Communal vs. individual
- Introduction/Topic: An introduction of the topic, primary source documents, secondary source scholarly book, and Hollywood film/tv show. Provide a thesis, or main argument, for your paper. You can choose to include additional paragraphs that give a background of your topic.
- Primary Sources: Discuss the 3 primary sources. Consider date, author, type of document, perspective, and intended audience of each document. You should talk about these sources in separate paragraphs. What does each document tell you about the topic? When possible, compare and contrast the documents—draw these together as much as possible. Do the documents contradict each other?
- Secondary Source: Discuss the scholarly book. Consider the book’s perspective, sources that the author used, and any possible connections to your primary sources. What are the most interesting or convincing parts?
- Film/TV show: Discuss the Hollywood film/tv show. Consider the film’s perspective and accuracy. What connections are there to your sources? Are there exclusions in the film? Are there stereotypes displayed in the film?
- Conclusion: Bring all 3 types of sources together and explain what you learned, the main focus and arguments of the sources, what is left out, and what is the overall importance of the topic—why is it important?
*No late papers.
