Writing

Week 1: Today, we looked over the syllabus and pointed out some key expectations for the first paper, namely, good organization and concision. This was reinforced by an article which we read and annotated while identifying each paragraph's topic sentences. For the next class, the students were asked to turn in an organizational word cloud exercise.  

Week 2: 

1) Here is the footnote handout. If anyone has any questions please let me know! 

2) If  anyone is in desperate need for their laminated sheets from middle school, please ask a classmate to share. 

3) You can email me at acockerst.a@gmail.com 

4) I confirmed with Ms. Tabeling that the final draft of your paper is due September 23rd, this Tuesday. 

Week 4: 

Here is the prompt for our next history paper: Tell the story of the French Revolution up through the execution of the king, concluding with a long final paragraph that evaluates the Revolution (what was good and what was bad about it?  how do we see the bad ideas playing out?).  Narrating well can be challenging; you must determine what are the main events, leave out of the story less important matters, and describe what you do include in enough detail that the story makes sense and flows logically.  Ideally, you include an occasional comment in your narration that points forward to your evaluative conclusion.

The paper will still be 3 pages in length. Please remember to use footnotes and a bibliography!

Homework for next class: prepare a full outline of the paper. It should be so nearly complete that, with a few transitions, it could almost be mistaken for a paper. Please, bring a copy to class. 

Week 5: No homework due for the next class. Enjoy break, and take some time to write your second history paper!