Assignment Instructions
Assignment 1 is a short written assignment. This is a 2-3 page paper for the whole assignment. So, pay attention to the directions.
You have two objectives for this assignment.
Part One
In part one you will pick a quote from history the time period we are studying 1650 to the present. You will pick a quote write a one page essay on what the quote means.
Part Two
The second objective, in the same document, you will write Why we study history. Peter Stearns has a great article on this which will help you get started: https://www.historians.org/about-aha-and-membership/aha-history-and-archives/archives/why-study-history-%281998%29
Make sure your assignment is one document, not two separate. Doing this will result in a deduction in your grade.
You are to have a title page.
Line spacing is 2. Font is Arial 10 or Times New Roman 12.
Total page requirement for this assignment will be 2-3 pages in len
gth. First part of your essay is to be one page in length, the second part of your essay is to be 1-2 pages in length.
You will have a minimum of two sources. One source for Part 1 and one source for Part 2. This needs to be on a bibliography page.
Sources will be formatted according to APA, MLA or CMS. If you are a history major you need to format in CMS.
Grammar and spelling do count.
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Some Guidance on this Paper:
A Short Paper Assignment allows you, early in the course, to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write your research paper. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper and adequate research and write a short paper and prepare you for writing the research paper.