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The following information should be used in preparing your out-of-class writing assignment for this course. Requirements and topics appear below, along with some tips about writing history papers.

Assignment Requirements and Deadlines

Students are required to write one (1) paper, called a text analysis, based on assigned readings for this course. As noted on the syllabus, this assignment is worth 20% of your final grade in the class. If you already submitted Text Analysis 1, then you are not required to write Text Analysis 2. If you did not submit Text analysis 1, then you must submit Text analysis 2. If you submit both Text Analysis 1 and 2, then the lower of the two grades will be dropped.

The topics for Text Analysis II appear below. The format, grading criteria, lateness policy, and other instruction will be the same for both assignments.

Format and Presentation Requirements:

Your Text Analysis should meet the following requirements:

3-4 pages of text (i.e. 1,000-1,200 words), typewritten or word processed

Double spaced with standard font (Times New Roman, size 12)

Standard margins (1 inch top and bottom, left and right sides)

A separate title page should include the following information: your name, HIST 100 (plus section number), Text Analysis 1, some sort of fancy-schmancy title. A sample title page will be posted on Canvas.

All pages (title page and text) must be printed and stapled. A plastic cover is not necessary.

If you use sources other than those assigned for this class in completing this assignment, you will need to provide a list of those sources (Bibliography) on a separate page at the end of your paper.

Your paper will include an Introduction in which you will outline your argument in a thesis

statement. Be sure to mention the author and the text you plan to analyze. Your thesis

statement should NOT be in the form of a question – turn your questions into assertions.