Your essay will briefly review all videos/documents in the selected collection. Analyze the material based on information you have learned in the course.
For example, what is the speech and who is the audience? What is their position on the major issues of that day? What is the speaker’s view of American History? How does this speech reflect politics and religious views of the period? How does this fit into the course?
You may use additional sources, but should be able to complete the project with only the textbook, class notes and the items in the file you choose.
REQUIRED FORMAT:
• Minimum of three full (3) pages, maximum of five (5) pages. (no cover page)
• Twelve (12) point Calibri/Ariel font type; double-spaced on 8.5 X 11-inch paper
• Header must include the following information (As above) on each page:
Your name, File selected, date, and HIST 1302. See this header for format.
• Page numbers marked top right of each page, or bottom middle.
• No subheadings in text, no space between paragraphs
• Stapled—No binders, folders, paper clips, etc.
• Italics for Book/magazine titles, magazine article title in “quotes.”
• Avoid contractions (can’t, won’t…)
• Normally spell numbers below 100, except dates / percent.
• One-inch margins. Many word processing programs have default margins of 1.25 inches. Adjust your margins accordingly.
• Single-side print
• No bibliography unless you use outside resources
All sources except for the videos and lecture must be cited. Use in-line citations ex: (Locke, American YAWP, 204).
Style guide: Avoid the word ‘thing’ or any word containing thing. Avoid words that contain ‘up’ or ‘out’ (ex: stir-up, head-out). Be careful to use the word ‘would’ correctly. It is normally not correct to use in a history paper, except most often use this to describe actions outside of the time line in the future, not for the next thing that happened.
The essay should be written in third person. The exception is the conclusion in which you will describe what you learned from the project.
For the article and the videos and lectures no citation necessary, just reference in the text: i.e. “As discussed in class…” Outside sources are not required for this project. All outside sources besides these, use in-line citations ex: (American YAWP, 204).
