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Primary Source Essay Assignment At the end of this assignment 1. Students will be able to construct an argument using primary sources on a particular historical notion. Students are allowed to focus essays on any aspect of World Civilization II. 2. Create a thesis with historical judgment, using an explanation of causality, or a claim about significance. 3. Construct paragraphs by theme and argument 4. Use concrete evidence to support claims made in the essay. 100 points. Four to five pages (maximum five pages), double-spaced, one-inch margins, Times New Roman Font. Thesis-driven. For this assignment, I have given you a bit of leeway, and . . . I expect you to have a little fun and be creative. You find yourself in a Time Machine—if you are a Dr. Who fan, perhaps you are in a moving blue phone booth—and you quickly see an instruction sheet next to a computer screen. Of course, you discover this after you are done screaming for several moments in terror. The instruction sheet informs you that you can stop the machine only once and that if you do not do the following correctly, you will be trapped in another land and time with no hope of return! You are to stop the machine in any of the places we have studied in this course. But, to pick your location, you need to consider some points. You will need to know about this place and time. You will need to be able to converse about events occurring, and those that happened immediately before that influence this period. To do this, you should choose a location that most intrigued you with the discussions, the primary source readings, and the text. (I CHOSE WORLD WAR 1) In your essay, describe what you see, what you hear, what is being said amongst the public and elite. You will need to choose at least four primary source documents to use in your essay (you must cite these), and you will need to explain why this period is so significant in your viewpoint (at least two must be ones we have used in this course: use the History Department resources tab see the syllabus, for more). After all, you did stop your time machine here. Some other points to consider: what problems do you see occurring, how does this period compare to modern civilization, and can this period (or place, depending on how you frame yourself) correspond to a place you have lived or visited? Additionally, you should find at least two photos of the place you visit (use a Google Image search, of course, cite these, and they do not count as part of the five pages of text). When you find these photos, do not use the first ones you see. Search the images and even scroll down a few pages. Looking at the pictures will also help you define your story (think back to the lessons and all of the visual material that I’ve used in class . . . images are part of the text and narrative, as they expand, refine, and explain daily life). Most importantly, have fun provide no more than five pages of double-spaced, Times New Roman text, cite anything paraphrased or quoted, be precise, and tell the meaning of this material. This essay is due the 26 of April, no exceptions. You will submit it via Blackboard, to the submission link found under the Time Machine tab. Some formal guidelines to help you structure the paper. Tips for writing essays: Do you ―this as a preposition. This is good. –wrong This book is good. –acceptable Avoid the passive voice. The passive voice is any form of the verb to be. Use individual’s first name on the primary usage, and on subsequent uses use the last name. Avoid colloquial and chatty phrases. Truman was pissed off. –wrong Truman was angry. –acceptable Avoid using the first person. Use one tab space at the beginning of paragraphs. Avoid exclamation points. Have a clear and concrete thesis statement. Avoid repeating the quotation or question at the beginning of your essay. Avoid rhetorical questions in formal writing. Lastly, do not plagiarize. Plagiarism is passing off another’s work as your own. If you do not know what it is—see me. And, when in doubt, cite it. Do not use contractions. Use 2 of these sources than a other 2 of your own http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/hello.htm http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/signal.html https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Wilson’s_War_Message_to_Congress https://www.firstworldwar.com/source/versailles.htm http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/trenchkn.htm Find 2 visual aides