Choose a family history from our collection. Use our course materials to put this source into context. Connect past events and trends, described in our course materials, to details in the family history. What historical transformations led to the situation that the story describes? What does this family history tell us about one lived experience of these changes? How did these changes shape the everyday lives of people who experienced them?
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Present a thesis statement about how historical transformations shaped the lives of the people in your family history.
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Refer to one or more family histories and to three or more sources from the course readings and films.
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Contextualize the sources. Connect past events and trends, described in our course materials, to details in the family history/ histories.
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Explain how your evidence (quotations, paraphrases and historical details) supports your main argument/ thesis statement.
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Cite every source, which informs the essay (including quotations, paraphrases and historical details that are included but not quoted or paraphrased). You may choose the citation style you prefer, but please be consistent. See this guide to citation for more information. You may use in-text citations or footnotes. If you use evidence from the video lectures, please cite them using the citation format for multimedia or internet sources. You should cite the “Family Histories” document as an internet source.
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If you interview family members, you should provide a citation for that as well. Look up “interview” in the guide to your chosen citation style.
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This essay should be approximately 1250-1500 words double spaced. The word count does not have to be exact.
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Submit your essay on your discussion section Canvas Assignment in document format.