For this project you will research a topic from the Parks Canada historic designation list, which will be Francis Pegahmagabow National Historic Person (1889-1952)

PART 1: Research Paper Proposal
Length: 650-820 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography
For your research paper proposal, you need to introduce your research topic and analyze a
scholarly secondary source and a primary source.
• You need to number and write your answers in full sentence paragraphs. You also must
include the headings I have provided in the instructions below.
• You must cite all evidence with Chicago style footnotes. We will go over how to do this
before your assignment is due.
• The facts and evidence in your proposal must come from the sources that you list in your
Chicago style bibliography.
o It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they are paraphrasing and direct
quoting their evidence correctly. It must be clear to me where your evidence
comes from. If you do not cite your work properly, you may receive a failing
grade.
Research Paper Proposal Content
1) Historic Designation Topic (50-100 words)
Include the title of your historic designation topic, the location of the plaque (if there
is one), and when it became a national historic designation. If your historic
designation topic is broad, describe how you will focus your research paper. For
example, if the event is World War Two, you could suggest narrowing down the
topic by focusing on women’s roles in World War Two. The information in this
section of your assignment needs to be cited with a footnote from your assigned
Parks Canada website.
2) Topic Introduction (200-250 words)
Describe your historic topic in detail. For this section, you need to make sure to
include the information below. All of your information in this section must be
cited with Chicago style footnotes.
• What person, event, and/or historical facts are associated with your topic?
• What historical time period or year and specific location is relevant to your topic?
• What is the historical significance of your topic?
• Explain why you think this topic was selected by Parks Canada for commemoration.
3) Scholarly Secondary Source Analysis (200-250 words)
For this part of the proposal, you need to discuss a scholarly secondary source (a
peer reviewed journal article or book) that you found that you will use for your
paper. You need to attach a pdf of the source to your assignment or provide a
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website link. All of the evidence in this section must be cited with Chicago style
footnotes.
*Canadian Encyclopedia and Wikipedia are NOT scholarly secondary sources.
• List the Chicago style bibliography entry of the source.
a) What is the scholarly secondary source about? What are the main points of
the article? What is the main argument of the source?
b) What kind of sources does the author use? Provide a specific example of a
primary source or a secondary source that the article uses.
c) Provide your critical analysis of the source in 3-4 sentences. What does the source
do well? What could they improve on?
d) Explain how you found the source. You need to be detailed and explain how you
searched for the source, including what search terms and database you used.
4) Primary Source Analysis (200-250 words)
Provide an analysis of the primary source (a source from the time you are studying).
You need to include a URL link to your primary source or attach a pdf file of the
source to your assignment. All of the evidence in this section must be cited with
Chicago style footnotes.
• List the Chicago style bibliography entry of the source.
a) What is the primary source? Include the title of it, author, and date. If these are
not known, you do not need to include this information. Provide as much
information as you can.
b) Provide a brief summary of the primary source. What do you learn about your
research paper topic from this source?
c) Does the primary source have any bias? Be specific and cite from the primary
source.
d) Explain how you found the primary source. You need to be detailed and explain
how you searched for the source, including what search terms and database you
used.
5) Bibliography:
Remember to include a bibliography on the last page of your assignment. You need to
sort your sources into primary and secondary source lists.