Writing Assignment # 2: Hist 1302
Assignment: For this assignment, you need to research your own issue.
- Pick a topic that interests you
- The topic must be historical and/ or political in nature.Examples of historical and political issues that are commonly discussed include:
- Second Amendment
- Abortion ( State limitations on the practice)
- Immigration reform
- Fracking
- Confederate Memorial Statues
- Freedom of Speech/ First Amendment Issues
- Tariffs
- President Trumps policies towards immigration or Syria
- Big Tech ( Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple)
- Homelessness
- Liberal or Conservative bias in the news
- You will need find a reputable article from either a newspaper, magazine, or news channel. Examples of news channels would be CNN, Fox News, NPR. If you are unsure if a topic or news source qualifies for the assignment, please run the idea by me first. Make sure the information comes from a reputable online source. ( Newspaper article, .edu, .gov, etc)
Answer the following questions about your article of choice in complete sentences.
Questions
- What is the issue?Why did you choose this topic?
- Introduce the article. Provide the author and title, along with the source of the document. Provide the hyperlink or a copy of the article. Provide a detailed summary of the article.
- Do you think the article has a political or historical bias?Why or why not? Explain
- Take a position.Do you agree with the article’s thesis Why or why not?
- What evidence ( primary or secondary sources) does the writer/s of the article rely upon. Explain.
- Do you see any connections to the historical past? Why or why not?
This assignment should be 2 to 3 pages long.The paper should have 1 inch margins and size 12 font. The typing much be double spaced. The assignment needs to be turned in on a word or pdf document.No pages or zip files.Assignment must be submitted to the drop box.No other submissions are allowed.
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Does the assignment meet the page requirement and contain proper margins and font size? The article is a legitimate source. The paper is double spaced. |
Yes + 20 |
No -20 |
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Does the assignment provide a full citation for question number 1. Is there an adequate summary for the article? Does the student provide access to the original article? The writing is clear with few grammatical mistakes. The information is detailed but not vague. The summary is clear but concise. The student demonstrates an understanding of the author’s thesis. |
Yes + 20 |
No -20 |
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Does the assignment provide a detailed explanation and analysis for questions 3-5. The writing is clear with few grammatical mistakes. The information is detailed but not vague. The student takes a clear position for questions 4 and 5. |
+ 20 |
-20 |
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For question 6, the student clearly explains how the article relates to the past.If not, the student explains why not. |
Yes +20 |
No -20 |
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Is the assignment a word or pdf file that has been correctly submitted to the dropbox by the due date. |
Yes +20 |
No -20 |
Total=______________Late Deductions__________________Plagiarism Automatic Zero
Jermaine Byrant
Nicole Johnson
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