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US History 2 research paper
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NOTE: Before beginning this assignment, read through information contained in the Scholastic Dishonesty link in the course menu to the left.
The core assignment of this course is a documented research paper (1000-1500 words in length = approx. 4 – 6 pages double spaced, 12-point font).
The essay should support a thesis statement with information gained from research or investigation.
The paper will not be just a report presenting information, but will be an essay that carefully examines and presents your own historical interpretation of the topic you have chosen and your interpretation of the information you have gathered.
The paper may include consideration of problems and solutions, define key terms, or refute arguments against your thesis statement.
It will be important to choose a topic of interest to you.
Approach this assignment with an open and skeptical mind, then form an opinion based on what you have discovered.
You must suspend belief while you are investigating and let the discoveries shape your opinion. (This is a thesis-finding approach.)
Once you have found your thesis, write the paper to support it.
You will use some of the following critical thinking skills in this process:
Choosing an appropriate topic, limiting the topic
Gathering information, summarizing sources
Analyzing and evaluating sources
Defining key terms
Synthesizing information, comparing and contrasting sources
Testing a thesis, making an historical argument, using refutation
Amassing support for a position
Documenting sources
Because this may be a longer essay than you have written before and a complex process is involved, it is recommended that you complete this paper using the following steps:
Choose a topic related to U.S. History after 1877 (Chapters 16-28) that you would truly like to explore and that you are willing to spend some time on. Your chosen topic should be focused. Pose a question that you really want to answer. You may want to begin with more than one topic in mind.
Do some preliminary reading on the topic(s). You may begin with the textbook, then further explore the information available. Refine your topic. Summarize your topic, your interest in the topic, the questions you want to answer, and a hypothesis you want to test.
Gather information from a variety of sources. Use a minimum of four sources for your paper, and at least one must be a primary source.
Examples of primary sources are ones that are used in our discussion forums 2 – 8.
They are sources that are contemporary to the times under investigation.
An example of a secondary source is our textbook, though the textbook also contains excerpts of primary sources, which you may use as a source in your essay.
Outline the results of your research and then plan for your essay (note you are not required to submit the outline).
Write the final draft and be sure to include a Works Cited List; be sure to use the correct MLA documentation style.
Grade Rubric
INTRODUCTION & THESIS: The essay makes a clear and effective statement (the thesis) about the chosen topic. /15
FOCUS AND DEVELOPMENT: Body of the essay focuses on this thesis and develops it fully, recognizing the complexity of issues. /30
SUPPORT AND SYNTHESIS: Uses sufficient and relevant evidence to support the thesis (and primary points), including facts, inferences, and judgments. Quotes, summarizes, and paraphrases accurately and effectively–appropriately introducing and explaining each quote. /30
CONVENTIONS: Uses MLA format correctly; includes a Works Cited list; is free of errors. /10
CORRECTNESS AND STYLE: Shows critical thinking and depth of understanding; uses appropriate tone; shows sophistication in language usage and sentence structure. /15
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Lesson 1 Discussion
US History 2 research paper
Read Chapter 16 and the information provided regarding the Accounts of the Wounded Knee Massacre. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•According to Black Elk, what atrocities took place a Wounded Knee? How did President Harrison describe these atrocities?
•Whom did Black Elk blame for the Wounded Knee Massacre? Whom did Harrison blame?
•According to President Harrison, what was the future of Native Americans? How did Black Elk’s vision of the future compare to Harrison’s vision
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 2 Discussion
Read Chapters 17 and 18 as well as the If I Were a Man information by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•What things most surprised Mollie-as-Gerald?
•What point was Gilman making in this story?
•What did she identify as the gender inequalities of the day?
•Do the stereotypes concerning women that Gilman illustrates in this piece exist today? If so, provide an example.
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 3 Discussion
Read Chapter 19 as well as the Happiness in Marriage information by Margaret Sanger. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•What changes did Sanger describe in married relations in recent generations?
•What changes did Sanger hope would come about if unplanned pregnancies could be prevented?
•Do debates concerning birth control and unplanned pregnancies still occur in the United States?
•Are Sanger’s points still relevant? How?
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 4 Discussion
Read Chapters 20 and 21 as well as the Share Our Wealth information by Huey Long. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•What were the most radical aspects of Long’s plan?
•Did any of his ideas become reality?
•Upon whose law did Long base his ideas?
•Do you think this assertion increased or diminished support for his ideas?
•What did Long predict would be the consequences if the nation failed to adopt a program such as his?
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 5 Discussion
Read Chapter 22 as well as the Transcript of the Roosevelt-Molotov Meeting. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•Why does Molotov believe a “second front” should be opened in 1942?
•If such a front is opened, what does Molotov predict?
•If such a front is not opened, what does he fear might occur?
•Given that a second front in France was not opened until June, 1944, what do you think the effect of that delay may have had on longer-term U.S.–Soviet relations?
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 6 Discussion
Read Chapters 23 and 24 along with the information provided regarding The Southern Manifesto. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•What is the basis of the opposition to the Brown decision as expressed in this document?
•According to the manifesto, whose power would the federal government usurp by implementing Brown?
•What role did “habits,” “customs,” and “traditions” play in the arguments presented in the document?
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 7 Discussion
Read Chapters 25 and 26 along with the information provided on Dissenting Opinion on Vietnam by George Ball. If the link does not work, this is the document: George Ball.pdf Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•What specific problems does Ball identify that ultimately would make U.S. escalation in Vietnam unsuccessful?
•What is Ball’s advice concerning an appropriate U.S. policy toward Vietnam? What does he suggest is the best solution?
•Does the memo accurately predict the outcome of the Vietnam War?
You are required to submit an initial posting that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student. Your response should address why agree/disagree with their posting.
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Lesson 8 Discussion
Read Chapters 27 and 28 along with George H.W. Bush’s Gulf War Address. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
•Although most of this speech focuses on Iraq and Kuwait, what domestic issues does President Bush also address? How are those issues linked to the situation in Iraq?
•Which counties does Bush identify specifically as working closely with the United States? Why might he focus on these countries?
•Ultimately, according to Bush, why is intervention in Kuwait necessary?
