History

Primary Source Analysis Paper

Hist 17A

Read: Read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick

Douglass until page 50.

Write a 3-5 page paper answering the following questions:

1) What does the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave demonstrate

about slavery in America? After reading the narrative, did you find that it reaffirmed or

contradicted common perceptions of slavery? Please explain.

Helpful notes:

Make sure your introduction has a clear thesis (argument) that summarizes what you will be

discussing in the paper. Please make sure you have organized your paper using different

paragraphs. Each paragraph should have a clear topic sentence that summarizes what you will

be arguing in the paragraph.

Requirements:

Write an essay that is 3-5 pages long in MLA format (12 pt font, Times New Roman,

double-spaced). You need a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Draw from class lectures AND the book. Please make sure you have spelled everything

correctly and have used proper grammar.

Do not plagiarize. This will result in receiving a 0 for this assignment.

You do not need a bibliography page but must use proper citation when quoting or using

examples from the book. For example,

Douglass states, “This establishment was under the care of two slaves—old Barney and young

Barney—father and son” (Douglass, 14).

Email me at lori.injejikian@evc.edu if you have any questions or want to discuss your paper

before turning it in.

The paper is due December 4 before midnight. Please submit your paper under the week 3

module where it says analytical paper.

Refer here for MLA guidelines:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/ml

a_general_format.html

http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

Here is a link to the grading rubric I will be using to grade your papers:

http://users.ju.edu/jhingso/historygradingrubric.htm