For this assignment you will pick one person, place, event or movement that took place from 1877-1969 in U.S. History that we have covered in this class. In a two to three paged typed paper you will discuss why you believe this person, place, event or movement was an important part of our history. You will need at least three reasons to support your answer.

’m trying to study for my History course and I need some help to understand this question.

 

Paper Prompt:

For this assignment you will pick one person, place, event or movement that took place from 1877-1969 in U.S. History that we have covered in this class. In a two to three paged typed paper you will discuss why you believe this person, place, event or movement was an important part of our history. You will need at least three reasons to support your answer.

Your essay should be in the following format:

Introduction/Thesis – What are you trying to argue in this essay? What is the point that you are trying to make in this paper and what evidence do you have to support your point? You should have three main points to support your answer.

Main Point 1 – State your first point and provide examples from outside sources as support.

Main Point 2 – State your second point and provide examples from outside sources as support.

Main Point 3 – State your third point and provide examples from outside sources as support.

Conclusion – Restate your thesis/argument. Do not introduce new information in the conclusion. This is your opportunity to provide a wrap-up of everything you said in your paper.

You will also need to provide a Works Cited page at the end of the paper with all sources you used. You need to use at least 1 source besides your textbook. The library website provides a database of books, newspaper articles, journals, websites, etc. where you can obtain information. https://valenciacollege.edu/students/library/Links to an external site.

For guidelines for MLA or APA Styles visit: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/m…