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Novel called “Incidents in the life of a slave girl”
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Research Project Guidelines
US History I
The Research Project
Students will examine in detail some aspect of the life of slaves in the United States
since 1619. Students will take advantage of a wealth of “slave narratives” — words from
slaves and former slaves themselves — to research and write about slave life. To begin,
students will choose to read a Book, one of three Classic Slave Narratives: Olaudah
Equiano, Frederick Douglass, or Harriet Jacobs/Linda Brent. The narrative students
choose to read will form the foundation of the research project. Using the information
gained from reading one of the above narratives, students will decide on a specific aspect
of slave life to research and turn in a Topic. Then, students will assemble an Annotated
Bibliography of primary and secondary readings for the project where they will describe
the utility of each source. Next, students will prepare a detailed Outline of their final
research paper that will conform to the specific guidelines on the Outline page. Finally,
students will prepare a Final Draft of their research in a paper.
All written work submitted for the Research Project must conform to the Format
and Documentation Requirements listed below and be submitted by the deadlines
listed in the Course Schedule of the Syllabus.
The Research Project will require a sustained effort over the entire semester. Be
sure to consult regularly with your instructor for details on how to complete the
Research Project.
The Research Project is required for all students. If you do NOT complete the Research
Project the highest potential grade that you can receive is a C. Additionally, completion
of the Research Project does NOT automatically guarantee a grade of B or better. The
Research Project is comprised of a: Book Choice, Topic Page (10 pts), Annotated
Bibliography (15 pts), Outline (25
pts), and Final Draft (50 pts). Combined, the Research Project will equal the value of
one exam grade (100 pts).
Please see the Course Schedule section of the Syllabus for the dates by which you must
submit your: Book choice, Topic Page, Annotated Bibliography, Outline, and Final
Draft. The Finial Draft for this assignment is a minimum of 4 pages, with a maximum
of 6 pages (NO MORE than 6 pages) of text, this count DOES NOT include Title Page,
or Bibliography page.
Selecting a Book
Students will use one of three slave narratives as the foundation for their research into
the life of African-American slavery in the United States. The three Classic Slave
Narratives are: Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass, or Harriet Jacobs/Linda Brent.
Each of these works is available on the web. Just click on the title:
NOTE: Try both links for the Frederick Douglass book.
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass or Narrative of
the Life of Frederick Douglass
Harriet Jacobs/Linda Brent, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Olaudah Equiano, The Life of Olaudah Equiano
Each of these works has been published many times and are available at the Library.
Or they can all be found in:
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ed. and intro., The Classic Slave Narratives (New York:
Signet Classics, 2002). ISBN 0451528247
Students will read their chosen narrative to learn the first-hand experiences of a former
slave. The Book will provide background on the subject and assist students in choosing a
Topic to research. Students must submit their choice of a Book to read by the deadline
listed in the Course Schedule portion of the Syllabus.
• ONLY
students who submit a Book choice in class by the deadline listed in the
Course Schedule portion of the Syllabus will be permitted to submit a Final
Draft.
Selecting a Topic
Students will read the Book in search of a Topic for the Final Draft. For the purposes of
the Final Draft the Topic must be very specific so that students can investigate and
usefully explain their findings in one semester. To help unveil the evidence from the
primary sources, students will pick three (3) themes/events/issues to analyze. Students
will determine their Topic and the three (3) themes/events/issues in consultation with the
instructor.
Submitting a Topic Page (10 pts)
The Topic Page will form the core of the introduction in the Final Draft. So, start by
making your topic your title. Centered at the top of the Topic Page students will place a
word or phrase as the title. The title describes the focus of the Research Project.
Underneath on a separate line, students will list the three themes/events/issues they
intend to explore in the Final Draft. Next, below the Topic and themes, students will
write one paragraph that concentrates on the three (3) themes/events/issues that will be
the focus of the analysis. Students need to launch their introduction with a sentence that
captures the readers attention. Then, students will discuss each of the three (3)
themes/events/issues. Finally, students will wrap up the paragraph with a statement of
why they feel the project has merit. Tell me why you believe your topic matters. The
Topic paragraph should be at least 13 but not more than 17 lines long. The Topic Page
will conform to the Format and Documentation Requirements specified below.
