Thesis

Your thesis should talk about why and how an event or trend occurred, within the eras we've been studying. It must have a point of view and be arguable (that is, someone else could argue it's not true). An interpretive thesis takes a stand, and uses the primary sources as evidence to prove it.

For example:

X happened because Y happened.

Although most people believe X, closer examination of the evidence indicates Y.

During this era people experience X, because of Y.

If you like some additional information on theses, you can look at this 1 page document.

Writing Assignment (50 points):

Please create a short paragraph that includes:

• An interpretive thesis about one or more of the eras we've studied so far, in bold text
• 2 primary sources from the first two Primary Sources Board in chronological order, with each source related to the thesis through your own explanation
• each source named and fully cited (author/artist, title, date, live link to a page where it is featured)
• a one-sentence conclusion