24BMUSH25 - Hamilton Assignment

For this assignment, you will write an essay identifying the origins of our nations two political factions (a.k.a. political parties (a.k.a. political ideologies) ) describing how each developed citing examples from the beginnings American Revolution through to the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 as depicted in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton.

Your response is to be an essay, formatted using MLA guidelines, citing lyrics from a minimum of FOUR different songs from "Hamilton."

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Act I Booklet - FINAL.pdf

Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) - Act II Booklet - FINAL.pdf

Writing assignments for this course should be produced following the format and style guidelines in the MLA Style Manual or the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

This page provides a brief summary of important elements with references to appropriate sections of the Handbook (sixth edition, 2003).

For additional help, see the sample assignments online, or the Purdue OWL’s materials: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

If you have a question about formatting, please ask in class or during office hours before an assignment is due.

Essays should be typed using a highly legible serif font such as Times New Roman, Palatino, or Garamond. Decorative fonts or those which resemble handwriting are not acceptable. Font size should be 11 or 12 points. [4.1]
Use a one-inch margin on all four sides of the paper. [4.3]
Create a header one-half inch from the top of the page, right-aligned, which is your last name and the page number. [4.5]
Cover pages are unnecessary. Your essay should begin with your name and information about the class. Identify the assignment clearly. [4.5]
Double-space every paragraph. Never use “justified” or “full justified” alignment. Turn off automatic hyphenation. [4.1, 4.4]
Capitalize names and titles appropriately. If you use abbreviations, follow established standards. [3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 7.7]
Every quotation should be accompanied by an appropriate in-text citation—usually a parenthetical reference. [6.2, 6.3]
In-text citations should follow the appropriate guidelines. [6.4]
Integrate quotations into prose carefully, using brackets and ellipses to show any changed or deleted text. [3.7.5, 3.7.6]
Long quotations should be printed in a separate indented paragraph. Set off long quotations one inch from the left margin. [3.7.2, 4.3]
Include a “Works Cited” section at the end of your essay. [5.3]
Every entry in your Works Cited should follow the appropriate guidelines. [5.6–5.9]
Use spell-check. Print a draft of your essay and read it carefully with a pencil handy. Mark up any improvements or corrections you wish to make, and then make the corrections on-screen, checking them off on your draft as you go. [1.9]
If a hard copy is required, print your final essay using plain white paper, preferably on one side only. [4.1, 4.2]
- - If your essay is two or more pages in length, it must be stapled or paper-clipped. Do not use plastic binders or portfolios for single assignments. [4.9]

Your response is to be an essay, formatted using MLA guidelines, citing lyrics from a minimum of FOUR different songs from "Hamilton."

Writing assignments for this course should be produced following the format and style guidelines in the MLA Style Manual or the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

This page provides a brief summary of important elements with references to appropriate sections of the Handbook (sixth edition, 2003).

For additional help, see the sample assignments online, or the Purdue OWL’s materials: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

If you have a question about formatting, please ask in class or during office hours before an assignment is due.

Essays should be typed using a highly legible serif font such as Times New Roman, Palatino, or Garamond. Decorative fonts or those which resemble handwriting are not acceptable. Font size should be 11 or 12 points. [4.1]

Use a one-inch margin on all four sides of the paper. [4.3]

Create a header one-half inch from the top of the page, right-aligned, which is your last name and the page number. [4.5]

Cover pages are unnecessary. Your essay should begin with your name and information about the class. Identify the assignment clearly. [4.5]

Double-space every paragraph. Never use “justified” or “full justified” alignment. Turn off automatic hyphenation. [4.1, 4.4]

Capitalize names and titles appropriately. If you use abbreviations, follow established standards. [3.4, 3.6, 3.8, 7.7]

Every quotation should be accompanied by an appropriate in-text citation—usually a parenthetical reference. [6.2, 6.3]

In-text citations should follow the appropriate guidelines. [6.4]

Integrate quotations into prose carefully, using brackets and ellipses to show any changed or deleted text. [3.7.5, 3.7.6]

Long quotations should be printed in a separate indented paragraph. Set off long quotations one inch from the left margin. [3.7.2, 4.3]

Include a “Works Cited” section at the end of your essay. [5.3]

Every entry in your Works Cited should follow the appropriate guidelines. [5.6–5.9]

Use spell-check. Print a draft of your essay and read it carefully with a pencil handy. Mark up any improvements or corrections you wish to make, and then make the corrections on-screen, checking them off on your draft as you go. [1.9]

If a hard copy is required, print your final essay using plain white paper, preferably on one side only. [4.1, 4.2]

If your essay is two or more pages in length, it must be stapled or paper-clipped. Do not use plastic binders or portfolios for single assignments. [4.9]