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Colonial and Early National Latin American History Professor Pedro R. Rivera The final assignment is your historical essay. The essay is to be uploaded to D2L by December 7, 2020 at 4PM. I would like to remind you that the essay represents a large portion of your grade. Please do not miss the opportunity to complete this assignment on time and according to instructions. By this time, you would have informed me (and the class) about your topic and the progress of your research. Essentially, the paper project is worth 35 points and its components are weighted and graded as follows: Research Proposal (5 points) Oral Report (5 points) Essay (25 points) Grading/Rubric for the Paper Your essay will be judged on attribution, originality, clarity and content.

1. You will have a maximum of 5 points for the correct use of books and articles, and for your ability to cite academic sources properly in the “footnote” and “sources cited” sections. Citing sources is very important but not an end unto itself. By citing your references, you have to be able to demonstrate how these sources informed your arguments or conclusions. This you do by your appropriate deployment of quotes, statistics or paraphrases that can be verified in the literature you cite. And as you cite your sources, make sure you do things according to the Chicago Manual of Style. See a citation guide here: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

2. You will obtain 5 points for your ability to meet the required number of pages (6 to 7 double-spaced pages, Time News Roman, 12 points font size) and for meeting the expectation to provide the equivalent of one source per page. The “bibliography” will count as a page—and it should not be more one (1) page in the body of the work.

3. You will have a maximum of 5 points for the originality and creativity of your statements. Make sure that the majority of your statements reflect your own thinking and interpretation. Your paper should not be flooded with block quotations or quotes.

4. You will have a maximum of 10 points for the clarity and quality of your arguments, including your demonstration to substantiate your questions or assertions with relevant and academic information that advances or speaks directly to your logic.