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American History Opposing Viewpoints Research Project: Part III Instructions Statement of Purpose or “Why Am I Doing This?” The ability to perform solid research is a key to success in academics and professional life, but communicating that research in a clear and concise manner is equally as important. This part of the assignment provides you with the opportunity to develop writing skills—specifically in the areas of organization and use of proper grammar, mechanics, and style—and to show your ability to use sources with integrity. Completing This Assignment: For the topic selected in Module/Week 2 of the course and utilized again in Module/Week 4, you will complete in the actual body content at least an 800 word 3-page paper that presents the research conducted during the term. The paper must be well organized and developed and provide a concise examination of the subject. Utilizing the sources from Module/Week 4 that were closely connected to your original topic choice from Module/Week 2 give an extended paper overview of the event? Discuss your own arguments. Include opposing viewpoints you discovered in your research. As a result, did your opinions change? How? Citations must conform to current Turabian citation style with properly formatted footnotes and bibliography for the 3 or more scholarly sources you use. The title page and reference page do not count towards the total page count. When you are finished, your assignment must be: You must use the template for the assignment provided in Assignment site. oIn a Microsoft Word (or compatible) document oFormatted, including: §12-point Times New Roman font §double-spaced §1-inch margins §Page numbers placed at the bottom center of each page of text (not including the title page) oProofread carefully to ensure it is written in scholarly language with no grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors and conforms to the standards of mechanics and style expected at the university level [Title] [Your name] [Course and Section number] [Date] [Text of paper begins here][footnoteRef:1] [1: Insert your properly formatted Turabian footnotes. If you are unsure about how to do this in Microsoft Word, visit the following tutorial for more help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9_dw_CxG6w.] Bibliography Cohen, Charles L. “The ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech: A Note on Religion and Revolutionary Rhetoric.” The William and Mary Quarterly, 38:4 (Oct. 1981): 702–717. Kidd, Thomas S. Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots. New York: Basic Books, 2011. “Patrick Henry,” in American Experience (Public Broadcasting Service), 131:36 mins. 2 HIUS 221 Turabian Quick Guide [Note: Liberty University History Faculty have made adjustments and additions to this guide pertinent to departmental needs. For the online and current version of the original guide, see http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html]. N: Denotes footnote citation B: Denotes bibliography citation (This does not mean you choose one or the other; both of must should be included in their proper place in your paper.) Book: One author: N: 1Wendy Doniger, Splitting the Difference (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999), 65. B: Doniger, Wendy. Splitting the Difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1999. Two authors: N: 6Guy Cowlishaw and Robin Dunbar, Primate Conservation Biology (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 104–7. B: Cowlishaw, Guy, and Robin Dunbar. Primate Conservation Biology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000. Four or more authors: N: 13Edward O. Laumann et al., The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994), 262. B: Laumann, Edward O., John H. Gagnon, Robert T. Michael, and Stuart Michaels. The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994. Editor, translator, or compiler instead of author: N: 4Richmond Lattimore, trans., The Iliad of Homer (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951), 91–92. B: Lattimore, Richmond, trans. The Iliad of Homer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1951. Editor, translator, or compiler in addition to author N: 16Yves Bonnefoy, New and Selected Poems, ed. John Naughton and Anthony Rudolf (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995), 22. B: Bonnefoy, Yves. New and Selected Poems. Edited by John Naughton and Anthony Rudolf. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995. Chapter or other part of a book: N: 5Andrew Wiese, “‘The House I Live In’: Race, Class, and African American Suburban Dreams in the Postwar United States,” in The New Suburban History, ed. Kevin M. Kruse and Thomas J. Sugrue (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006), 101–2. B: Wiese, Andrew. “‘The House I Live In’: Race, Class, and African American Suburban Dreams in the Postwar United States.” In The New Suburban History, edited by Kevin M. Kruse and Thomas J. Sugrue, 99–119. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. Preface, foreword, introduction, or similar part of a book: N: 17James Rieger, introduction to Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982), xx–xxi. B: Rieger, James. Introduction to Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, xi–xxxvii. