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Your cumulative written work is a primary source analysis essay focusing on civic engagement. This is not a research paper, so you will not look for sources beyond the DPLA Set (this are the source sets below you will see them, they are 5. They all have links to each of the source set. Make sure the work if not let me know). Use your chosen documents to address the following prompt in 750-1000 words.
How did your chosen group/movement affect change in America?
You may use information from DPLA “Additional Resources”, but do so sparingly to provide context only. Your essay will reflect your analysis of the primary sources and present an argument. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES beyond course materials and DPLA. (ex. no history.com, no Wikipedia, etc. If you need to look something up you don’t understand that is fine, but that doesn’t go in your essay!)
Essay Structure & Guidelines:
please use Times New Roman 12pt Font.
-Opening Paragraph including a (brief!) historical context and your thesis (argument) based on the primary sources.
-2-4 body paragraphs, each of which offers supporting evidence for your thesis and focuses on one aspect or theme from your argument. You should be able to boil down every body paragraph into a topic sentence.
-Concluding paragraph which can re-state your argument, offer further ideas to explore, and/or showcase personal reflections. The concluding paragraph may contain “I” statements.
If you discuss images(some Source Sets that are below are photographs), please embed them in the essay for your reader.
When you write the thesis pay attention to the below. What are the elements of a strong thesis?
Clear: Your thesis is not a question; it is the answer. It provides your reader with a blueprint of how to read your essay. It makes a clear claim that your reader will evaluate through how well it is supported in the body paragraphs. There are no surprises at the end, your reader knows exactly what you are claiming.
Specific: Your argument is specific to your topic and sources. It does not make a broad generalized claim, but rather a claim which is specifically supportable by the sources you are using.
Rooted in Sources: Your argument tells readers what claims you can make based on the sources you are using. Your sources, either generally or specifically may be present in your thesis (ie, “Letters between abolitionists Stowe and Grimke show that the movement was divided on the role of women.” or “Letters between abolitionists show an argument over the role of women that is not present in their published writings.”)
Historical: Your claim is rooted in historical methods, so it is historically relevant (makes an argument about change or highly specific continuity over time, or offers an example of a historically significant phenomena). (ie, the example above makes an argument about a historically significant phenomena- arguments over gender in anti-racist movements. Another historically relevant thesis might be: “Divisions over gender can be seen in 20th-century civil rights organizations, such as SNCC, but they were present in 19th century abolition movements, as well”- this describes continuity rather than a change over time).
Arguable: Can be, in good faith & using historical support, argued against. Another scholar could come along with different sources or a different interpretation of your sources, which could be historically valid. (ie, “actually, if you look at these other publications you can see the argument over the role of women was very public.”)
Examples of a weak thesis:
- Not clear: “How can our understanding of past racial conflicts inform the present?”
- Non-specific: “Religion was very important to many people in the English colonies.”
- A-historical: “Since the dawn of time people have had conflict, The English and Powhatan are just another example.”
- Not arguable: “There was conflict in the colonies between the English and
Citations:
Cite all quotes and direct references! See below links on citation for a guide. For this assignment, use the citation style of your choice:
Choose only one style.
SOURCE SETS – You must use these 5 source sets in order to write the Primary Source Analysis Essay.
1.Open skies
What is it? (Photograph, speech, cartoon, etc)
-This is a speech.
Who made it?
-Was given by senator lodge.
What is the intended audience?
-He gives proposal to United States citizens.
What is the perspective/argument of the source?
-Senator Lodge explains the Open Skies program, which would have made military and technology breakthroughs more open and reduce tensions during the Cold War. Reconnaissance missions would have had free reign over the skies over the United States and the Soviet Union under the Open Skies program. This concept was rejected by the Soviet Union, which helped to kick off the Space Race.
Why is it significant to your historical topic?
-The proposal was to provide equipped technology with transparency, yet Soviet Union repudiated the plan, which donated to the launch of the space race. This proposal is the best because it have open access to the skies above both the US and USSR.
2.Another race we can lose.
A 1957 American political cartoon titled “Another Race We Can Lose.” | DPLA
What is it? (Photograph, speech, cartoon, etc)
-The source set is a cartoon.
