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- 1. c. e. Analysis Paper Assignment: Each student in this class will be responsible for completing a current event analysis paper. This means that you will be analyzing a current event and its connection a World War II event. This paper will be a minimum four (4) to five (5) typed pages with double-spaced, Times New Roman font, and one inch margins on all sides of the paper. Source: Each paper will include a careful analysis of a current event topic from a major news source. The source can be an internet source, but cannot be a blog or unpublished source. The source must be a national/internationally-recognized news source (e.g. The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC news, etc…) A copy of this source must be attached to your paper. Any source you use for your historical information (other than class notes) must be documented as well. A Work cited page must be included in this paper. (MLA or APA guidelines) Event: You may choose any current events topic, however you must tie the topic to any event in World War II (this does not have to be an event that was extensively covered in class, so long that it deals with WWII). · Your WW2 topic has to have occurred between the years of 1918 (the end of WWI) and 1945 (the end of WWII). · Your modern day event has to have occurred in the past 10 years. · Please clear your topic with me if you are unsure of its appropriateness!!! Objective: The thesis/objective of your paper must relate your
- 2. WWII topic and current event topic together in at least one of the following ways: 1) Challenge arguments of historical inevitability by giving examples of how different choices could have led to different consequences. Explain in your paper how an event in WWII could have affected history drastically had in occurred in a different manner. Then connect this concept with an event in contemporary times and explain how different choices in modern society and lead to different possible consequences. (For example, explain how FDR’s decision to intern Japanese- Americans could have affected WW2 and then tie George W. Bush’s decision to support the Patriot Act could have affected the modern-day United States.) 2) Analyze proposed solution to current issues from the perspectives of diverse cultural groups. Choose a WWII event that identifies a particular dilemma/issue of the WWII era and examine how different groups may have viewed the issue (e.g. Jewish relocation/concentration in Germany, the U.S. military draft in WWII, the rationing of food in wartime America, etc…) Similarly, take any current issue in the public eye (e.g. healthcare, war, abortion, welfare, etc...) and tie how this topic is viewed by contemporary cultures. You should be able to tie the cultural perspective of both issues together in the paper. 3) Identify and analyze an issue related to domestic or foreign policy in the United States (e.g. human rights, intervention in conflicts between other countries, or healthcare). Examine a current issue related to domestic or foreign policy and tie it to a policy issue of WWII in the United States. Directly connect the two events in your analysis. 4) Analyze cause and effect relationships and multiple causation including the influence of ideas, the role of chance and individual and collective action. Take a WWII
- 3. event/idea/personality and explain how it affected another idea/population/country. Additionally, take a current event and address the similar cause-and-effect relationship in modern society. Connect these two ideas together in an essay to explain how causality plays a vital role in both history and contemporary times. This is not a book report. Your thesis/analysis should be making some type of judgment – meaning you should be making some type of evaluative statement through discussion of WW2 and the current era. Format: Three Sections of the paper: · An Introduction w/ a clear thesis statement (See Thesis Statement Guide) · A Body w/ at least three supports · Each “support” (i.e. argument defending your overall thesis) should receive its own paragraph or more. · Every Non-Obvious Statement needs Source Support (e.g. state your source) · A Conclusion w/ a summary of your thesis · No new information should be presented in your conclusion · Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation · No use of personal pronouns – No “I,” “me,” “you,” “it,” “he,” “she,” “they,” “him,” “her,” or “their” will be permitted in the composition of this paper. (However, these words may be used if you are quoting an expert who uses these words.) · Times New Roman font · 12 pt. font size · Double-spaced lines · One inch margins on all sides of the paper
- 4. · Name at the top right corner of your paper · A Work Cited Page (nothing in the paper should be not cited – except for content learned directly from class) Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Not only will direct and complete plagiarism not be tolerated, but also partial plagiarism. If you use any part of a reference in your paper, it MUST be cited. If it is a direct quote, it must be in quotations. Please don’t experiment with plagiarism. It is a messy subject and will warrant a “0” for the assignment. Additionally, I will have to contact your parents and inform them of the horrid situation. At this point of the semester, a “0” will not reflect well for your final grade. Please don’t even think about it. Due Date: ____________________________________________________ Please note: No papers will be accepted past the due date. This is how the real world works, people. Hit or miss. Don’t miss.What is a thesis statement? A thesis statement: · tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. · is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper. · directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel.
