Research Paper: 20% of total grade for the course Paper Grade Breakdown: Research question(s) and Outline: 20% Bibliography: 20% Abstract: 20% Final Paper: 40% Final Paper Requirements Times New Roman, 12. Standard spacing Word Count: 9-11 pages, which is about 3,000-4,000 words Resources: Research Tools: londonessays.com Planning a Research Paper: londonessays.com Writing an Abstract: londonessays.com Citing your sources: londonessays.com -Download the “Chicago Style Format” PDF to help cite your work Library Guide for American History I: londonessays.com Your research paper will center around the theme of rights in American history between 1607 and 1877. The theme is purposefully broad so that you may choose any facet of history that interests you. Some examples are colonial charters, colonial constitutions, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, unwritten rights, suffrage, Black rights after the Civil War, states’ rights. You may choose to compare a colonial constitution with a state constitution from the American Revolution or beyond. I am a resource! If you are interested in a topic such as the rights of medical patients and you are having trouble finding something, please let me know. I may be able to help you find some resources. Your final paper will consist of 4 components: 1)Brief outline of the right(s) you are investigating and the way scholars have written about this right.2)Your thesis. What is your historical argument?3)Evidence. Introduce evidence. What information did you find to support your thes
is?4)Conclusion. Do not introduce new evidence, but do re-state your argument and why you proved your point.Writing a research paper I can’t stress the University of Wisconsin-Madison website enough: londonessays.com The tips are concise and fantastic. I will stress the elements needed for your paper Opening Vignette: -You may choose to open your paper with an interesting story or piece of information you found to intrigue the reader. This is not required, but does provide a nice rhetorical flourish. Introduction: -Thesis: What’s the point of your paper? What are you arguing? -The thesis should be either the first line of the introduction or the last line. -Ideally, you are making a historical argument which demonstrates change over time. -It should be very obvious that this is not a vignette. 2nd paragraph: -Definitions/context. If you cannot find space in the intro to define key terms in your paper this is the place to do it. 3rd paragraph: -historiography -What did other scholars say about this topic? -Be sure to summarize other scholars you’ve read. -Reinforce why your thesis is a new (and hopefully better) way to tackle this topic. Body paragraphs: -Here is where you are getting into the research piece of the research project. -Each paragraph should have a topic sentence that tells the reader what the focus of your paragraph will be. -Each paragraph should have 2 or 3 pieces of information in it Conclusion: -DO NOT INTRODUCE NEW INFORMATION -Summarize argument (thesis) for the reader -Explain why you proved your thesis