Assignment:
You may write a paper(6 page) or create a (10-12 slide)PowerPoint presentation.
Choose from one of the topics below and analyze its history from 1877 to the present.
Select four specific events or developments that span the years covered by this course, based on their impact on the topic. Two of the events must be from before 1945 and two events must be from after 1945. You must assess how the events in relationship to the topic changed over time and explain how the changes occurred. Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor's comments and make any necessary revisions.
Write an introduction with a thesis. Your thesis should summarize the main conclusions that you discovered while researching your topic and that you will support with a logical argument based on evidence (sources).
Connect each of the events or developments you have chosen back to your main thesis. The information presented must be organized and in chronological order.
You must use at least four sourcesPreview the documentView in a new window in your paper other than the textbook, with at least two primary sourcesPreview the documentView in a new window and at least two secondary sourcesPreview the documentView in a new window. Please refer back to your Week Three Assignment, consider your instructor's comments, and make any necessary revisions.
Choose one of the following topics:
Native Americans/American Indians
African Americans
Immigrants
Women
For example, a student writing a paper about the topic African Americans might choose the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Power Movement as two of their events. In that case, the paper would provide a description of the two movements. It would explain what each one revealed about the role of African Americans in broader American society in, respectively, the 1920s and the late 1960s, explain how and why the roles of African Americans in the 1920s differed from their roles in the late 1960s, and explain how events in the 1920s may have contributed to developments in the later decade.
The Final Project
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of project
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least four scholarly resources other than the textbook, including a minimum of two primary sources. Your secondary sources must come from the Ashford University Library. For help locating primary sources refer to the HIS206: Primary Sources Research Guide
Must document all sources, including images, in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.