Response essay

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Response essay

Using documents and images from Chapter 6 on StudySpace and Chapter 6: The Revolution Within from your Give Me Liberty textbook, answer the following question with an essay:

In what ways did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society?

Upload your essay to www.turnitin.com under the “Response Essay” assignment before 11:59 PM on Friday, October 24.

Class ID: 8495390
Password: History

Your essay must meet the following requirements:

contains a clear, strong thesis statement that answers the question and outlines the body of the essay in the introductory paragraph

uses examples ONLY from the StudySpace documents and images, or the textbook.

uses examples that support each section of the essay

provides analysis for examples that demonstrates how each example proves the main point of the essay

organized logically and includes an introduction, three body sections and a conclusion

written in clear, formal language

all references to sources (documents, images and textbook) must be cited, and quotations must have appropriate punctuation. References without appropriate citations may constitute plagiarism and will be considered individually. The use of non-approved sources will result in automatic failure of the assignment.

submit your essay before the deadline; late essays will be reduced by one letter grade for every day they are late. No late submissions will be accepted after Friday, October 31.

We will discuss strategies for this assignment in class on Tuesday, October 21. We will not meet on Friday, October 24. I will be available to answer questions via email.

ETA- Please double space your essay.

7 comments:

Anika RiceOctober 24, 2014 at 11:48 PM
Turnitin will not allow me to log into my account do to the fact that it is down. I do not know what to do at this point can you reply to me or email please and thank you.
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Gyasi CarterOctober 24, 2014 at 11:51 PM
Yes turnitin says it is down for some reason. I cannot log in, I'm going to email her.
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Matthew ChengOctober 25, 2014 at 12:01 AM
is it possible to email her since turnitin is down?
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Danielle PowellOctober 25, 2014 at 12:15 AM
Ive been trying to submit my essay and it wont let me because turn it in is down.
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Alexa A.October 25, 2014 at 1:32 AM
Guys! It was like this all day since the morning. I have tried to turn mine in since about 10 30 pm !!! Every time I happen to go on, it goes down
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Alexa AndricksonOctober 25, 2014 at 2:20 AM
It's back up and working !
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Eleonora BorisovaOctober 25, 2014 at 3:09 AM
I've had the same problem! It only allowed me to submit it a couple of minutes ago
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Stay on topic. Your comment should engage with original post or respond to a previous comment

Provide evidence to support your point. Debate/conversation is encouraged, but if you wish to present a convincing argument you will have to support your claim. Make sure that the information you present can be verified and if you refer to an online source provide the link.

Use reputable sources. There is a lot of information available on the internet, but not all of it is trustworthy. Be certain that you can identify the author/creator, whether or not it is a commercial site, the bias of the site and/or its sponsors for any links you provide. Posts that contain links to or information from disreputable sources will be deleted and will not satisfy the assignment requirements.

Use your own words. If you wish to refer to an outside source, provide a link or citation information. Using someone else’s words as your own, or reposting material without identifying the original source/creator constitutes plagiarism.

Course Objectives

This is a broad survey course designed to introduce students to basic themes and events in American History, as well as college-level research and study skills. As this is a writing intensive course, students will develop critical writing skills through online discussion, essay writing and document analysis. We will cover material beginning with the Civil War and Reconstruction and extending through the Presidential election of 2000.

By the end of this course students will have experience evaluating historical materials, constructing and supporting an argument, and performing basic research. Students will also work collaboratively in-class and online to discuss material, analyze primary documents and develop note-taking and study skills.

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Course Learning Outcomes

During this course, students will:

• identify and apply the key historical concepts of change-over-time, cause-and-effect, agency, historical empathy, and continuity and discontinuity, and recognize how these concepts are employed in the historical method

• analyze and interpret primary sources with attention to audience, authorship and context

• recognize some of the ways in which historians have conflicting interpretations of the past

• produce a paper with a clear thesis and appropriate citations based on strong evidence drawn from historical sources

• identify and discuss the importance of contact and conquest, colonial foundations, revolution and Constitution, immigration, geographic expansion, experiences of native peoples, role of women, slavery and African American experiences and the sectional crisis leading to the Civil War