As mentioned today in class, you need to bring two things with you to class next Wednesday. We will be spending time working with these in class, so you should consider them your tickets to entry into the discussion.
First, you need to bring an outline of your paper that begins with a thesis paragraph and then offers an outline of how you plan to make your argument. I have posted some sample outlines from a previous class on OWL-Space.
You should also bring your Primary Source Memo to class, as described below:
- Three paper copies of one primary source (a source produced during the time and/or by the actors you are researching) that you believe is especially pertinent to your research question. The source can be a document (like a newspaper editorial, speech, or letter) or a different sort of source (like a visual image), but it should fit on one sheet of paper. You can bring more than one source so long as you condense them so that they fit on one side of one sheet of paper.
- A "memo" of no more than one typed, single-spaced page, with paragraphs that complete the following sentences to the best of your ability:
The creator of this primary source was …
The primary audience for whom this source was intended at the time was …
This source was created because …
This source is evidence that …