specific historical aspect of American history that is within the timeframe covered by in; textbook and course - 1877 until the modern era.

specific historical aspect of American history that is within the timeframe covered by in; textbook and course - 1877 until the modern era. You will be required to explore a specific historical aspect of American history that is within the timeframe covered by our textbook and course - 1877 until the modern era. Order Description REQUIREMENTS: GRADE VALUE: 100 points DUE DATE: December 19th, 2014 METHOD OF DELIVERY: Submit to Dropbox labeled “Research Paper” by midnight of due date. LENGTH: FOUR (4) pages minimum FORMATTING: Standard MLA formatting SECONDARY SOURCES: Cite a minimum of 3 secondary sources. Submit the sources to Dropbox labeled by March 11th. GUIDELINES: • You will be required to explore a specific historical aspect of American history that is within the timeframe covered by our textbook and course - 1877 until the modern era. • Try to focus your topic as narrowly as you can.You can choose any significant event, movement, issue, person, battle, or trend. A topic such as World War II would be far too broad. However, focusing on the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, for example, would be specific enough. ?? • You must cover which ever topic you choose effectively and present a well-developed THESIS, supported by evidence from the secondary sources you choose. • A thesis is an argument.Iexpectyoutotakea position with which an impartial observer could theoretically argue. It is not enough to just simply present facts regarding your topic. You must take a position and defend it. GRADING CRITERIA: You will be graded on the following: • research skills • adherence to standard MLA formatting for research papers • ability to think critically about a topic and construct a coherent thesis based on that topic • ability to combine information and ideas into a focused, organized, supported argument • ability to write a grammatical, stylistic, mechanically correct essay • ability to document and list sources accurately and usefully RESOURCES: ?? Please use the following resources throughout the writing process to help shape your paper. MLA FORMATTING GUIDE: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ https://coalinga.westhillscollege.libguides.com/MLA MLA WORKS CITED FORMATTING: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/ How to cite electronic sources: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/ WRITING A THESIS STATEMENT: https://clas.uiowa.edu/history/teaching-and-writing- center/guides/argumentation https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/thesis_composedraft.html RESEARCHING SECONDARY SOURCES: https://www.worldcat.org/ https://www.westhillscollege.com/coalinga/academics/library/ index.asp https://www.westhillscollege.com/coalinga/academics/library/ OffCampus.asp https://www.westhillscollege.com/coalinga/academics/library/ ResearchHelp.asp TUTORIAL SERVICES: https://www.westhillscollege.com/coalinga/students/student_s ervices/tutorial_services/index.asp PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)