Research Paper

Signature Assignment: DUE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Format:

Submission to Blackboard Learn

Typewritten, 12pt font, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 1” Margins

Length – 750 words

Citation – MLA; APA or Chicago Manual of Style

PRIMARY SOURCE: A source created by a direct observer during the time period being investigated.

SECONDARY SOURCE: A source created by an observer with indirect knowledge, after the event being investigated has occurred.

· USE PRIMARY SOURCES AS YOUR EVIDENCE

· USE SECONDARY SOURCES FOR CONTEXT

· JOHNSON, READING THE AMERICAN PAST, IS A COLLECTION OF PRIMARY SOURCES

· KEENE, ET AL, VISIONS OF AMERICA, IS A SECONDARY SOURCE

· TITLE, NAME, HEADER, CITATIONS, AND WORKS CITED PAGE DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE WORD TOTAL

· YOU NEED IN-TEXT CITATIONS & A WORKS CITED PAGE FOR COMPLETE, ACCURATE CITATION OF YOUR MATERIALS

EX. MLA: In-text citation

During the Reconstruction period, Ulysses S. Grant worked diligently to hunt down the Ku Klux Klan.

He saw the organization as a major threat to the stability of the South. (Keene et. al., p. 426)

EX. MLA: Works Cited Page

Keene, Jennifer D., Saul Cornell, Edward T. O'Donnell. Visions of America: A History of the United States, vol. 2. Boston, MA: Pearson. 2016.

EX. APA: In-text citation

During the Reconstruction period, Ulysses S. Grant worked diligently to hunt down the Ku Klux Klan.

He saw the organization as a major threat to the stability of the South. (Keene et. al., 2016, p. 426)

EX. APA: Works Cited Page

Keene, Jennifer D., Saul Cornell & Edward T. O'Donnell (2016). Visions of America: a History of the United States, vol. 2 (3rd ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE! Evidence of plagiarism- even if unintentional- could result in an automatic zero for the paper.

MAKE EACH STATEMENT COUNT! Avoid generalized, blanket statements that have little to no meaning.

Ex. “The Industrial Revolution was a unique period of history.” (Unique = I can’t think of an adequate word here)

Ex. “America had a bad slavery problem.” (Is there such a thing as a good slavery problem?)

Ex. “Asian Americans were people of Asian descent living in America.” (No kidding) DO NOT ASSUME I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! Because I will not make that same assumption. Be clear in your writing. While you know the audience will be someone who is informed about the subject (ME!), I am grading your papers based on the knowledge and cogency conveyed therein. I will not assume you know what you are talking about, so be explicit.

USE YOUR EVIDENCE WISELY & SUCCINCTLY! This is a short paper. Avoid block quotations. I already read the course materials. I do not want to read them again in your papers. I want to read your words, not the author’s. You need to paraphrase and only include meaningful, short quotes.