Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and employ the components of historical research and analysis by completing an original research paper. You will have to choose a topic in American history between 1865 and 2019 and write a persuasive paper on an important historical event or actor in US History.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this assignments, students will be able to:
1. Identify and employ the components of historical research and analysis and produce a clearly organized, thoroughly developed writing assignment which expresses defensible conclusions based on historical analysis.
2. Identify the way historians frame questions in order to study the past.
3. Identify the arguments of historical interpretations.
4. Recognize patterns of continuity and change over the course of time.
5. Construct a clear, concise thesis statement in response to a problem or questions about Modern American History.
6. Evaluate and interpret primary and secondary evidence in multiple forms (textual, visual, statistical, archeological/material culture) from a course text, an online research database, and/or an online course resource lab to support a thesis statement.
7. employ proper citation of both primary and secondary sources using reference guides provided in class or found online.
8. Compose written conclusions drawn from historical research.
Instructions:
Review the instructions for the final project found under Modules 1 and 4. As a reminder, here's what you've done thus far:
- Module 1: Selected a topic and wrote a short essay describing the topic.
- Module 4: Wrote a rough draft of your final paper.
Your final step is to submit your final paper here.
Your completed research paper must be 4-6 pages in length, double-spaced, written using a 12-point font, 1" margins, and Chicago/Turabian style citations. Submit this assignment to the M5 Assignment: Final Research Paper Assignment Folder
Please review the Final Research Paper Grading Rubric in the course resources module in the course content area.
Review the Course Schedule, also in the Syllabus Module, for Discussion due dates.
I'm going to send you the draft I’ve already written. In the previous assignment, based on the rubric, the professor gave me a 100/100, so I just need you to help me fix a few details to make sure my essay is polished and ready to submit. This essay needs to be done in APA format.