is the author of the article qualified to write the article.

- State the thesis statements of each the three articles.

- Contrast the historians’ approaches to the person or topic.

- Describe the primary and secondary sources used by the historians in the articles.

This assignment is not a summary of the articles. It is a comparison/contrast of the historians’ perspectives and sources.

Presentation

Submit a narrated PowerPoint presentation on your topic. Include three primary sources and five images. Cite the sources and images in Chicago Manual of Style format.

Cite three primary sources and tell the class of the importance of each primary source. Defend your reasons for selecting each primary source. Tell us how each primary source will help prove your thesis statement. You may use the three primary sources that you selected for the project proposal. You may, however, decide to change a primary source. If the primary source doesn't make sense for your project's thesis statement then you might want to select a different and more appropriate source. Feel free to make changes to your three primary sources. As you fine tune your project, these changes will occur.

Include five images in your presentation. These five images are counted separately from your three primary sources. So, you will have at least eight slides (three slides for your primary sources and five slides for your five images). These images can be images of your primary sources, photographs, maps, and images from academic sources that relate to your topic.

Cite ALL of your sources. Cite each of three primary sources and each of the five images in the correct Chicago Manual of Style format.

Please refer to the "Example Presentation" posted in Canvas below this assignment for a good example of what I am looking for in a presentation. The example contains five images, three primary sources, and Chicago Manual of Style citations for each image and source.

Narrate the PowerPoint Presentation in a Canvas Studio screencast. Share the Canvas Studio screencast on the Discussion Board so that other students can view and comment on your presentation.

Make two follow up comments. Watch at least two of your peers' presentations. Add comments to two of your peers' presentations.