History 101/Fall 2019 Professor Swiontek Paper Assignment Read Manisha Sinha, To Cast Just Obliquy on Oppressors: Black Radicalism in the Age of Revolution, William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 64, No. 1, (Jan. 2007), 149-160. Complete and submit to Canvas the graphic organizer for the Sinha article. Complete and submit to Canvas the graphic organizer for your primary source (see below). Read Chapter 12 in Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty! Choose one of the following primary sources: David Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World (excerpt) (1829) Maria Stewart, on women workers, Lecture Delivered at the Franklin Hall, Boston, September 21, 1831,” (1831) Maria Stewart, Why Sit Ye Here and Die? Lecture delivered at Franklin Hall, September, 1832. (1832) Frederick Douglass, The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, Speech on July 5, 1852, Rochester, New York (1852) Main essay question: How does your primary source support or contradict Sinhas argument that black abolitionists created a radical, dissenting ideology in their fight against slavery? In answering the above question, analyze your primary source by responding to the questions below: (See also this graphic organizer.) What is the title of the source? What kind of source is it? (newspaper, diary entry, letter, etc.) Who is the author? How does the author’s gender, race, socioeconomic class, and citizenship status compare to the people about whom he or she is writing? Why did he or she write the source? Who was the intended audience? What unspoken assumptions does the text contain? Are there detectable biases in the source? When was the source written? What is the historical context in which the source was written and read? What larger historical events, processes, or structures might have influenced this text? Is this source consistent with what you know about the historical record from that time? Why or why not? Does the author have a main argument? If so, what is it? What other documents help you to understand this one? Or, what other information might you need to understand fully this document? How does this source enrich your understanding of the era? IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not simply list answers to the questions above. Rather, you must write your paper in essay form. It should have an introduction, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You do not need to address the questions in order, but be sure that you address all questions that are relevant to the source in your essay. Your essay must be a polished piece of writing. Length: 4-6 pages (1,000-1,500 words) Format: Typed, double-spaced, standard 12-point font, page numbers, footnotes or endnotes following the Chicago Manual of Style. You must include your name, paper title, and word count. Due: To Canvas and Turnitin.com by 11:00 pm on due date (see syllabus for specific date). Hard copies will not be accepted. Papers turned in after these times will be considered late and will not be graded. Computer problems and other technical issues will not be accepted as excuses. Essay value: 230 points Please note: Essays not submitted to Canvas and Turnitin.com will receive a 0. Essays in which plagiarism is detected and those without citations will also receive a 0. Essays with citations not following the Chicago Manual of Style (i.e., parenthetical citations) will receive no higher than a D. Your paper will be evaluated on the following criteria: Visiting a Writing Tutor at the LRC (10 points) — Submit the tutoring receipt on the day that your paper is due. You may see a tutor at any point in the writing process. If you are involved in another program on campus that provides tutoring (e.g. EOPS), a note from that tutor would also count. NOTE: You will *not* receive credit if you visit the writing tutor the day the paper is due. Please plan ahead. If at all possible, make an appointment at the Writing Center. You can receive 10 points extra credit if you visit the Writing Tutor before the day the rough draft is due in class. NOTE: This is some of the only extra credit available in the class. To receive credit, you must bring the yellow receipt to class the day the paper is due. To receive extra credit, you must bring the yellow receipt to class the day of the rough draft workshop. I will not accept late receipts; I will not go through the receipts forwarded to me by the Writing Center to find your tutoring receipt if you forget or lose it. Rough draft (20 points) — You must bring a rough draft (minimum of 3 pages) to class on the day of the paper writing workshop. If you do not have a rough draft in class or if your rough draft is shorter than 3 full pages, you will not receive any points. If you miss the Rough Draft class, you lose these pointsunless you have a documented medical or family emergency. Emailed rough drafts will not be accepted. *************** Format/Layout (word count, margins, etc.) (10 points) Papers that do not follow the format requirement will be penalized. Read the directions on this handout. Proper References in Chicago Style (10 points) You must use footnotes following the Chicago Manual of Style. You must cite whenever you quote directly, paraphrase information or ideas, or use facts. Papers with parenthetical citations will receive a D. Papers without any citations (or only 1 or 2 footnotes) will receive a zero (0). Thesis Statement/Argument (40 points) You must have a cogent, argumentative thesis statement that directly answers the question. It should appear at the end of the introduction. It is not enough simply to have a thesis statement; to receive full credit, you must write a good thesis statement. Use of Sources (40 points) You must have at least three paraphrased citations from the textbook (Foner) one citation from lecture at least two direct quotes from your primary source two citations from the Sinha article You must use evidence from all four kinds of sources to support your argument. This score will be based on both quantity of citations and quality of source usage. Analysis/Content/Critical Thinking (60 points) I am primarily interested in your ideas, argument, and analysis. Remember, historians form opinions based on evidence. Quality of Writing (20 points) You must write in grammatically correct English. Papers with excessive type-os or extremely poor grammar will be penalized. Proofread! Run spell-check! Organization and Structure (20 points) Poor organization and structure can interfere with the readers ability to understand your argument. Pay attention to how you organize your paper.
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