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Terms You Should Know

Conversation: Two sides of a topic, often contrasting
Historical perspective: A way of seeing a topic in the context of its time period
Thesis?: The main idea/purpose/argument of the essay
Historiography: Tracing how perspectives on a topic have changed over time
Revision: Adding, removing, or modifying parts of writing
Evidence?: Support for an argument

Purpose

In Project 2, you will write an academic essay that argues how a scholarly conversation about your chosen topic has changed–or not changed–over a period of time.

Project Description/Assignment ?

You will create an 800-1,000 word historiographic essay that includes the following:

An introduction that states your thesis (a claim) about how the scholarly conversation has changed over time
Integrate evidence from the research you did in Project 1 to support your thesis: Quote summarize, and paraphrase according to MLA guidelines
Include four sources from your annotated bibliography:
two sources published between 2000 and 2010
two sources published between 2011 and 2015
Make connections between sources (compare and contrast) to support your argument

Assessment

This assignment will be evaluated using the Project 2 Rubric and the Project 2 guidelines listed here.

Role of Peer Review

Using MyReviewers, you will provide feedback via peer review. The peer review process allows you to respond to your peers’ drafts as fellow writers working toward the common goal of producing an insightful historiographic essay based on the FYC rubric. Both you and your peers will be using each other’s comments and recommendations to improve your work. Thus, your individual commitment to peer review has a real impact on the success of the entire class.

Genre Conventions: Historiographic Essay

Purpose: Situate the conversation about your topic within a historical context by explaining how the perspectives you have researched change (or do not change) over time.
Audience: An academic audience who is unfamiliar with the topic and changes in perspectives regarding the topic.
Point of View: Third-person; active voice

Thesis
The thesis of Project 2 should demonstrate an understanding of how the scholarly conversation has changed or not changed over time. Project 2 is a bridge between projects 1 and 3. Students will further develop their Project 1 research question to reflect the evolution of their research process as it moves from an annotated bibliography to an evidence-based academic essay.

Role of Research ?
For this project, you will draw from and evaluate your six sources from Project 1, then narrow those six sources down to four (two sources published between 2000 and 2010 and two sources published between 2011 and 2015) that demonstrate change or lack of change in perspective over time.

Writing Process

Early Draft

The early draft will be a timeline that visually organizes connections between sources. You will learn the purpose of the timeline as a guiding structure for the project.

Intermediate Draft
The intermediate draft should be an 800-1,000 word academic essay that argues how a scholarly conversation about your chosen topic has changed–or not changed–over a period of time, using two sources published between 2000 and 2010 and two sources published between 2011 and 2015. You should integrate summarized, paraphrased, and quoted materials from your four sources to demonstrate your understanding and provide support for your thesis.

Final Draft
The final draft should be a 800-1,000-word revised academic essay that argues how a scholarly conversation about a chosen topic has changed–or not changed–over a period of time, using two sources published between 2000 and 2010 and two sources published between 2011 and 2015. You should ensure that your claim is fully supported with summarized, paraphrased, and quoted material drawn from your four chosen sources. The final draft will reflect significant revisions based upon instructor and peer feedback.

*Final drafts that have not been significantly revised will be lowered one letter grade.

*It is your responsibility to upload your project drafts to both Canvas and My Reviewers. Assignments will be counted as late until they have been turned into both sites.

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