United States History
All papers must be 2 typed pages, double spaced, with 12pt font.
Please put your name, course name, and date at the top of the paper.
Article Review should address the following:
1. The author's purpose in writing the article
2. The author's main thesis
3. The author's challenging of other historical viewpoints
4. The evidence utilized by the author (specifically primary sources)
5. Personal likes/dislikes
6. How the author could make the work stronger?
7. The recommend audience of the article?
8. Explain how this article contributes to understanding the history of the United States
9. An example of how this article supports/contradicts Eric Foner's Give Me Liberty
Please highlight the answers of the Nine questions above
The Format should be as follows:
1. Introduction paragraph
o The first paragraph introduces the author and the article you will review
o A sentence should give an initial impression of the work
o Express the purpose and thesis in the introduction paragraph
2. Body paragraphs
o One paragraph should summarize the article
o Several paragraphs should address the items listed above.
3. Conclusion paragraph
o The final paragraph should express the importance of this work (or the lack)
Please follow the two articles attached.
1: Childhood and Sexual Identity under Slavery
Author(s): Anthony S. Parent, Jr. and Susan Brown Wallace
Source: Journal of the History of Sexuality, Vol. 3, No. 3, Special Issue: African American Culture and Sexuality (Jan., 1993), pp. 363-401
2: The Use of Anesthetics during the Civil War, 1861-1865
Author(s): Maurice S. Albin
Source: Pharmacy in History, Vol. 42, No. 3/4, Civil War Pharmacy (2000), pp. 99-114 Published by: American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41112682
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