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1960s Protest Movements Research Paper

November 6th: Rough Draft Due, One page minimum

November 13th: Final Draft Due

         Your task in this assignment is to choose one 1960s protest movement, then choose an organization involved in the movement, and to write a research paper analyzing the origins and legacy of that organization. This is not a book report.  Depending on the movement you choose, this should be a narrow and focused history with a limited scope. Your task is to determine how and why the organization began, who the major players were in establishing the organization, and how or why the organization ended. You will need to consult academic sources that provide commentary and context for the movement and organization you choose.

Issues you can explore through the movement include, but are not limited to, constitutional rights, racism, women’s rights, governmental response, grass-roots campaigning etc. The idea is that you build an argument, through academic sources, regarding how the movement contributed to U.S. history.  

Instructions and Guidance

· Careful reading, analytical thinking, and integration of textbook, lecture, and supplemental materials.

· You must have at least THREE outside sources. Wikipedia, or any encyclopedia for that matter, does not count as a source. Books, academic journal articles, and the course textbook do count (but the textbook does not count as an “outside” source).

· Be concrete: evidence is always more convincing than generalization or simple logic. In fact, it is the entire point of the assignment. It is your task to use evidence to generate an answer to a real historical question.

· Do not summarize the reading materials. Instead, describe or quote the evidence you need to answer the question, with proper citations so your reader can find your source. Do not waste time by repeating easy-to-find and irrelevant material.

Citations and Plagiarism

· Failure to acknowledge the source of your ideas or information is unacceptable. Plagiarism will result in failing the assignment. Poor paraphrasing and poor citation will be penalized.

· These questions can be answered more than adequately with reference to assigned readings and lectures; however, you are required to do more research and include outside sources. Remember, you must be sure that your outside sources are relevant and of sufficient quality to enhance your argument.

· A Bibliography page is required. You must cite the source of information and ideas that are outside of “general knowledge,” including information from your course textbook.

· For citation and bibliography rules, all students are required to use the

Chicago Manual of Style Links to an external site.

Technical Details

· The research paper is due on December 4th. There will be no extensions or late papers accepted except in cases of documented emergencies. 

· Paper must be 6 pages, not counting cover page or bibliography.

· Your paper will have a bibliography.

· Your paper should be Times New Roman, twelve-point font, double-spaced, and have one-inch margins.

Movement:

Women’s Rights

            N.O.W. (National Organization for Women)

Here with the following criteria for the Rough Draft Nov 6th:

· Make sure you have a cover page, footnotes/endnotes, bibliography.

· Make sure the draft is formatted correctly, Times New Roman, twelve point font, double-spaced and one inch margins, etc.

· All footnotes/endnotes must be a 10 point font.

· All claims that are not general knowledge have citations.

· Minimum of one page in length to get full credit.

Using and Citing Sources

Source material can be used in several ways. You have quite a few options as you decide how to construct your essays and integrate sources. This is what makes research writing both analytical and creative.

                                                                                                                  

Quoting 

Using the author’s words verbatim inside quotation marks

· Use quotes sparingly. Use quotes that strike you.

· All quotations must be situated inside one of your own sentences – they cannot stand alone.

· Lead into your quotations with signal phrases which introduce the author or state the significance of the quoted material.

· Check your copy word by word for accuracy and record the exact page number on which you found the information.

· When should you quote?

· When language is especially vivid or expressive

· When specific wording is needed for technical accuracy

· When your source is an important authority on the topic (their words may carry more weight or significance than the average author)

· When language is pertinent to the argument, such as in historical analysis or interpretation of a primary source

Paraphrasing

Restating the source’s information, in the same amount of space, using your own words

· Paraphrasing is useful when the language of another writer is not so memorable.

· Even though you are not using the author’s words verbatim, you must acknowledge the source or author from which the ideas were derived.

· How do you write a good paraphrase?

· Read the entire passage several times.

· Choose the most important points.

· Restate the ideas in your own words.

· Go back and reread the entire original passage to make sure your passage is accurate without being repetitive.

Summarizing

Condensing the material to include only the author’s main ideas

· This strategy can save space by condensing important information into a few sentences.

· Be sure that through your summary you do not distort the meaning of the original passage.

· How do you write a good summary?

· Read the passage several times.

· Look away from it and record the main idea of the passage as you remember it.

· Reread the original passage and make sure your summary is accurate and concise.