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.
This
short paper is at least three double-spaced pages of text (Times New
Roman, font size 12) and you must consult a minimum of two academically
credible sources. Bibliographies and citations will be in the Chicago
Manual of Style format.
The short paper needs to be turned in
through the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the
information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by
using endnotes or footnotes. If you read the information and write it
in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the
source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information.
The
short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and
course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a
bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use
proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, passive voice,
or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). Before submitting your
paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you
talk is not the way you write a paper. Please label your paper as
follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST222ShortPaper.
Topic Choices:
(1. ) Jim Crow
(2.) The Colored Farmers Alliance
(3.) Plessy vs. Ferguson
(4.) Lynching
(5.) The Importance of the Black Church
(6.) The Buffalo Soldiers
(7.) Black Officers
(8.) W.E.B. DuBois
(9.) Booker T. Washington
(10.) The Harlem Renaissance
(11.) The N.A.A.C.P.
(12.) Race Riots
(13.) Marcus Garvey
(14.) A. Phillip Randolph
(15.) The Klu Klux Klan
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