This essay will be on the 2 views documentsfor chapter 5 in in group 3 which is on chapters 8-10
Due March 25. Choose one chapter between Chapters 8 and 10 to write an essay on the “Two Views” documents. Using those two documents, answer the Interpret the Evidence and Put it in Context questions in a fluid, connected essay. You need an introductory paragraph that provides the historical context in which the two documents were created (for example, if you were writing about the Missouri Compromise documents from Chapter 9, you would most likely set the stage by discussing the growing division between the North and South, as well as some of the details from the Compromise itself and why it was being proposed in the first place) and introduce the two documents. You need a separate paragraph for each question (Interpret the Evidence and Put it in Context), and a conclusion paragraph. This essay needs to be AT LEAST two full pages (12 pt. font, Times New Roman, one-inch margins). No title or name heading is necessary (and those won’t count towards page length).
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There are numerous primary documents in each chapter, and learning how to analyze and interpret primary documents is an important aspect of this class and for understanding history in general. For this document analysis essay assignment, however, students need to focus on the “Two Views” documents in the chapters. You cannot write your essay on any other documents, so make sure that you are using the correct ones and that you have the correct edition of the textbook. The “Two Views” documents are labeled in each chapter, and the assignment link gives their titles and page numbers (these can also be found in the course schedule in the syllabus). These documents present two different perspectives on the same topic, demonstrating how even at the same point in time there was never a single, monolithic way of viewing what was happening. These side-by-side comparisons will help you attain a deeper level of understanding how various people could view the same event differently, and they should therefore demonstrate the complexities of history in general. Analyzing documents created by the people who experienced particular moments in history will allow you to understand bias and perspectives in documents and how historians work to understand the past.
For this assignment, you will be writing four separate essays based on the “Two Views” primary documents. I have blocked them into four different groups for the four total essays with a specific due date for each group: Chapters 1-4 are Group 1; Chapters 5-7 are Group 2; Chapters 8-10 are Group 3; and Chapters 11-13 are Group 4. Within those four groups, you are just writing on ONE of those chapters. You cannot write on two of the chapters for Group 1, one for Group 2, one for Group 3, and then nothing for Group 4. The goal is to spread the essays out so you are delving into different chronological eras and events. Since you get to pick which chapters you are writing on, flip through the book and see which documents interest you the most.
Following the “Two Views” documents, there are “Interpret the Evidence” and “Put It in Context” questions. These questions will form the basis of your document analysis essay as you answer them (typically one paragraph per each question). You need to write a fluid, connected essay, though, and not just simply answer each question independently of the other questions. Use transitions in your paragraphs to connect everything. Don’t just summarize what the documents said; analyze them for their meanings and contributions to our understanding of history.
Your essay roughly will consist of five paragraphs. First, you need an intro paragraph that provides a historical context. For example, in Chapter 5, the “Two Views” are on the Stamp Act. Your intro would contextualize the Stamp Act. You would give background on why it was passed (war debt!) and why it was controversial (no taxation without representation!), and then some information on the two people who wrote the two different views. Your second paragraph would answer the first “Interpret the Evidence” question, and your third paragraph would answer the second “Interpret the Evidence” question. These questions get you to look at the details of the documents and do a great job getting you to see larger meanings! Your fourth paragraph is the meat of the essay, because here is where the analysis really kicks in. In this paragraph, you would answer the “Put it in Context” question, and really dig in on what these documents reveal and why they matter! Your fifth paragraph is your conclusion, where you tie it all together.
These papers need to be two FULL pages (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, one-inch margins), minimum, and they are worth 100 points each. To help you out, I have provided you a sample essay so you can see how it is done.