Compare and contrast the great revolutions of the “long 19th Century”. Specifically, what factors inspired the American and French revolutions? How are the similar? How are they different?

Rubric:

– Thesis is clearly stated in the introduction to the paper

– Topic sentences are evident in each paragraph of the paper

– The focus of the paper synthesizes your sources. It is an essay, not a report

– Your original thought is evident and separated from the borrowed material with appropriate citations and quotations

– You form arguments and ideas into paragraphs of your own creation. You do not simply cut and paste evidence

– Thesis is clearly restated in the conclusion of the paper

– The minimum number of required sources is included on the “Works Cited” page

– All borrowed material is cited

– In text citations include author’s last name, the year the work was published, and the page number(s)

– Every source cited in the text must be documented in a Works Cited page at the end of the paper

– The author’s name (or a key word from the title) is located in a parenthetical citation or in an introduction to the borrowed material (IBM)

– Page number(s) (if applicable) are always placed in the parenthetical citation

– Parenthetical citations at the end of the sentence are followed by the appropriate punctuation mark (comma or period). [Unless you indent the entire quotation]

– Where appropriate, blended sources are used to support major claims of the paper

– Essay should be double-spaced

– Have one inch margins

– 12 point font, Times New Roman

– Last name & page number in upper right hand corner of all pages