Overview Guidelines Goals and Objectives Part I Part II Part III

SECOND PAPER ASSIGNMENT

Length: Three pages, double-spaced, and word-processed
Assignment: Write an essay on one of the topics listed below in Part III
Due: Friday, February 27 at the beginning of class

  1. Read "On Writing" in Coursebook

  2. Citations

    1. When are citations necessary?

      Always use citations when directly quoting a source. Citations may also be necessary when you alter the language of a source (see New St. Martin's Handbook, 484-97 for deciding whether to quote, paraphrase, or summarize, as well as avoiding plagiarism). In this instance quotation marks are not necessary. But except in the case of common knowledge (The French Revolution began in 1789) it is still important to identify where you obtained the information. This alerts the reader as to the source of the information, and thus lends authority to the writer's argument. At the same time the use of a citation when you are paraphrasing or summarizing acknowledges ideas and information which were not originally your own.

      Do not be afraid of excessive citations. You want to avoid plagiarism. Therefore identify all your sources. If in doubt, use a citation.

    2. How to cite

      For this class, you may use in-text citation rather than footnotes or endnotes. For most prose works, cite by using the name of the author and the page number, in parentheses, following the material you have included. For web sites, see New St. Martin's Handbook, 532-36. If you cite material from A History of the Modern World, your citation should be (Palmer, xx). If you cite background material from the coursebook, your citation should be (Coursebook, xx). In all these examples, "xx" stands for the page number or numbers you wish to cite. Note that you do not need to write "page," "pages," "p." or "pp." in your citations.

      A work(s) cited page is also necessary. See New St. Martin's Handbook, 523-39.

  3. Assignment

    1. Read the relevant portions of Palmer. It is important that you understand the historical context before considering the content of the text. You may bring in issues raised during class discussions or lectures, but the paper must use primary sources.

    2. Second Paper Topics:

      1. Nationalism: see especially documents accompanying lectures of February 3, 12, 17, and 20.

      2. French Revolution and other revolutions: see documents accompanying classes of February 2, 3, 4, 12, and 17.

      3. Economic and industrial: see especially documents accompanying lectures of February 11 and 13.

      4. Political: see especially documents accompanying classes of January 30 and February 3, 12, and 16.

      5. Intellectual/cultural: see especially documents accompanying classes of February 4 and 13.

      6. Communist Manifesto and other socialism: see also documents for February 16.

      7. Urban: See especially documents for February 23 and 25.

    3. If you choose to write on a topic not on this list you must get it approved by the instructor.

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