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982. Book published electronically: [Note: If the book is a PDF of a hard-copy publication, you do not need the web address, etc. Cite it as if you are holding it in your hand. However, if the online publication is in digitized form and does not have page numbers reflecting the actual pages in the book, then follow the example directly below.] N: 2Philip B. Kurland and Ralph Lerner, eds., The Founders’ Constitution (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987), http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/ (accessed June 27, 2006). B: Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. The Founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/ (accessed June 27, 2006). Journal articles: Article in a print journal: N: 8John Maynard Smith, “The Origin of Altruism,” Nature 393 (1998): 639. B: Smith, John Maynard. “The Origin of Altruism.” Nature 393 (1998): 639–40. [Note: If the journal has more than one issue per year—e.g., (April 1998)—put the month before the date.] Article in an online journal: [Note: If the online article is a PDF of a hard-copy publication, you do not need the web address, etc. Cite it as if you are holding it in your hand. However, if the online publication is in digitized form and does not have page numbers reflecting the actual pages in the book, then follow the example directly below.] N: 33Mark A. Hlatky et al., “Quality-of-Life and Depressive Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women after Receiving Hormone Therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Trial,” Journal of the American Medical Association 287: 5 (2002), http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004). B: Hlatky, Mark A., Derek Boothroyd, Eric Vittinghoff, Penny Sharp, and Mary A. Whooley. “Quality-of-Life and Depressive Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women after Receiving Hormone Therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Trial.” Journal of the American Medical Association 287: 5 (February 6, 2002), http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004). Popular magazine article: N: 29Steve Martin, “Sports-Interview Shocker,” New Yorker, May 6, 2002, 84. B: Martin, Steve. “Sports-Interview Shocker.” New Yorker, May 6, 2002. Newspaper article: [Note: If a section and page number (such as B 12) is available, include it. N: 10William S. Niederkorn, “A Scholar Recants on His ‘Shakespeare’ Discovery,” New York Times, June 20, 2002, Arts section, Midwest edition, B 12. B: Niederkorn, William S. “A Scholar Recants on His ‘Shakespeare’ Discovery.” New York Times, June 20, 2002, Arts section, Midwest edition, B 12. Book review: N: 1James Gorman, “Endangered Species,” review of The Last American Man, by Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times Book Review, June 2, 2002, 16. B: Gorman, James. “Endangered Species.” Review of The Last American Man, by Elizabeth Gilbert. New York Times Book Review, June 2, 2002. Thesis or dissertation N: 22M. Amundin, “Click Repetition Rate Patterns in Communicative Sounds from the Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena” (PhD diss., Stockholm University, 1991), 22–29, 35. B: Amundin, M. “Click Repetition Rate Patterns in Communicative Sounds from the Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena.” PhD diss., Stockholm University, 1991. Paper presented at a meeting or conference (unpublished): N: 13Brian Doyle, “Howling Like Dogs: Metaphorical Language in Psalm 59” (paper presented at the annual international meeting for the Society of Biblical Literature, Berlin, Germany, June 19–22, 2002). B: Doyle, Brian. “Howling Like Dogs: Metaphorical Language in Psalm 59.” Paper presented at the annual international meeting for the Society of Biblical Literature, Berlin, Germany, June 19–22, 2002. Letter in a print collection: N: 2George Whitefield to Mr. I. Roberts, 18 July 1740, The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield. 6 vols. London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1771), 1: 199-200. B: Whitefield, George. The Works of the Reverend George Whitefield. 6 Vols. London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1771. [Note: When using a collection, you do not need to list each letter in the bibliography. Just list the collected source.] Document in a print collection: N: 17Egerton Leigh, The Man Unmasked: or, the World Undeceived in the Author of a Late Pamphlet, Intitled, ‘Extracts from the Proceedings of the High Court of Vice-Admiralty in Charlestown, South-Carolina,’ &c with Suitable Remarks on that Masterly Performance in Philip Hamer, et al., eds., The Papers of Henry Laurens, 16 vols (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1969-2003), 6: 19-23. B: Hamer, Philip, et al., eds. The Papers of Henry Laurens, 16 Vols. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1969-2003. [Note: When using a collection, you do not need to list each document in the bibliography. Just list the collected source.] Document in an online source (unpublished): N: Silas Deane to Elizabeth Deane, (Letter 16) 7 September 1774, Delegates to Congress: Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789, vol. 1, August 1774-August 1775, Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library, 35, http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/DelVol01.html (accessed April 27, 2011). B: Delegates to Congress: Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789. Vol. 1. August 1774-August 1775. Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia Library, 35. http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/DelVol01.html (accessed April 27, 2011). Other Important Information: · Short Titles: Second and following footnote entries of a previously used source must consist of the author’s last name (unless two authors you are using in research have the same last name, then use first and last name), the short title, and page numbers. Example: 14Kidd, Patrick Henry, 34 · Use of Ibid.: You should use Ibid. when the immediate previous note is the same source. Only use Ibid. when the previous note has only once source. Ibid. requires a period. If the exact page numbers as the previous note are being cited, then Ibid. is all you need. If different page number(s), then follow this example: 22Ibid., 34–35. · Book titles and newspaper titles are italicized. · Journal articles are in “Quotation Marks.” · Do not use bibliographic entry style in footnotes (or vice versa). · Do not put “p.” or “pp.” before page numbers. [Note: If your particular citation does not fit the above examples, consult your instructor or a guide such as Jules Benjamin’s A Student’s Guide to History.] Page 5 of 6 AHOV Project- Part III Rubric Criteria Levels of Achievement Content 70% Advanced 90-100% (A) Proficient 70-89% (B-C) Developing 1-69% (< D) Not present Introduction 18-20 Points Paper includes an introduction that captures attention of the reader with a clear thesis statement. 14-17 Points Paper includes an introduction that presents the topic with an attempt at a thesis statement, but the direction for the paper may be unclear. 1-13 Points Paper does not include an introduction or it is unclear where it ends and the paper begins. 0 points Not present. Body 43-48 Points Material is appropriate to the topic, is presented clearly, and is contextually accurate. Paper demonstrates research of sources and a synthesis of information. Opposing viewpoints discovered in the research are conspicuously included. Personal assessments of these viewpoints are included in clear form. 33-42 Points Material is appropriate to the topic and is contextually accurate. There is some synthesis of information, but a heavy reliance on one source. Opposing viewpoints are mentioned, but in limited form. Personal assessments of these views are discussed, but in limited form. 1-32 Points Material is unclear or unfocused on a single topic. Historical inaccuracies are apparent in the paper or there is little evidence of research. One source is used throughout the text of the paper. Opposing viewpoints are barely mentioned, if at all. Personal assessments of these views are barely mentioned, if at all. 0 points Not present. Conclusion 18-20 Points Paper includes a clear conclusion that effectively sums up the information in the text. 14-17 Points Paper includes a conclusion that provides a summary of some information but excludes important aspects. 1-13 Points Paper does not include a conclusion paragraph. 0 points Not present. Structure 30% Advanced 90-100% (A) Proficient 70-89% (B-C) Developing 1-69% (< D) Not present Grammar, Mechanics, & Style 9-10 Points Paragraphs are well-constructed and original. They are proofread to prevent grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 7-8 Points Paragraphs have some degree of proper construction and are original. There are less than 5 grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 1-6 Points Paragraphs are poorly constructed with more than 5 grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 0 points Not present. Sources 7 Points At least 3 appropriate sources are included in the bibliography, including 1 book and 1 scholarly article 5-6 Points 2 appropriate sources are included in the bibliography, either book or article is not included 1-4 Points One appropriate source is used in the bibliography 0 points Not present. Format 14-15 Points Template for the assignment has been utilized and document is written using 12 pt. Times New Roman. All citations are written using proper Turabian style. 10-13 Points Template for the assignment has been utilized but there are elements that have been changed. There is an attempt to provide citations in current Turabian format, but several errors are evident. 1-9 Points Paper is not typed in any discernible style and contains multiple fonts. Template for the assignment has not been utilized. There is no attempt to include citations in current Turabian format. 0 points Not present. Length 5 Points Paper meets the length requirement (3 pages). The actual body content of the paper (which excludes the cover page and bibliography page) is at least 800 words. 3-4 Points Paper is shorter than 2 ½ pages or longer than 4 pages. The actual body content of the paper (which excludes the cover page and bibliography page) is less than 800 words. 1-2 Points Paper is shorter than 2 pages or longer than 5 pages. The actual body content of the paper (which excludes the cover page and bibliography page) is far below 800 words. 0 points Not present.