Research Assignment #1

For this assignment, not only would I like you to seriously consider your research paper topic, but start considering your approach to writing this paper. What types of sources you will be using. For example, if you decide to write about immigration to the United States during the early 20^th Century, where would you begin? Would you solely discuss the various (push and pull) factors that prompted people to immigrate to the U.S.? For something like this, sources vary far and wide from postcards, advertising tickets, speeches, letters, newspapers, and magazines covering the issue of migration at the time. Those are primary sources, which are from that specific time period. These are just some examples of what you could do with a topic like immigration to the U.S. at the turn of the 20^th Century. There are many more topics, so go through your textbook carefully when selecting a topic from one of the chapters. You are free to pick a topic from Chapter 10-20. Do not go past 1980! You could write about Vietnam, or even the Iranian Revolution.

What I need from you:

Please submit a write up (no more than 500 words!!) on what your research paper will be about. Submit it as a word Document, NOT in the body of an email. Give me a clear idea of what your paper will be about, what you hope to uncover or answer as you write it, and possibly what kind of sources and evidence you will be using and working with. This corresponds to some of the Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) I have included in the syllabus this semester. Please do not include a long laundry list of sources you anticipate using, but give me a few detailed examples on why they would be useful for your paper. This research paper must incorporate both primary and secondary sources. There are various primary sources within the textbook that you may consider using, which is fine. Be sure you are able to distinguish between primary and secondary sources.

Any secondary source is how historians and scholars have written about a specific topic/theme/time period. This includes books, journal articles, and monographs. Please note that you will likely find primary sources within the secondary literature, which is why it is important to visit libraries and digital collections from academic databases and institutions. All of this will consist of some preliminary research and possibly a visit to your closest library. I would highly recommend that you consider research and writing about a topic or theme that is of interest to you. Please be mindful of the time period I would like you to work with. Not all topics will be approved because some may lack historical focus. This has happened in the past, let’s not repeat it (pun intended). I will send you a follow up, giving you the approval, or may make some suggestions for you to consider as you move forward in this writing process. Any comments or suggestions I make regarding this proposal is intended to strengthen the quality of your work, and narrow the focus if your topic is too broad or similar to someone else’s. To avoid students writing their papers on the same topic, the sooner you submit your proposal, the more likely I am to approve it without major suggestions. These papers will also be submitted via turnitin.com to check for originality and /or detect plagiarism. Be sure the paper is your original work. The deadline for this is assignment is February 9, 2018 (11:00PM). Of course, you could submit it sooner if you would like J Late submissions will cost you 5 points each day it is late. Keep in mind, you must submit Research Assignment 1/Proposal for approval and to move to the next stage of the research and writing process. Students will not get credit for their research paper without submitting this assignment.

Recommend Watching:

Video Link on Primary/Secondary Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqXHO7bTPnw

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