Three Part Assignment

HIS 100 Historical Context Chart Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: To understand your topic, you need to understand the world in which the events related to that topic took place. First, list your research topic and the revised research question you plan to address moving forward. Then, choose two secondary sources related to your research topic and provide the citation for each in the chart. You may use secondary sources from previous assignments. Next, explain in the chart what the source tells you about the historical context of a chosen event and how it relates to your topic. In the last chart column, explain how the context provided by the source will help you write your thesis statement, answering your research question.

For this assignment, download and complete the Historical Context Chart.

1. Choose two secondary sources that discuss historical events that influence your research topic. 2. Next, explain in the chart how the chosen events impacted the historical context of your research topic. 3. Lastly, describe whether the events support your thesis statement.

Guidelines for Submission: Fill out the Historical Context Chart and submit the completed chart to Brightspace for instructor grading and feedback.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Secondary Sources Includes the full citation of all chosen articles in the chart

Includes the citation of all chosen articles in the chart, but citation is incomplete or contains errors

Does not include the citation of all chosen articles in the chart

20

Historical Context Explains how the events impacted the historical context of the research topic

Explains how the events impacted historical context of the research topic but explanation lacks detail or contains inaccuracies

Does not explain how the events impacted historical context of the research topic

30

Thesis Statement Describes whether the chosen events support the thesis statement from their research

Describes whether the chosen events support the thesis statement but description is vague or lacks detail

Does not describe whether the chosen events support the thesis statement from their research

30

Communicates Clearly Clearly communicates key ideas and thoughts in a short answer response

Analysis needs clarification in order to support understanding of key ideas and thoughts

Analysis is not legible and key ideas or thoughts are not understandable

20

Total 100%

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