Overview
In this assignment you will develop a profile of a person involved in the historical event you chose for your Project, based on an analysis of primary and secondary sources. This may be a person who is typically the focus of historical accounts of the event, or it may be an individual who is lesser known. Your profile will discuss how this person’s story may be interesting to people today, and you will explain how an artifact for your museum exhibit relates to the person’s involvement in the historical event.
Directions
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
Describe an individual involved in your chosen historical event.
Who was this person?
How were they involved?
Is this person typically the focus historical accounts or is the person lesser known?
Discuss the relevance of the individual’s experience to a contemporary audience.
What characteristics of this person may people feel a connection to?
What aspects of their involvement in the event may be of interest to people today?
Describe two credible secondary sources about the individual.
Use the SIFT method to support credibility.
Provide a comparison of the ways each source tells the person’s story.
Summarize what details both sources include.
Describe what notable details are left out of either source.
Explain the impact of bias in each source.
Describe how an artifact you will select for your exhibit relates to the perspective of this individual.
What to Submit
Submit your short paper as a 3- to-4-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA Style.
