INSTRUCTIONS and REQUIREMENTS
INSTRUCTIONS:
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For your research paper, Discuss the reaction of the Native American cultures to the continuing encroachment of the Euro-American society into the 19th-century American West.
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Your paper must be a minimum of 1000 words of text within the body of the paper. That would be about 5-6 pages double-spaced, using a 12-point type size. It is the word count that matters, not the number of pages. Good papers generally have at least 1500 words minimum.
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The paper must have citations and a bibliography.
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You will be using the “Notes and Bibliography” format for this paper (this is the format with the superscripted numbers – like this 1 . The parenthetical form of Chicago Style (it looks similar to MLA format and is called the “author-date” format) is not acceptable for this assignment.
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You will write the paper as an at-home assignment. The answer will be graded on completeness, clarity, organization, grammar, spelling, selection of evidence, and the persuasiveness of your argument. Additional factors will apply also, such as neatness of presentation.
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Depending on which question you choose, the number of sources you need varies. However, a 3-source minimum is usually the acceptable amount.
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Please structure your paper so that the following appears in the upper left corner of the first page of your paper. If you use the title page recommended by the Chicago Style handbook, present this material as instructed.