Assignment details:
4-5 double-spaced pages, 12 pt. font with 1-inch margins, title page, Chicago-style footnotes, and a
bibliography in the Chicago style.
Note: Footnotes are single-spaced and typewritten in 10 pt. font. Use the reference tab in Word to
insert the footnotes.
Use the Reference tab in Word and click on “Insert Footnote.” Word will automatically number the
footnotes for you.
For the bibliography, be sure that the citations are listed alphabetically and use the hanging
indentation starting with the second line. To indent your bibliographic citations, use the Page Layout
tab and click on “Spacing.” Use the arrow menu and in the Indentation section, click on “Hanging.”
This will allow you to indent your bibliographic entries.
Chicago Manual of Style Quick Citation Guide: Notes and Bibliography Sample Citations
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html
Rampolla Pocket Guide – Chicago style citations and sample student paper on Canvas.
Assignment: Based on your study of the 9/11 Commission Report edited by Ernest May, analyze a focused
topic related to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Be sure to start the paper by placing your
topic in its historical context and use both the report (a primary source) and the secondary sources (i.e., the
introductory essay and the Locke and Wright textbook) to support your arguments. Students will use a
minimum of four separate sections of the 9/11 Commission Report in the May volume for the essay.
For this essay, students are required to use a minimum of TWO books to complete the essay:
Ernest May, The 9/11 Commission Report with Related Documents.1 Be sure to use the second entry
format for subsequent citations after the first complete citation of a source.2
Joseph Locke and Ben Wright, The American Yawp.3 Be sure to use the second entry format for
subsequent citations after the first complete citation of a source.4
Students may additional secondary sources from the FP University library and/or interlibrary loan:
scholarly books or scholarly journal articles. See the library catalog for books and the Academic
Search Complete and the JSTOR databases for journal articles.
See the sources cited by the editor in the selected bibliography as needed.
Note: Outside internet websites will not be used for this paper.
When referring to a specific section of the 9/11 Commission Report, note the subtitle of that
section.5 This will distinguish it from May’s introduction to the report.
Additional Instructions
Include a relevant thesis that addresses the assignment and support the thesis with relevant
information from the primary and secondary sources.
Incorporate an analysis of at least four separate written primary documents from the Sipress
collection into your argument.
1 Ernest R. May, ed., The 9/11 Commission Report with Related Documents (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007), 7.
2 May, The 9/11 Commission Report, 10.
3 Joseph L. Locke and Ben Wright, eds., The American Yawp, vol. 2, Since 1877 (Stanford, CA: Stanford University
Press, 2019), 420.
4 Locke and Ben Wright, The American Yawp, 422.
5 May, “The Foundation of the New Terrorism,” The 9/11 Commission Report, 52. Be sure to take into account the key analytical points about the sources: the immediate historical
context and date for the source, intended audience, purpose (i.e., why it was created), point of view,
and significance.
In order to capture the reader’s attention, open the paper with a brief story, a discussion of a major
event or historical figure. You should then introduce your thesis and explain how you will support it
(i.e., outline your argument).
When writing formal essays, always use a formal writing style. Please avoid the conventions of
spoken English.
Do not use block quotes in short papers.This will distinguish it from May’s introduction to the report.
