{"id":32608,"date":"2022-02-13T19:55:58","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/us-history-after-1877-chapters-16-28\/"},"modified":"2022-02-13T19:55:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T19:55:58","slug":"us-history-after-1877-chapters-16-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/us-history-after-1877-chapters-16-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Us history after 1877 (chapters 16-28)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE: Before beginning this assignment, read through information contained in the Scholastic Dishonesty link in the course menu to the left.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The core assignment of this course is a documented research paper (6 \u00a0pages double spaced, 12-point font).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The essay should support a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0thesis statement with information gained from research or investigation.<\/li>\n<li>The paper will not be just a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0report presenting information, but will be an essay that carefully \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0examines and presents your own historical interpretation of the topic you \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0have chosen and your interpretation of the information you have gathered.<\/li>\n<li>The paper may include \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0consideration of problems and solutions, define key terms, or refute \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0arguments against your thesis statement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will be important to choose a topic of interest to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Approach this assignment with \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0an open and skeptical mind, then form an opinion based on what you have \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0discovered.<\/li>\n<li>You must suspend belief while \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0you are investigating and let the discoveries shape your opinion. (This is \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0a thesis-finding approach.)<\/li>\n<li>Once you have found your \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0thesis, write the paper to support it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will use some of the following critical thinking skills in this process:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choosing an appropriate topic, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0limiting the topic<\/li>\n<li>Gathering information, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0summarizing sources<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing and evaluating \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sources<\/li>\n<li>Defining key terms<\/li>\n<li>Synthesizing information, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0comparing and contrasting sources<\/li>\n<li>Testing a thesis, making an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0historical argument, using refutation<\/li>\n<li>Amassing support for a position<\/li>\n<li>Documenting sources<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Because this may be a longer essay than you have written before and a complex process is involved, it is recommended that you complete this paper using the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose a topic related to U.S. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0History after 1877 (Chapters 16-28) that you would truly like to \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0explore and that you are willing to spend some time on. Your chosen topic \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0should be focused. Pose a question that you really want to answer. You may \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0want to begin with more than one topic in mind.<\/li>\n<li>Do some preliminary reading on \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the topic(s). You may begin with the textbook, then further explore the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0information available. Refine your topic. Summarize your topic, your \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0interest in the topic, the questions you want to answer, and a hypothesis \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0you want to test.<\/li>\n<li>Gather information from a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0variety of sources. <strong>Use a minimum of four sources for your paper, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and at least one must be a primary source.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Examples of primary sources \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0are ones that are used in our discussion forums 2 &#8211; 8.<\/li>\n<li>They are sources that are \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0contemporary to the times under investigation.<\/li>\n<li>An example of a secondary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0source is our textbook, though the textbook also contains excerpts of \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0primary sources, which you may use as a source in your essay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Outline the results of your \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0research and then plan for your essay (note you are not required to submit \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the outline).<\/li>\n<li>Write the final draft and be \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0sure to include a Works Cited List; be sure to use the correct <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/747\/01\/\">MLA documentation style<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Grade Rubric<\/p>\n<p>INTRODUCTION &amp; THESIS: The essay makes a clear and effective statement (the thesis) about the chosen topic. \/15<\/p>\n<p>FOCUS AND DEVELOPMENT: Body of the essay focuses on this thesis and develops it fully, recognizing the complexity of issues. \/30<\/p>\n<p>SUPPORT AND SYNTHESIS: Uses sufficient and relevant evidence to support the thesis (and primary points), including facts, inferences, and judgments. \u00a0Quotes, summarizes, and paraphrases accurately and effectively&#8211;appropriately introducing and explaining each quote. \/30<\/p>\n<p>CONVENTIONS: Uses MLA format correctly; includes a Works Cited list; is free of errors. \/10<\/p>\n<p>CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: Shows critical thinking and depth of understanding; uses appropriate tone; shows sophistication in language usage and sentence structure. \/15<\/p>\n<p>TOTAL: 100<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 NOTE: Before beginning this assignment, read through information contained in the Scholastic Dishonesty link in the course menu to the left. 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