American Studies History Research Paper  

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The Research Paper

In an effort to gain a better understanding of a significant event in American History, you will be researching and writing about an event from 1975 to the present. Your topic should look at an American problem, significant event, or controversial subject. However, the topic must be limited enough to thoroughly examine within the required word count (2000 word minimum). Therefore, a topic such as The Cold War is too broad in scope, while an examination of a particular aspect would be more appropriate. Ample time will be provided for research, construction of an outline, forming a rough draft and submitting a final copy. See research paper writing rubric for assessment categories.

Preliminary Timeline
(see your teacher for official timeline)

1/31:      Assign Paper
2/7-8:     Preliminary Topic/Thesis Due
2/10-11:  Sources Due
2/14-15:  Outline Due
3/1-2:     First Draft Due (for peer edit)
3/14-15:  Last day to meet with teacher before final copy is due
3/21-22:  Final Draft Due

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