I’ve decided to do something a little different for a Final this semester. We have all persevered through a collective trauma, to make no mention of the social, economic, emotional, and spiritual hardships of the past year. Given the mixed levels of optimism starting to creep back in, let’s take this opportunity to reflect and share.
This has become a letter-writing assignment. I want you to think about someone who has been an important part of your support network– someone who motivates you in school, someone who has stepped up for you during the pandemic, someone you think would appreciate the history lesson and/or receiving a communication, etc.
Assignment Instructions
Step One: Compose a letter reflecting on a major theme you found important to your life today.
Write a two-page, double-spaced letter to someone in your life (a family member, friend, neighbor, coworker, etc.) about a detailed subject or theme you studied in this course. Explain the significance of the history you’ve chosen to share. Explain why you think the recipient of your letter needs to or would like to know this history you are sharing. Use details from our course sources. Unsupported analyses will be penalized. Use and discuss at least three primary sources from this course’s readings.
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