- Choose One Set of Sources from the PDFs attached.
Click and choose one of the following sets of sources to analyze. Each set includes one written document and one image. You must analyze BOTH sources together.
- On a separate Word document, analyze the sources by identifying the following:
- Title, Date Created, Author/s, Type of Source (Image, News Article, Speech, Law, Novel, Autobiography, etc.)
- What is 1 critical historical questionthat you had after reading these sources?
- The main argument/s. In other words, “what did the creator/s of the source/s want to convince its audience to believe?”
- At least 2 pieces of evidenceused in each source to support the main argument. You may use short, direct quotations from the source.
- Note: Images also have arguments and evidence. It is your job to interpret them in the context of the class materials.
- At least 1 Value and 1 Limitation of each
- In other words, “how does this source help us understand the historical moment in which it was written (Value) and what is underemphasized or unclear in the source (Limitation)?”
- This is your main argument about why this source is important.
- Why do you think this source is significant to understanding the themes and events presented in class? This is also your main argument about why this source is important.
- INCLUDE YOUR CRITICAL HISTORICAL QUESTION IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH of your essay. Your analysis should be an attempt to address your question using your observations about the sources AND how they connect to lectures and/or readings.
- In other words: “How can you use your question to help you analyze the sources?”
- Include in-text parenthetical citationsin your analysis. You may abbreviate these citations. Citations do not count toward the final word count.
Example in-text citation: (Lecture, date); (Perspectives on American Imperialism, page #); (Takaki, page #); (Ethnic Notions)
- Include a title. You do notneed to include a reference section. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME ON THE DOCUMENT.
- Save your document as: Last Name_First Name_MIDTERM Hist10_Sec#.
- Upload your document onto the class site by the due date listed above.