3-2 Writing Plan Progress Check 3
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ApproachestoHistory.docx2.pdf
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HIS 200 Writing Plan Progress Check 3 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Throughout Modules Three and Four, you have continued to work on your Project 1: Writing Plan assignment, which you will formally submit for completion at the end of Module Four of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.
Prompt
Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas has considered how historians communicate their message to a specific audience. Return to your submission for Progress Check 2 and identify an audience that would be interested in your event and an answer to your historical research question. Keep that audience in mind as you write your initial thesis statement as part of this assignment. You will also describe primary and secondary sources you could use to research your historical event.
Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the following elements of your Project 1: Writing Plan for review by your instructor:
In Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, Learning Block 3-4 (page 2) in the webtext, you completed the following element:
- Describe the historical event that you selected. Why is this event significant?
- Describe at least two secondary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: What are the similarities and differences in the content of your sources? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event? What was your thought process when you were searching for sources? How did you make choices?
- Describe at least two primary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: How do these sources relate to your secondary sources? What do they add to your understanding of the event? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event?
In Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, Learning Block 3-4 (page 3) in the webtext, you worked toward the following element:
- Based on your review of primary and secondary sources, develop a research question related to the historical event you selected. In other words, what would you like to know more about?
- Create a thesis statement based on your research question. Your thesis should be clear, specific, and arguable, and state a claim about your historical event. As you create your thesis, keep in mind an audience that would be interested in your historical event and research question.
Please note that many of the elements within this assignment directly align to elements in the Project 1 Guidelines and Rubric. You will need to add finishing touches to this progress check submission to prepare your final writing plan for submission in Module Four.
What to Submit
The Writing Plan Progress Check 3 must be submitted as a 1-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Follow the formatting of the example included in Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, learning block 3-4 (page 3) in the webtext and include identifying information (name, course code and title, assignment title, name of university, and date) as well as section headings (preliminary writing plan, sources, thesis statement) as appropriate.
Writing Plan Progress Check 3 Rubric
| Criteria | Proficient (100%) | Needs Improvement (75%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historical Event | Describes selected historical event and its significance | Describes selected historical event and its significance, but with gaps in detail or clarity | Does not describe selected historical event and its significance | 5 |
| Secondary Sources | Describes at least two relevant and appropriate secondary sources that could be used to research the historical event | Describes at least two secondary sources that could be used to research the historical event, but with gaps in appropriateness, relevance, or detail | Does not describe at least two secondary sources that could be used to research the historical event | 20 |
| Primary Sources | Describes at least two relevant and appropriate primary sources that could be used to research the historical event | Describes at least two primary sources that could be used to research the historical event, but with gaps in appropriateness, relevance, or detail | Does not describe at least two primary sources that could be used to research the historical event | 20 |
| Research Question | Develops research question related to the selected historical event based on review of primary and secondary sources | Develops research question related to the selected historical event, but question is not based on review of primary and secondary sources | Does not develop research question related to the selected historical event | 20 |
| Thesis | Develops a thesis statement related to the research question | Develops a thesis statement, but thesis is not related to the research question | Does not develop a thesis statement | 25 |
| Articulation of Response | Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization | Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas | Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas | 10 |
| Total: | 100% |
ApproachestoHistory.docx2.pdf
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Approaches to History
Christopher Middleton
SNHU
September 17th 2023
Question 1
To back up the subject matter of my essay on the American Civil Rights Movement,
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I’ll be needing primary documents like speeches from civil rights leaders like Martin Luther
King Jr., snapshots of demonstrations, and even individual logbooks kept by people involved
in this movement. Secondary sources such as academic articles, books on the history of the
civil rights era, and documentaries provide additional background knowledge and scholarship
on these issues which can strengthen my case. Merging primary and secondary sources will
provide an insightful viewpoint of the matter, thus resulting in a well-rounded essay.
Audiodio Audio Transcript: So, combining both the primary and secondary sources, you’ll be
able to write a pretty complete paper. Audiodio Audio Trans
Question 2
When searching for civil rights movement sources, you must have very precise
keywords to narrow down your research. Here are two or three keywords that can be highly
effective:
Civil Rights Movement
This is a very basic keyword you’ll get tons and tons of resources about the 1950s-
60s period of the US civil rights movement. This section focuses on different dimensions of
the protest, such as important moments, prominent individuals and groups. This keyword
alone will give you a broader overview on the topic (Bloom, 2019).
