Pocahontas

• The topic of the essay must related to United States history to 1865. 
• Students will select a general topic proposal for instructor approval during the first week of the course.
• Below, a folder contains topic ideas from which students can make their selections.  These topics are biographical in nature and are not meant to be comprehensive, just an overview of potential topics. 

• The purpose of the essay is to present a HISTORICAL ARGUMENT. You must make a claim and use reasoning/evidence to support that claim.
• CLAIMS: A claim is a position that can be argued; strong claims are compelling, debatable and defensible.
• REASONS: Claims should be supported with specific reasoning which is your evidence. Ideally, students would include three reasons to support their claim.
• EXAMPLE: You can either focus on the general accomplishments of the individual, or you can focus particular actions of the individual. Here are some examples:
  • President Woodrow Wilson was a progressive leader as evidenced by his legislative reform and international peace plan.
  • Despite his campaign slogan “He kept us out of war,” President Woodrow Wilson made the decision to enter World War I due to submarine warfare, Allied loans, and the Zimmerman telegram.

1. Number of Sources
   • Essays must have a minimum of 3 sources. There is no maximum limit to the number of sources which can be used.
2. Types of Sources
   • Students can use the textbook plus at least two other sources.
   • Besides the textbook, all sources should be scholarly and credible. Below is a document that explains the difference between “popular sources” and scholarly sources. Scholarly sources are typically written by credentialed individuals and published in academic journals. Popular sources which are not acceptable include websites such as Wikipedia, History.com, Biography.com and personal websites like blogs and weebly.com.
   • Other sources which are not acceptable are children’s and young adult books and magazines (for example: all Scholastic sources – i.e. Scholastic News, Scholastic Scope, Scholastic Parent & Child, etc.). 
3. Finding Sources
   • Scholarly sources can be found through the NTCC library databases:  
   • Two databases: Academic Search Complete and JSTOR are recommended for history papers, although you may use other databases as well. 
   • Please take care when searching these databases that you NOT select “book reviews” – a book review is not a legitimate source as it only assesses a book. These will be of no value to you.
   • When you do a search in Academic Search Complete, use the Advanced Search, and select “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals” along with your keywords.
   • Students can also use primary sources.  Please complete the assignment below – “Introduction to Primary Sources” by the designated due date as part of your coursework grade.
   • You can also use documentaries found in NTCC’s “Films on Demand.” The transcript feature makes it easy to go back and find sections you’d like to cite in your paper.    

• Essays should be at least three and a half pages long, excluding a “Works Cited” page which should be placed after the essay. There is no maximum page length.
• Essays should be written utilizing MLA formatting, as demonstrated in the presentation of the essay (header, margins, font, etc). 
• Essays should include in-text citations and a Works Cited page. 
• A folder below provides both videos and written guidelines to assist students with MLA formatting for the presentation of the essay, the in-text citations, and your Works Cited page.
• Essay will be evaluated based on the History Department Rubric found below.
• Essays will be submitted through TurnItIn.com and checked for plagiarism. Papers with more than 25% taken from other sources (even if properly cited) will be penalized.

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