discussion history 108 2
Recommendation
The instructor recommends allotting 300 minutes to complete this assignment. Time Recommendation: 180 minutes to read the academic journal article and 120 minutes to write and edit the 2-page review. This is only a recommendation, you may spend more or less time on this assignment depending on your ability and availability.
Introduction
Historians love to review the works of other historians. Whenever a new history book is written, the historical profession selects experts in particular fields of studies to determine the value and contribution the new work will have on the academic discipline. Upon completion of the course’s reading, each student will be considered an expert and be required to read an academic article and submit a 2-page review (minimum). Students are encouraged to celebrate the author’s accomplishments, but also challenge anything that seems substandard. Style and creativity play a crucial role in the success of your review.
Pick one of the Academic Journal Articles below:
- Bestiality in Colonial America.pdf
- Conceptions of Idiocy in Colonial Massachusetts.pdf
- Discourse, Intercourse, and Desire in Colonial New England.pdf
- Food Rioters and the American Revolution.pdf
- Indians, Colonists, and the Problem of Livestock in Early New England.pdf
- Pre-Revolutionary Academies in America.pdf
- Sexuality in California’s Franciscan Missions.pdf
- Smallpox in Washington’s Army Strategic Implications of the Disease during the American.pdf
- The Narragansett People and Rhode Island Officials in the Revolutionary Era.pdf
- The Origins of Religious Stratification in Colonial America.pdf
- The Paradox of Indian Slavery in Early Anglo America.pdf
Format
- Two pages (minimum)
- 12 point font
- Double spaced
- Paragraphs
Each paper should include the following:
- The author’s purpose in writing the article
- The author’s main thesis
- The author’s challenging of other historical viewpoints
- The evidence utilized by the author (specifically primary sources)
- Personal likes/dislikes
- How could the author make the work stronger?
- The recommended audience for the article?
- Explain how this article contributes to understanding the history of the United States
- An example of how this article supports/contradicts Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty
- Suggested reading to accompany this work (not required, but helpful)
Helpful Information
- Click here for a step by step guide to writing a successful AJA Review
- Click here to discover the difference between a primary and secondary source.