General Essay Instructions – HIST 118 1. Respond to the essay topic shown on the

General Essay Instructions – HIST 118 1. Respond to the essay topic shown on the next page in a short paper of 4-5 pages. 2. Your essay will accoun

General Essay Instructions – HIST 118 1. Respond to the essay topic shown on the next page in a short paper of 4-5 pages. 2. Your essay will account for 30% of your final grade. 3. Your essay should demonstrate your complete reading and understanding of the assigned text and your understanding of related course materials. It should be a thoughtful, analytical, interpretive essay which addresses the question specifically – not an uncritical synopsis of the text. Use the text as a window into the past, remembering to keep good historical and critical perspective. 4. Specifications: Identification: Indicate your name, date, and the number representing your essay choice. Length: 4-5 pages Spacing: Heading: Single-space; Body: Double-space (with no extra spaces between paragraphs) Font: Times New Roman Type size: 12 point Margins: 1” on top, bottom, and sides Submission: Your essay must be submitted through Canvas using Turn-it-In. (See “Assignments” in Canvas.) 5. Include internal citations as needed – e.g., (Smith, 5) – and bibliography, both of which should adhere to MLA style. MLA style guide is available at Sprague Library at MSU website and in Resources section of this course. Passages excerpted from the text must be cited appropriately. You need not use other sources, but if you do, they must be cited appropriately. You need not include images. 6. CliffNotes, Answers.com, SparkNotes, Wikipedia, etc. are not acceptable academic sources for a college student; these have the unfortunate tendency to diminish the effectiveness of your work. Whether or not a blog can be used as scholarship is debatable, since blogs are not held to the same standards as journal articles or books. The authority of the blogger and website would be very important in deciding whether to use or accept the material. This is particularly important in historical writing, which insists on the validity of sources and evidence. If you choose to use outside sources, I suggest you begin by looking at the MSU library online using an academic search like JSTOR.

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The fire next time by James Baldwin
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