For your Final Paper, you will examine four events that shaped the experience of the group you selected in the Week. Then you will write a 1500-2000 word persuasive essay Links to an external site. that is formatted according to APA style. As a reminder, a persuasive essay is an essay that is centered around a thesis statement. A thesis statement is a central claim you will analyze throughout your essay.
Before writing your paper, it is recommended that you review the Organizing your Paper around an Argument and a Thesis Statement Download Organizing your Paper around an Argument and a Thesis Statement resource. This resource provides an overview of developing an argument and using your thesis statement to set up your paper’s organization.
To complete your Final Paper:
Select your group (choose one):
Native Americans/American Indians
African Americans
Immigrants
Women
Describe the four events that you selected in your Final Paper Preparation Worksheet that was completed in Week 3.
Describe four specific events or developments that span the years from 1877 to the present, based on their impact on the group. Two of the events must be from before 1945 and two events must be from after 1945. Please ensure that at least one event from each period focuses on the political or civil rights of the chosen group (e.g. voting rights, access to voting, discrimination, etc). Please refer to the HIS206 Timeline for assistance in selecting events for your group.
Refer back to your Final Paper Preparation Worksheet Download Final Paper Preparation Worksheet, consider your instructor’s comments, and make any necessary revisions to your selected events or developments.
Research your group’s history and events.
In addition to your course textbook, you must use at least two primary sources and at least two scholarly secondary sources from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library. Your sources should match your events and contribute towards a cohesive historical analysis. Refer back to your Final Paper Preparation Worksheet, consider your instructor’s comments, and make any necessary revisions to your sources.
Create a thesis.
Your thesis should summarize the main conclusions that you discovered while researching your group and that you will support with a logical argument based on evidence (sources). Refer back to your Final Paper Framework Assignment, Final Paper Support Page, consider your instructor’s comments, and make any necessary revisions to your thesis statement.
Develop your main points.
Drawing from your textbook and your research, examine your four events to explain the changes that occurred for your chosen group from 1877 to the present, including the challenges and achievements that are a part of that group’s history. Connect each of your selected events or developments back to your main thesis. The information presented must be organized and connected in chronological order. These main points should each be discussed in one to two body paragraphsLinks to an external site. Ensure that each body paragraph incorporates evidence according to the I.C.E. (introduce, cite, explain) method Links to an external site..
For example, a student writing a paper about the topic of African Americans might choose the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Power Movement as two of their events. In that case, the paper would describe the two movements. It would explain what each one revealed about the role of African Americans in broader American society in, respectively, the 1920s and the late 1960s, explain how and why the roles of African Americans in the 1920s differed from their roles in the late 1960s, and explain how events in the 1920s may have contributed to developments in the later decade.
Write an introduction and conclusion
Add an introductory paragraph Links to an external site. at the beginning of your project which introduces the history of your group and includes your thesis statement. At the end of the project, add a concluding paragraph links to an external site. or slide that reaffirms your project’s findings and thesis. See the UAGC Writing Center’s Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. resource.
Revise and edit.
Make sure to read over your project to catch any errors, and consider having a friend, classmate, tutor, or instructor look over your project before submitting it. Consider utilizing The Writing Center as an external site. feedback services.
The Final Paper
Must include a separate title page (or slide) with the following:
Title of project in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page
Student’s name
Name of Institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must begin with an introductory paragraph links to an external site. that has a succinct thesis statement links to an external site.
Must explain the changes that occurred for this group from 1877 to the present, including the challenges and achievements that are a part of that group’s history.
Must end with a conclusionLinks to an external site. that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least two primary sources and at least two scholarly secondary sources from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library (textbooks, encyclopedia articles, and popular websites are not scholarly sources).
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document all sources, including images, in APA style as outlined in The Writing Center’s Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in The Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in The Writing Center for specifications.
