This is your overall booklet that will explain each element of your coursework - it is vital!
The basics
4500 words
How Significant is the US Presidents in advancing African American equality in the years 1865 - 1965
worth about 30% of overall grade
Marked by AQA but teacher feedback allowed to enable you to complete drafts
Needs 3 primary sources (must be 2 different types)
Needs 2 Historian opinions - one should agree with your argument one should disagree
Your argument should be clear in the intro
3 sections to support your argument (some balance in each section too)
You must mention each decade from 1865 - 1965
Suggested structure
intro with argument
first historian interpretation
second historian interpretation
(in the sections below you will be expected to include 3x primary sources)
Argument 1 with balance
Argument 2 with balance
Argument 3 with balance
Check back over your work at this point - have you included something from each decade? even if it is just a sentence?!
Conclusion
Watch this video to explain each section of your coursework
Secondary sources - opinion that support the idea Presidents helped civil rights
This one is just an image of the argument so zoom in to read
Secondary sources - opinions that suggest Presidents did not help civil rights / something or someone else helped more
Themes / arguments to make up the main body of your NEA
intro and supreme court
2. Presidents are too distracted to tackle Civil Rights
3. Presidents shine a media spotlight on Civil Rights
4. Presidents have passed the legislation
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