Assessment 2
Morris0403
cf_historical_analysis_worksheet_FP.docx
HIS-FP1100
HIS-FP1100
Historical Analysis Worksheet
Use this worksheet to further examine the sources you’ve collected for your topic (facing economic change or engaging civil rights). Work through a critical thinking process to assess what you’ve learned and formulate an explanation or argument about your topic. Respond to each of the questions highlighted below, typing your responses in complete sentences. Following your responses, include a reference list with citations of your sources.
Step 1 KNOWLEDGE: Identify the argument or the problem that needs to be solved. Questions should be asked to acquire a deep understanding about the problem.
What is the question you need to answer in your presentation?
What are some focused questions you can ask to have a deeper understanding of the topic? Include at least two questions.
Step 2 COMPREHENSION: Understand the situation or issue and the facts aligned with it using the sources you collected and the course material. If needed, locate additional sources that align with your topic.
1. What have you learned about your topic in present-day America so far?
· What have you learned about your historical issues and the context in which they occurred that can help you better understand that same issue today?
What are some facts or evidence you will use to help inform your presentation to your nonprofit group?
· What evidence is missing? Where might you find it?
Step 3 APPLICATION: Build a linkage between the information and resources. Using the information above, answer the following questions:
1. Are there any links or similarities you see in your sources of information? What are they?
· Are there any discrepancies?
Step 4 ANALYZE: Analyze in order to identify the situation or issue, the strong points, the weak points, and the challenges faced while solving the problem.
1. What are your strong pieces of evidence?
What are your weak pieces of evidence?
What challenges do you have in using this evidence to make an argument about your issue?
Step 5 SYNTHESIS: Summarize your argument around the issue or situation, and be sure to include the main ideas that need to be communicated to your group. Make sure you are answering the question you identified in Step 1 of this worksheet.
Summarize your argument:
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