Papers submitted for credit in this class should meet these basic expectations:<\/p>\n
Papers which do not meet these basic expectations can be returned to the author, without grading, to revise and resubmit.<\/p>\n
Document Analysis<\/strong>: In this assignment you\u2019ll take a single primary source and give it a close reading. Your analysis could consider content, form, context, structure, language, meaning, aesthetics, or other relevant aspects. 3-5 pages. Due 2\/13\/12<\/p>\n Review:<\/strong> Choose one of the following three options. 3-5 pages, due 4\/2\/12<\/p>\n Download this assignment’s guidelines as a PDF<\/a><\/p>\n Research Paper: <\/strong>12-15 pages, due 4\/23\/12. Objective: investigate a Constitutional history topic by framing a substantive research question, engaging in graduate-level scholarly research, contributing to new historical knowledge and thoughtfully presenting your findings to peers, your students, and\/or public audiences.<\/p>\n Download the full packet of guidelines here<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n Due dates:<\/strong> Topic 2\/27, Research Prospectus 3\/12<\/a>, Annotated Bibliography 3\/26 (examples here<\/a>), Final Draft 4\/23, Abstract 4\/30 (examples\/advice here<\/a> and here<\/a>) Expectations for Graduate-Level Work Papers submitted for credit in this class should meet these basic expectations: A title page or clear header with your name, the paper’s title, the name & semester of the course, and the date Body of the paper is double-spaced Text of the paper has been thoroughly spellchecked & proofread Avoid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143,"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wsu.tonahangen.com\/conhist2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
The Seminar Research Paper<\/h3>\n
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\nResources:<\/a><\/strong>
\nDiana Hacker, Writer’s Reference<\/i> online to Research and Documentation in History<\/a>
\nWorcester State Library Subject Guide for History<\/a> (aimed at undergrads & very basic research, but might be helpful for getting started)
\nUsing Chicago Style<\/a> (PDF handout courtesy of Dave Mawson)
\nTemplate for Chicago-Style Papers<\/a> (PDF handout courtesy of Dave Mawson)
\nResearching and Citing Supreme Court Cases<\/a> (PDF handout – this is adapted from a different university; despite what the handout says, Worcester State does not actually have bound legal volumes on its shelves; also, we have Lexis Nexis Academic<\/i>, not Lexis Nexis Legal<\/i>…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"