Jane Doe
HIS 200: Applied History
Southern New Hampshire University
April 8, 2016
Topic and Research Question
Topic: For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on Congressman John F.
Fitzgerald of Boston, the son of Irish immigrants, and his opposition to an 1897 immigration bill
which would have barred illiterate foreigners from entering the United States.
Research Question: How did John Fitzgerald's political ambitions, and the interests of the
Democratic Party in Massachusetts, affect his position on the 1897 immigration reform bill?
Search Terms and Sources
Search terms that I have used in my research so far include: FITZGERALD, John F.;
LODGE, Henry Cabot; Emigration and immigration law; Massachusetts politics; 1897
immigration bill; and LODGE, Henry Cabot and CLEVELAND, Grover AND Immigration.
One secondary source is "Honey Fitz": Three Steps to the White House: The Colorful Life &
Times of John F. ("Honey Fitz") Fitzgerald, by John Henry Cutler. Indianapolis, IN: BobbsMerrill, 1962. I found a review of this book in Shapiro Library, and located a copy online at
http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/honey-fitz/used/.
Another secondary source is The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga, by Doris
Kearns Goodwin. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. This book is in Shapiro Library.
Jane Doe
HIS 200: Applied History
Southern New Hampshire University
April 10, 2016
Preliminary Writing Plan
For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on Congressman John F. Fitzgerald
of Boston, the son of Irish immigrants, and his opposition to an 1897 immigration bill which
would have barred illiterate foreigners from entering the United States. According to
contemporary observers, Fitzgerald's opposition helped convince President Cleveland to veto the
bill in one of his final official acts as President.
In examining Fitzgerald's opposition to the immigration reform bill, I will try to recreate the
political calculations that drove Fitzgerald to champion the idea of open immigration.
Specifically, I will try to answer the following research question: How did John Fitzgerald's
political ambitions, and the interests of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts, affect his
position on the 1897 immigration reform bill?
Why was this issue so important to Fitzgerald, who would go on to become mayor of Boston
and a major figure in Massachusetts politics? Was he simply trying to make a political name for
himself? How much of a factor was Fitzgerald's personal distaste for Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Sr., the Republican sponsor of the immigration bill?
Search terms that I have used in my research so far include: FITZGERALD, John F.;
LODGE, Henry Cabot; Emigration and immigration law; Massachusetts politics; 1897
immigration bill; and LODGE, Henry Cabot and CLEVELAND, Grover AND Immigration.
My analysis needs to take into account how this issue played out, both for Fitzgerald and for
the nation, in the ensuing years. One valuable secondary source, then, is "Honey Fitz" Three
Steps to the White House: the Colorful Life & Times of John F. ("Honey Fitz") Fitzgerald, by
John Henry Cutler (Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs Merrill, 1962). This book, the only full-length
biography of Fitzgerald, traces Fitzgerald's political career and contains several revealing
anecdotes about Fitzgerald's contentious relationship with Senator Lodge.
Another extremely valuable secondary source is The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An
American Saga, by Doris Kearns Goodwin (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987). This book, the
definitive history of the Fitzgerald family, places Fitzgerald's career in broad historical context
and relates his efforts to the development of the Irish-controlled Massachusetts Democratic
Party.
HIS 200 Writing Plan Progress Check 2 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Modules One and Two, you have been guided through beginning your Project 1: Writing Plan assignment, which you will continue to work
on in Modules Three and Four and formally submit for completion at the end of Module Four of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an
important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.
Prompt: Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, has explored how historians select search terms to locate secondary sources that help them find
answers to their research question. Return to your submission for Progress Check 1 and expand upon your event’s historical significance, describe two secondary
sources you could use to research your event (along with search terms you used to locate those sources), and support your research question with secondary and
primary sources.
Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the following elements of your Project 1: Writing Plan for review by your instructor:
In Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, learning block 2-3 (page 3), you completed the following element:
I. Describe the historical event that you selected. Why is this event significant?
II. Describe at least two secondary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be
of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: What are the similarities and differences in the content of your
sources? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event? What was your thought process when you were searching for
sources? How did you make choices?
III. Based on your review of primary and secondary sources, develop a research question related to the historical event you selected. In other words, what
would you like to know more about?
Please note that the numbering included above directly aligns with the numbering of these elements as they are presented in the Project 1 Guidelines and
Rubric. You will ultimately also need to describe primary sources that you could use to research your event as well as the audience and message for your
historical analysis essay, but you do not need to do so in this submission. You will be prompted to build upon this progress check submission to prepare your final
writing plan for submission in Module Four.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The Writing Plan Progress Check 2 must be submitted as a 1-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times
New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Follow the formatting of the example included in Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, learning block 2-3
(page 3), and include identifying information (name, course code and title, assignment title, name of university, and date) as well as section headings (topic,
research question, search terms and sources) as appropriate.
