Homework
This homework is not required but is offered for those who wish to add to their point totals.
The homework consist of finding a newspaper article that is published between October 5, 2021 and November 10, 2021 either in a local paper or in an on-line newspaper such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun Times, Washington Post, Greenwood Commonwealth or any other United States or English language newspaper. This means CNN, yahoo, Fox News, MSNBC, Huffington Post, tv station websites, etc. are not eligible for these homeworks. ONLY NEWSPAPERS/NEWSPAPER websites. Each article must have some discussion of, or allusion to, African American history or issues.
i. The article must come from newspapers, not websites unconnected to a print paper. Don't use opinion/commentary articles. Ask your instructor if you don't know what this is.
ii. Cite the article [Title of the article, author [if given], name of the newspaper, date of publication] AT THE TOP OF YOUR PAPER. Put your name at the top of the paper, as well. No repeat headers allowed in your papers. You lose 5 points if you don't follow the citation and repeat header direction. For this course, the only repeat header that should appear on your pages is a page number.
iii. You are to summarize the article and the point of view of the author.
iv. Then indicate whether your textbook sheds any light on the subject---use the index and cite the textbook pages.
v. Comment on how history is "used" by contemporary authors to support their points of view or illustrate subject matters they deal with.
vi. Have you learned anything from the article?
vii. Finally, and most importantly, what are the specific sources the author(s) cite(s)/uses to support the article? That is, how does the author prove to you, their reader, that they have facts to back up their writing? They won't have a bibliography, but they normally are letting their readers know where they are getting their information. Don't use opinion/commentary articles.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.