Who made it?
-It is a political cartoon from a St. Louis newspaper.
What is the intended audience?
-The intended audiences here are American citizens.
What is the perspective/argument of the source?
-It is summing up Americas despair over the successful soviet launch of sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth.
Why is it significant to your historical topic?
-This cartoon alludes to the warming relations between the Soviet Union and India, a formerly neutral country in the cold war.
3.A 1959 cigarette company trading card featuring Laika, the Sputnik dog.
A 1959 cigarette company trading card featuring Laika, the Sputnik dog. | DPLA
What is it? (Photograph, speech, cartoon, etc)
-This source set is a photograph.
Who made it?
-It was made by trading card company
What is the intended audience?
-The intended audiences are cigarette smokers
It is a cigarettes company trading card featuring Laika.
What is the perspective/argument of the source?
-Within a month of the launch of Sputnik, the first satellite, the Soviets launched a second satellite. This satellite had a dog named Laika onboard to test the effects of space on a living organism.
Why is it significant to your historical topic?
-The Soviets reported that they euthanized Laika after days in orbit before she ran out of oxygen. Reports revealed that dog died within a few hours of the launch from overheating.
- A 1958 news clip on an American official.
A 1958 news clip of an American official discussing the Soviet space program. | DPLA
What is it? (Photograph, speech, cartoon, etc)
-The fourth source set is a clip.
Who made it?
-From American official discussing the soviet space program.
What is the intended audience?
-The target audience includes American citizens.
What is the perspective/argument of the source?
-This man alludes to the soviet rejection of open skies in 1955 and their advancement in missile development.
Why is it significant to your historical topic?
-This clip was made months after the Sputnik satellite launches when Americans were reeling from this apparent cold.
- The fifth source set is a clip. From American Centaur missile exploding after take-off.
A 1962 news clip of the hydrogen-powered American Centaur missile exploding after take-off. | DPLA
What is it? (Photograph, speech, cartoon, etc)
-This is a clip
Who made it?
– It is s clip of hydrogen powered American centaur missile after exploding take off.
What is the intended audience?
-The target audience are geographers
What is the perspective/argument of the source?
-The centaur was the rocket, or booster, that was designed to propel satellites and other spacecraft into orbit.
Why is it significant to your historical topic?
-The explosion was caused by a defect that resulted in the combustion of the sensitive hydrogen fuel system.
Criteria.
Follow this criteria for essay writing.
- Introduction: Historical Context
Skillfully describes relevant historical context, as well as historical significance of chosen topic. Cites and quotes from secondary sources sparingly and creates a historical synthesis with original writing.
- Introduction: Thesis
Creates a specific and concise argument rooted in primary sources. Thesis goes beyond re-stating the prompt to answer it. Thesis is clearly identifiable and located in the introduction paragraph.
3.Use of Sources
Uses primary sources that support the thesis and make sense in relation to each other. Uses a variety of types of sources. Analysis of sources is insightful and not merely descriptive and works clearly to support the thesis. All primary sources used are from the DPLA set.
4.Body Paragraphs
Each body paragraph supports and furthers the thesis. Paragraphs could be summed up in a topic sentence- they have a clear and concise purpose.
5.Organization of Essay
Overall organization makes sense. Paragraphs are not too long or overly short, and they relate to each other clearly. Transition sentences guide the reader from paragraph to paragraph. Body paragraphs and conclusion directly relate to introductory paragraph and thesis.
6.Citations and Images
Citations are accurate and consistent. Images are embedded in the essay (if used).
- Conclusion
Conclusion is relevant to the essay. It may: move beyond or extend the thesis, offer alternate possible interpretations/analysis, relate topic to other historical themes or current events, and/or offer relevant personal thoughts.
8.Overall writing
is free from spelling and grammar errors that interfere with meaning. Writing is engaging, easy and clear to read, free from overly simple OR overly complicated language and phrasing. Writing shows polish that comes with several re-writes. Shows critical thinking and originality throughout- does not simply summarize primary and secondary sources.
9.Civic Responsibility
Students will identify the foundations of the American political system and the roles and influences of individuals and groups in shaping American democracy.