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martim Luther King Jr. is also an eminent leader in civil rights. Searching for his
name as a keyword opens up several primary and secondary sources, such as his speeches,
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correspondences, and bios. It’s a keyword to research his work and participation in it .
Segregation:
Segregation was one of the main issues behind the Civil Rights Movement. Using this
keyword will bring forth articles about racial segregation, Jim Crow Laws and efforts
towards desegregating Schools, public places and society in general. It’s part of this historical
narrative.
Question 3
` Subject terms allow us to narrow our search for relevant sources on the American
Civil Rights Movement. Dewey is a controlled vocabulary for library collection
management, cataloging, indexing, and classification systems. Here are some subject times
that can help us continue our search:
Civil Rights Activists:
This key search term will take us to sources related to those individuals who were at the
forefront of the civil rights struggle. We can read about the biography of their life , the
interviews they had and the analysis of his/her work.
Racial Segregation:
Following the preceding key word, this descriptive term leads us to material discussing
“racial segregation,” which concentrates on American segregation in various aspects,
including “schools; transportation; and public accommodations”.
Civil Rights Legislation
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To delve further into the legal facets of this time period, you may search under this keyword
term. It will help us find primary and secondary sources on pivotal legislation such as the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Race Relations:
This subject heading encompasses a larger universe of titles on the relations among races in
America. This might be fruitful as we could explore the “social stresses” behind the civil
rights movement.
African American History
As the Civil Rights movement was largely led by African Americans this search term will
likely result in resources providing historical backgrounds and insights.
Nonviolent Resistance:
For example, suppose our field is nonviolent action theories, which includes tactics and ideas
about these techniques. Then this subject can help you locate works dealing with tactics of
civil rights protesters.
Segregation in Schools" or "School Desegregation:
If, for example, the research is about school desegregation then these terms will point us
directly to relevant source material regarding this vital part of the Civil Rights Movement.
Question 4
When you search “CONSTRUCTION” and get overwhelmed with irrelevant hits, Boolean
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operators are a powerful tool to narrow down results. Here are some common Boolean
operators and corresponding strategies to improve your search results:
AND:
Add “AND” between keywords to filter results in your search. “CONSTRUCTION &
sustainable” for instance will return results that focus explicitly on sustainable construction
methodologies (Ali & Ali, 2020).
“CONSTRUCTION AND architecture” to explore sources on constructivism in architecture.
OR:
Use “OR” between synonyms and phrases alike for broader searches. For example,
“CONSTRUCTION OR build” will return results for construction and building projects.
“CONSTRUCTION or infrastructure” allows for expansion into a larger array of data
covering broader areas of infrastructure development.
NOT:
Use “NOT” to exclude words causing irrelevant results. […] This can be useful in situations
where you want information on a particular topic but without the mentions of unrelated
celebrities or other irrelevant content. “Con” means “construct” and “St.” stands for
“residential” thus you may filter non-residential commercial construction with “construction
not residential”.
With the tagline “CONSTRUCTION NOT safety” helps to remove all safety articles from
the search results when searching for other parts of construction industry.
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Quotation Marks:
Put phrases or keywords in brackets to search for exact match phrases. For instance,
“CONSTRUCTION management” would give us hits about construction management
methods as opposed to more broad construction.
Parentheses:
Use parentheses for complex searches. For example “(CONSTRUCTION OR Building AND
sustainability)”will retrieve sources talking about sustainability in terms of construction OR
Building project, etc.
Wildcards:
Use wild cards such as * (asterisks) to allow for variations in ending of words. For instance
“CONSTRUCT” searches for “CONSTRUCTION”, “CONSTRUCTING”,
“CONSTRUCTS”, etc.
Filters:
Filtered search engines and databases, e.g., by publication date, source-type, etc. These filters
enable instant filtering of relevant results.
References
Bloom, J. M. (2019). Class, race, and the civil rights movement. Indiana University Press.
Ali, T. S., & Ali, R. (2020). A new chaos based color image encryption algorithm using
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permutation substitution and Boolean operation. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 79(27-
28), 19853-19873.