DUE DATE: Thursday October 21 (E day) at 4:00pm.
- the paper must be sent to Turnitin (or a typed final copy handed in) by that time
Length: 900 - 1000 words (get as close as you can to those limits)
Late paper Penalty: 10 points for each day or part of a day the paper is overdue.
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HINT: - read about your topic (given below) in Tindall -- for a sketch. (check the INDEX for pages)
IMPORTANT: use ONLY the following sources.
            1.) TINDALL
            2.) Retrieving the American Past.
            3.) ONE internet source - it MUST BE approved in advance by the teacher.

SUGGESTIONS about how to proceed:
1. Be sure that the thesis paragraph consists of TWO main parts:
a. the assertion – This is your thesis, based on the reading you have done. It is your best interpretive insight into the material you have studied.
b. the "map" – an outline of the argument of the paper.  It should give the reader a clear idea of what the topics treated in the support paragraph and their relation to the theses.

NOTE:  Each one of these TOPIC SENTENCES should be in a complete sentence (if it’s important enough to stand alone it should be in a separate sentence.)

2. SUPPORTING PARAGRAPHS:
            - these paragraphs should follow in the order established in the THESIS PARAGRAPH.
            - if the thesis says "I'll prove it by talking about A & B & C, then the supporting paragraphs should be in that order (A & B & C).

3. about QUOTES:
            - First of all ( IMPORTANT HINT): DO NOT USE LONG QUOTES - frankly they're boring.
            - The rare long quote must be INDENTED and single spaced (if it's longer than a line).

- PARAPHRASE: Most of the time, put things in YOUR OWN WORDS.

4. CITATIONS? - Important:  there should be at least 3 or more to a paragraph.  They are your evidence, and they show me that you have done research.
            - use the short form: (e.g. “Smith 45”) IMPORTANT: these need to be accurate. I will check them.

5. LIST OF SOURCES (a bibliography -it's REQUIRED.). There are good programs for doing these in the library and the librarians can help you.    Do not leave this till the last!

6. Deciding what to include: Some hints about content
            - Do not rely on one source only. Consult and use them all.
            - The best papers cope with differences of opinion.
            - Do not write a summary of the documents. The idea is to use the information in the documents to prove YOUR points.

7. FINAL Preparation:
            - Proofread carefully. (It's important practice for the Spring paper.)
            - Even with a spellchecker, this takes some time.
            - And if you use a spell checker - remember that it won't find all the errors.
            - The paper must be typed so that it can be submitted to TURNITIN.com.
            - Include the bibliography when you send it in.

PAPER TOPICS:

1. Advertising & Marketing in America:            

Did advertising have beneficial effects for Americans in the 1920’s and 30’s?

2. Women's suffrage:

How and why did women’s suffrage achieve success in the 20th century?

3. Clash of cultures:

How and why did certain changes provoke a “clash of cultures” in the period 1910-1930?