Central Arkansas Architectural Structures of Egyptian Pyramids Discussion
This is the first step to identifying and researching your final presentation research project topic. This is also a multi-step process involving receiving instructor approval for your topic and two sources, completing peer review in Literacy, and submitting your final paper in History.You might find it helpful to re-watch the Historical Significance, Historical Context, and Primary and Secondary Source videos in the Historical Thinking Lecture Series. I designed those lectures with your exams and final research project in mind. Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to identify your final research project topic, assess the historical significance of your topic and begin crafting your argument, conduct research on your topic, develop the historical context for your topic, and practice primary source document analysis on a primary source you will use in your research topic. Skills: This assignment will help you: Learn and practice developing a thesis statement;Learn and practice analyzing primary and secondary sources;Learn and practice using both primary and secondary sources to develop your historical interpretation regarding your presentation topic. Knowledge: By completing this assignment, you will: Better understand how historians assess historical significance;Better understand how to evaluate primary and secondary sources;Gain insight into one contemporary perspective about your research topic (primary source);Gain insight into the general history of your research topic (secondary source). Tasks: To complete this exam successfully, you will need to: Identify your research topic;Identify one primary sources (first-hand accounts that include, but are not limited to, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, art, propaganda materials, material culture, etc.);Identify one secondary source (a book, journal article, etc.)Complete and submit the “Topic and Source Approval” Assignment in BlackBoard by 11:59 PM, Friday, September 11 (10 points);Write a rough draft and complete “Peer Review” per Literacy instructions (25 points);Write and submit a full 2-3 page paper that:Introduces your topic and explains why it is historically significant;Introduces your secondary source, explains why this is a valid source, and uses the source to set up the historical context for your topic;Introduces your primary source, explains why this is a valid source, and uses the source as evidence;Concludes your paper with the following pointsWhat are your sources strongest and weakest points? How do the sources support or challenge your interpretation of your research topic?What other information/sources will you need to help you build the next stage of your project?Your paper is must be formatted properly, with 12 Times New Roman font, one inch margins, double-spaced, and MLA citations. Your paper must be submitted to the Exam 1 assignment in BlackBoard by 3:00 PM, Friday, September 18 (65 points). Be sure to consider the following questions in your paper: Background on each sources’ authors/creators: Occupation? Gender? Race? Social class? Religious background? Political affiliations? Do these things matter? If so, how?What was their purpose in creating the source? What was the main point/argument?Who was their intended audience?Historical Context:When and where?What else was happening at the time the documents were produced and how are the documents connected to these events?Usefulness of the Sources: What did you learn from the source about the historical context? Include examples.What did you learn from the source that you will use in your presentation? Include examples.Does the author have a bias? Include examples. What are the limits of this source? Consider perspective, whether the source includes specific evidence to support a position or is primarily opinion, what this source helps you answer and what it leaves unanswered, etc. This is the first
step to identifying and researching your final presentation research project
topic. This is also a multi-step process involving receiving instructor
approval for your topic and two sources, completing peer review in Literacy,
and submitting your final paper in History.
You might find it helpful to re-watch the Historical Significance,
Historical Context, and Primary and Secondary Source videos in the Historical
Thinking Lecture Series. I designed those lectures with your exams and final
research project in mind.