World War I
Were Wilson’s arguments about democracy and self-determination put into practice inside and outside of the United States during/after World War I? Using the required sources, provide at least 1 example from each source to support your argument.
Required Sources:
- Document 21.5 in Reading American Horizons (231-232), Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen Al Quoc), “Petition to Woodrow Wilson” (1919)
- Document 21.6 in Reading American Horizons (232-233), A. Mitchell Palmer, “Excerpts from ‘The Case Against the Reds’” (1920)
- National Women’s Party, Why We Picket Flyer and Prison Song (Sept 1917)
- W.E.B Du Bois, “Returning Soldiers,” The Crisis, XVIII (May 1919)
- 2 scholarly, library sources related to the prompt (Gateway to Research One Search) https://www.cuyamaca.
edu/academics/support/library/ default.aspx (Links to an external site.)
Directions:
Students will answer designated questions using assigned sources. Papers will be 5-6 pages in length and will follow standard formatting (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins). The paper must reference relevant primary sources, include scholarly secondary sources from the library, be written in an essay format, and advance an argument.
Students must complete the following steps:
- Read the required sources and take notes. Think about the prompt while you are reading, start to formulate an argument, and write down examples from the sources (with page numbers).
- Conduct library research and find 2 or more scholarly sources related to the prompt and your argument. The sources should be recently published (1990-present). You can only use journal articles, books, or e-books from the Cuyamaca/Grossmont libraries(Links to an external site.) or SDSU. Search for sources using the Gateway to Research search engine in the middle of the library home page. If you need assistance finding sources you can visit a Research Librarian in the Tech Mall (Links to an external site.)(E-121) or see me during office hours.
- Write a 2-page outline that includes the following information: the argument, the paragraph topics, and the examples from the library sources and required primary sources that will be used in your paper.
- Make a Works Cited page with 2 scholarly, library sources and all of the required sources. Include a full citation for each source.
Outline and Works Cited page DUE 10/22 @ 11pm - Write a 5-6 page paper combining all required primary sources, 2 or more scholarly sources, and lecture material. Papers must be at least 5 FULL pages long and follow standard formatting (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins).
- Use and cite all of the required sources. The primary sources, library sources, and lecture material MUST be cited in your paper using in-text MLA-style citations (Links to an external site.) e.g. (Schaller 105) so I know where the information that you are discussing came from. In addition, to the 5 full pages of text, you need to have a Works Cited page (Links to an external site.)listing all of the sources used in the paper. Provide a full citation for each source including: author’s full name, source name, publisher’s name and location, and the publication date.
- Students must upload their paper to the link in Canvas. DUE 11/11 @ 11pm
Checklist:
□ 5-6 page length, used standard formatting (5 FULL pages = down to the bottom of the 5thpage)
□ Essay format: introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion
□ Clearly written, proofread, and spell-checked
□ Specifically answered all parts of the prompt
□ Underlined argument and supported it well with at least 5 pieces of evidence
□ Used all required sources and cited them correctly
□ Submitted a Works Cited page with 2 or more library sources
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