READ ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT!
For this assignment, you may ONLY use the following:
1. The Give Me Liberty textbook
2. The American Perspectives e-reader (you will be required to incorporate ONE primary source from American Perspectives)
3. My lectures and your notes on those lectures
4. Any other reading or other supplemental materials provided in the course
(NO PLAGIARISM OR AI USED WHATSOEVER)
You may NOT refer to or use ANY outside sources, including (but not limited to) other books, websites, YouTube videos, and online study/cheating resources such as Course Hero, Chegg, and Quizlet. IMPORTANT: Even if properly cited, the use of ANY outside source will result in an automatic ZERO on the assignment! You have more than enough materials to complete this assignment without the assistance of any outside resources.
The syllabus academic honesty policy will be enforced on this assignment. Your assignment will be run through Turnitin, which will catch most instances of plagiarism. In addition, I am extremely vigilant about checking the usual places students go to get information (such as Chegg). If you are caught plagiarizing any part of this assignment or engaging in any other form of academic dishonesty (which includes sharing work with other students), you will receive a ZERO on the assignment with NO opportunity for a redo. You will also be reported to HCC for academic dishonesty via the Maxient system, and college-level disciplinary action may follow. There are NO exceptions to this policy. Plagiarism also includes “accidental” plagiarism (such as paraphrasing the textbook or one of my lectures too closely), so be VERY careful if you paraphrase a source! All parts of the assignment must be COMPLETELY YOUR OWN WRITING—it is not enough to just change a few words here and there to “make it your own,” and citing your source is not an excuse for plagiarizing from that source. Please also be aware that I will be vigilant about making sure that assignments were not written with the assistance of AI (such as ChatGPT). If I have reason to suspect the work is not your own, you will be required to sit for an oral interview about your assignment, and you will have to pass the interview to my complete satisfaction before I grade your assignment. If you do not pass the oral interview, the assignment will receive a zero.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:
At the end of this document, you will find the Unit 2 Assessment form, which you will need to complete. When you submit your assignment, you will submit this ENTIRE document, including these instructions (please DO NOT create a blank document for this assignment—simply fill in the assignment form below). The assignment will consist of the following parts. In order to earn the most points, make sure you complete each of the following parts to the specifications listed below:
Theme (20 points each, total of 40 points): You are required to identify TWO substantive themes that are found in the Unit 2 reading from Give Me Liberty. A theme is a major idea that is found across multiple chapters. Each theme must be AT LEAST one complete sentence and NO MORE than two complete sentences long. Your theme should be large enough that it covers multiple chapters, but specific enough that you can make it at least one complete sentence. For example, simply choosing “racism” as a theme would be insufficient—dig deeper and say something specific about racism or about how minority groups responded to racism (just as an example). Please note that, in order to earn the maximum number of points on your chosen themes, you must be able to connect TWO key terms to each theme (see below).
Key Terms (30 points each, total of 120 points): In order to support your chosen themes, you must choose TWO key terms that directly connect to each theme. These key terms must come from the list of key terms found in the Unit 2 study sheet. For each key term, you must write a paragraph that consists of AT LEAST eight sentences each (you may write more than that). Each key term paragraph must do two things: (1) define the key term in as much detail as possible and (2) explain clearly how that key term connects to and supports your chosen theme. In order to earn the maximum number of points, you should include as much detail about the term as you can (who/what/where/when/significance), in addition to explaining very clearly and in as much detail as possible how it supports your chosen theme. Because this is a short assignment, DO NOT use direct quotes from the book or anything else—use your own words and cite your source. If you use direct quotes, points will be deducted.
Each key term paragraph must be fully cited to let me know where you got the information. In order to cite your source, use parenthetical citations at the end of the sentence you are citing. Your parenthetical citation must include the title of the source, as well as the page number (if applicable). For example, if you use page 100 from Give Me Liberty, your parenthetical citation should be (Give Me Liberty, p. 100). If you use the Unit 2 supplemental lecture as a source, no page number is required. Instead, your parenthetical citation should be (“Unit 2 Supplemental Lecture”). IMPORTANT: If your key term paragraph does not have citations, it will receive an AUTOMATIC ZERO. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions about citations.
Primary Source (40 points): In order to complete this section, you must choose ONE of the primary sources that I have assigned from American Perspectives for Unit 2 and connect it to ONE of your chosen themes(NOT BOTH). You must write ONE paragraph consisting of AT LEAST eight sentences (you may write more). In order to earn the maximum number of points, you must fully summarize the source, in addition to explaining very clearly how the source connects to and supports ONE of your chosen themes. IMPORTANT: If you use an American Perspectives source that I DID NOT assign, you will receive an automatic ZERO for this section of the assignment. You are only allowed to use the sources that I have assigned, which you can find in both the course calendar and the unit modules on Canvas. Parenthetical citations are also required for this part of the assignment, using the same format as above. For example, if you use page 572 from “Evil Empire Speech,” your parenthetical citation should be (“Evil Empire Speech,” p. 572). IMPORTANT: If your primary source paragraph does not have citations, it will receive an AUTOMATIC ZERO. Also, DO NOT use direct quotes from the primary source—use your own words and cite the source. If you use direct quotes, points will be deducted.
This is the end of the assignment instructions. See the next page for the Unit 2 assessment form.
Unit 2 Assessment
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