Critical Elements
Historical Event
Proficient (100%)
Describes selected historical
event and its significance
Secondary Sources
Describes at least two relevant
and appropriate secondary
sources that could be used to
research historical event
Research Question
Develops research question
related to selected historical
event, based on review of
secondary sources
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Articulation of Response
Needs Improvement (75%)
Describes selected historical
event or its significance, but with
gaps in detail or clarity
Describes at least two secondary
sources that could be used to
research historical event, but with
gaps in appropriateness,
relevance, or detail
Develops research question
related to selected historical
event, but question is not based
on review of secondary sources
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Not Evident (0%)
Does not describe selected
historical event and its
significance
Does not describe at least two
secondary sources that could be
used to research historical event
Value
25
25
Does not develop a research
question related to selected
historical event
30
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
Total
20
100%
HIS 200 Writing Plan Progress Check 2 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Modules One and Two, you have been guided through beginning your Project 1: Writing Plan assignment, which you will continue to work
on in Modules Three and Four and formally submit for completion at the end of Module Four of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an
important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.
Prompt: Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, has explored how historians select search terms to locate secondary sources that help them find
answers to their research question. Return to your submission for Progress Check 1 and expand upon your event’s historical significance, describe two secondary
sources you could use to research your event (along with search terms you used to locate those sources), and support your research question with secondary and
primary sources.
Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the following elements of your Project 1: Writing Plan for review by your instructor:
In Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, learning block 2-3 (page 3), you completed the following element:
I. Describe the historical event that you selected. Why is this event significant?
II. Describe at least two secondary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be
of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: What are the similarities and differences in the content of your
sources? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event? What was your thought process when you were searching for
sources? How did you make choices?
III. Based on your review of primary and secondary sources, develop a research question related to the historical event you selected. In other words, what
would you like to know more about?
Please note that the numbering included above directly aligns with the numbering of these elements as they are presented in the Project 1 Guidelines and
Rubric. You will ultimately also need to describe primary sources that you could use to research your event as well as the audience and message for your
historical analysis essay, but you do not need to do so in this submission. You will be prompted to build upon this progress check submission to prepare your final
writing plan for submission in Module Four.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The Writing Plan Progress Check 2 must be submitted as a 1-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times
New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Follow the formatting of the example included in Module Two: Approaches to History, continued, learning block 2-3
(page 3), and include identifying information (name, course code and title, assignment title, name of university, and date) as well as section headings (topic,
research question, search terms and sources) as appropriate.
Critical Elements
Historical Event
Proficient (100%)
Describes selected historical
event and its significance
Secondary Sources
Describes at least two relevant
and appropriate secondary
sources that could be used to
research historical event
Research Question
Develops research question
related to selected historical
event, based on review of
secondary sources
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Articulation of Response
Needs Improvement (75%)
Describes selected historical
event or its significance, but with
gaps in detail or clarity
Describes at least two secondary
sources that could be used to
research historical event, but with
gaps in appropriateness,
relevance, or detail
Develops research question
related to selected historical
event, but question is not based
on review of secondary sources
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Not Evident (0%)
Does not describe selected
historical event and its
significance
Does not describe at least two
secondary sources that could be
used to research historical event
Value
25
25
Does not develop a research
question related to selected
historical event
30
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
Total
20
100%
Jane Doe
HIS 200: Applied History
Southern New Hampshire University
April 10, 2016
Preliminary Writing Plan
For my historical event analysis, I have chosen to focus on Congressman John F. Fitzgerald
of Boston, the son of Irish immigrants, and his opposition to an 1897 immigration bill which
would have barred illiterate foreigners from entering the United States. According to
contemporary observers, Fitzgerald's opposition helped convince President Cleveland to veto the
bill in one of his final official acts as President.
In examining Fitzgerald's opposition to the immigration reform bill, I will try to recreate the
political calculations that drove Fitzgerald to champion the idea of open immigration.
Specifically, I will try to answer the following research question: How did John Fitzgerald's
political ambitions, and the interests of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts, affect his
position on the 1897 immigration reform bill?
Why was this issue so important to Fitzgerald, who would go on to become mayor of Boston
and a major figure in Massachusetts politics? Was he simply trying to make a political name for
himself? How much of a factor was Fitzgerald's personal distaste for Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Sr., the Republican sponsor of the immigration bill?
Search terms that I have used in my research so far include: FITZGERALD, John F.;
LODGE, Henry Cabot; Emigration and immigration law; Massachusetts politics; 1897
immigration bill; and LODGE, Henry Cabot and CLEVELAND, Grover AND Immigration.
My analysis needs to take into account how this issue played out, both for Fitzgerald and for
the nation, in the ensuing years. One valuable secondary source, then, is "Honey Fitz" Three
Steps to the White House: the Colorful Life & Times of John F. ("Honey Fitz") Fitzgerald, by
John Henry Cutler (Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs Merrill, 1962). This book, the only full-length
biography of Fitzgerald, traces Fitzgerald's political career and contains several revealing
anecdotes about Fitzgerald's contentious relationship with Senator Lodge.
Another extremely valuable secondary source is The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An
American Saga, by Doris Kearns Goodwin (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987). This book, the
definitive history of the Fitzgerald family, places Fitzgerald's career in broad historical context
and relates his efforts to the development of the Irish-controlled Massachusetts Democratic
Party.
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