- 5. · makes a claim that others might dispute. · is usually a single sentence or two somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation. Your thesis statement should be the last sentence of your opening paragraph. If it is not, there should be a well- intentioned stylistic reason why. Your thesis should be somehow making an evaluative statement – (e.g. expressing a non-obvious opinion) about both topics you are correlating.How do I get a thesis? A thesis is the result of a lengthy thinking process. Formulating a thesis is not the first thing you do after reading an essay assignment. Before you develop an argument on any topic, you have to collect and organize evidence, look for possible relationships between known facts (such as surprising contrasts or similarities), and think about the significance of these relationships. Once you do this thinking, you will probably have a "working thesis," a basic or main idea, an argument that you think you can support with evidence but that may need adjustment along the way. How do I know if my thesis is strong? When reviewing your first draft and its working thesis, ask yourself the following: · Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose? If your thesis simply states facts that no one would, or even could, disagree with, it's possible that you are simply providing a summary, rather than making an argument. · Is my thesis statement specific enough? Thesis statements that
- 6. are too vague often do not have a strong argument. If your thesis contains words like "good" or "successful," see if you could be more specific: why is something "good"; what specifically makes something "successful"? · Does my thesis pass the "So what?" test? If a reader's first response is, "So what?" then you need to clarify, to forge a relationship, or to connect to a larger issue. · Does my essay support my thesis specifically and without wandering? If your thesis and the body of your essay do not seem to go together, one of them has to change. It's o.k. to change your working thesis to reflect things you have figured out in the course of writing your paper. Remember, always reassess and revise your writing as necessary. · Does my thesis pass the "how and why?" test? If a reader's first response is "how?" or "why?" your thesis may be too open- ended and lack guidance for the reader. See what you can add to give the reader a better take on your position right from the beginning. Examples · The attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and on the World Trade Center in 2001 were not the sole catalysts for involvement in World War II and the War on Terror, respectively. Rather, both of these events were symptoms of much larger and often hidden political/diplomatic problems.(Challenge arguments of historical inevitability…) or (Analyze cause and effect/ multiple causation, including influence of ideas) · The internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II and the detainment of Arab-Americans after the 9/11 attacks were equally-aggressive accounts of government-approved stereotyping in order to safeguard society.(Analyze proposed solution…from diverse cultural groups) or (Identify and analyze issue related to domestic/foreign policy…)
- 7. Your thesis statement (which will eventually part of your paper) is DUE: _________________________________ Don’t Forget! Your paper should include MLA/APA formatting for both quotes and the Work Cited Page, transitional statements between paragraph to help the flow of content, and good sources/evidence to support every non-obvious statement!!! WW2 – C.E. - Analysis Paper Grading Rubric: You will be graded in the following manner on your analysis paper. This assignment is worth 50 points. Three Categories of Point Determinants: Point Value Analysis Objective: · Connecting your Current Event with a World War II Topic · Does my analysis tie the two events together in an analytical manner? · Evaluative Analysis · Does my analysis/argument appropriately support my thesis? · Do I have appropriate source support for my argument? Category Point Value: 10 _____ 10 _____ 20 _____ Format: · Introduction/Transitions/Conclusion · Do I have an introduction with a clear thesis statement? · Do I have a body with carefully placed supports, transitions, &
- 8. a conclusion? · Paper Format · Did I follow the margin requirements, the 12 point font, Times New Roman requirements? · Did compose an argument of appropriate length? · Do I have correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation? · No Use of Personal Pronouns · Did I omit any unnecessary personal pronouns? Category Point Value: 5 _____ 10 _____ 5 _____ 20 _____ Work Cited: · Work Cited Page · Do I have a Work Cited Page with correct margins, spacing, & in alphabetical order? (MLA or APA fromat) · Good Sources · Did I use an internationally-recognized news source? Category Point Value: 5 _____ 5 _____ 10 _____ Total Points Earned: ____ Total Analysis Paper Point Value: 50