Assignment
1. How Many People Lived on Hispaniola in 1492, page17
2. Tracking the First Americans. Page 22
3. How Did Spaniards and Aztecs Remember First Contact, page 38
4. What Caused the Pueblo Revolt? Page 58
5. Accusations and Defenses in the Salem Witchcraft Trials, page 93
6. Enlightenment and Awakening in America, page 123
7. Who Was to Blame for the Boston Massacre
8. The Turing Point, page172
9. Republican Remedy? Page 205
10. John Marshall and Judicial Review, page 226 or
11. Can This Marriage Be Saved? Page 230
12. Federalist and Republicans, page 243, select contrasting heading
13. The Transportation Revolution, page 254
14. John Marshal and Promotion of Enterprise, page 257
15. The Market and Equality: She Said, He Said, page 268
16. The Nullification Crisis, page 293
17. The Jacksonian Party System, page 299
18. The Transformation of American Evangelicalism, page 307
19. Revivalism and the Social Order, page 311
20. Visionaries, page 317
21. The Peculiar Institution, page 343
22. In What Country Did the U.S.-Mexican War Begin? Page 368
23. Escape from Crisis, page 377
24. The Worsening Crisis, page 399
25. Opening Moves, page 413
26. Presidential Reconstruction, or Congressional Reconstruction, 448 or 453
RESEARCH PAPER GUIDE(Your Subject Here)
HISTORY 1301-1302(The Course You are Taking)
JOE L. MCCAMBRIDGE(Your Name)
Your Research Paper heading should be presented as this paper is set up, the research title, class section and your name, centered on separate single spaced lines. There is no need for a cover sheet or folder cover for this effort. Unlike this guide your paper should be double spaced between lines. This paper must be typed or word-processed to be accepted. Students will employ fonts no smaller than 8 (elite) or larger than 12 (pica) for the type size of the presentation. This assignment is a minimum of 1000 words.
The first paragraph will define the Who, What, When and Where of the assigned subject in no less than two or more than four sentences. I want sharp, clear concise sentences and proper grammar structure. Try to keep the sentence length at less than a maximum of fifteen words. Please refrain from employing endless sentences and incorrect grammar. Employ spell check and grammar check and try to utilize the Writing Center to assist in structure and editing of the effort
Paragraph two should cite and explain the reason Why of the subject according to the textbook. In citing sources for this effort I want the title, author, copyright date and publishing house named. This paragraph should run no more than four sentences of direct material or less.
Paragraph three should present the methods of How the effort or action was undertaken according to the text source. Each of these sentences describing How the effort is undertaken should be like the lead sentence of a new paragraph. You must have a minimum of three how's and more if available.
Paragraph four should define the Result according to the textbook. Limit this to three sentences.
Paragraph five should employ the same format as paragraph two to cite and describe the Why from the Second College Level Source.
Paragraph six needs to define the methods How from the Second Source in the order the author provides. Often the same reasons are given for how a structure or event took place but the order is different and this affects the context of the paper and the result. List every how presented in this source, not just three.
Paragraph seven needs to explain the Result as defined from the second source.
Paragraph eight defines the Why from your third source. Again employ the structure of the second and fifth paragraph to cite this source and define it.
Paragraph nine defines the How of the third source in the order and context presented.
Paragraph ten explains the result according to the third source as structured in paragraphs four and seven.
Paragraph eleven defines your interpretation of the resources. You will either state that according to your research and reflection you found one of the sources to most accurately reflect what you have discovered via critical thought to be the correct interpretation of the subject. Therefore this is the defense of your selection or that because of your efforts none of the sources met your criteria for correctly defining or explaining the Why, How, and Result of the Subject assigned. Therefore this is your interpretation of the material assigned. This should be accomplished in just two sentences.
Paragraph twelve presents either your defense of the selection of your interpretation according to your research. This paragraph has no length requirement because you have to personally structure your defense or new interpretation.
Remember, college level sources are peer reviewed data and never include encyclopedias, dictionaries, lives of the presidents or any other short source. I will immediately fail any student utilizing Wikipedia sourcing. Your source can be from the internet if the citation includes org, lib. edu. or mil.
Generally you will find that you cannot meet the requirements of the paper in less than five pages of work and certainly need no more than ten pages to complete the effort. Stay concise and define specific reasons for your selections and define each how in a declarative sentence. Don't through data at the effort. Provide direct and simple interpretations so that a clear summation is achieved.
Good luck and maintain this goal; if you cannot explain it you cannot employ it. This is a critical thinking effort that requires you make determinations according to your research and what you have determined from the resources you have gathered. There is no right answer, only a conclusion based upon employing the structures of rational thought to determine the truth from the effort.