Students must submit the Topic Page in class by the deadline listed in the Course
Schedule portion of the Syllabus.
• ONLY
students who submit an “Acceptable” Topic Page in class by the
deadline listed in the Course Schedule will be permitted to submit a Final
Draft.
Selecting an Annotated Bibliography
Next, students will assemble an Annotated Bibliography of primary and secondary
readings for the project. A primary source is something written by an individual who
lived at the time and took part in the event that he or she is describing. Primary sources
usually take the form of letters, diaries, journals, newspapers, government documents,
and autobiographies.
Students can find a veritable host of primary sources from the following web sites.
American Slave Narratives has 13 narratives from the Federal Writers Project and
explains the strengths and weaknesses of this resource.
Been Here So Long is a useful introduction to the Federal Writers Project collection of
slave narratives with a sample of 17 narratives from the Library of Congress along with
good links to photos and documents.
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers Project The most
complete collection of recordings from the late 1930s comes from the Library of
Congress (LOC).
North American Slave Narratives is a remarkable compendium of published slave
narratives as well as important documents by free blacks and whites.
The African Experience in Ohio: WPA Ex-Slave Narratives, 1937-8 has a
collection of WPA recordings not available via the LOC.
Slavery and the Making of America: The WPA Narratives provides links to more
slave narrative web sites.
The Slave Heritage Resource Center offers a number of primary sources including
drawings, maps, and photos.
And The Mariners Center focuses on the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Secondary sources are books and articles written at a later time, usually by historians
who were not participants in the event. Encyclopedias and general information web
sites, e.g., The History Channel, Wikipedia, History.com, etc., are not considered
scholarly works and will not be accepted as secondary sources.
Students can find secondary literature through the following web sites;
A-Z List of Resources
Start with Academic Search Premier and look for journal articles
Try also Books in Print
Another excellent search engine can be found at the Shomburg Library
In Motion — The African-American Migration Experience
And, of course, the search engine at the HCC Library.
No Final Draft will be accepted unless it contains the requisite number of primary
and secondary sources. If you have any questions about a source, ask the instructor.
Submitting an Annotated Bibliography (15 pts)
The Final Draft must use at least THREE PRIMARY sources and TWO
SECONDARY sources. The Book is a primary source and counts as one of the
THREE primary sources that must be used in the Final Draft; the book by Eric Foner,
Give Me Liberty: Seagull Edition may be used as one of the TWO secondary sources.
In the Annotated Bibliography, students will list each of their projected primary and
secondary sources in alphabetical order using the Documentation form listed below.
Then, students need to annotate each citation. The purpose of annotating your
bibliography is to explain not only the contents of the source but its value to you in
preparing the paper. Tell me, what the source is about and why does it help you. Be
specific and provide at least three sentences in each description. Use quotes from the
source in each annotation to demonstrate the author’s ideas. Make sure that you use
endnotes for each the quotes. And, remember, the Annotated
Bibliography must conform to
the Format and Documentation Requirements specified below. Students
must submit an Annotated Bibliography by the deadline listed in the Course
Schedule.
• ONLY
students who submit an “Acceptable” Annotated Bibliography in class by
the deadline listed in the Course Schedule will be permitted to submit a Final
Draft.
Submitting an Outline (25 pts)
To assist in developing the Final Draft, students will be required to complete an Outline
of their proposed Research Project. The purpose of the Outline is to give students an
opportunity to organize their research in a useful manner and to provide the blueprint for
the Final Draft. See the directions on the Outline page to complete this stage of the
Final Draft. The Outline must conform to the Format and Documentation
Requirements specified below. Students must submit an Outline by the deadline listed
in the Course Schedule.
ONLY students who submit an “Acceptable” Outline by the deadline listed in
the Course Schedule will be permitted to submit a Final Draft.
Please see the Course Schedule for the dates by which you must submit your: Book
choice, Topic Page, Annotated Bibliography, Outline, and Final Draft.
Writing the Final Draft (50 pts)
This is a term project that demonstrates a student’s ability to write clearly, use good
grammar and punctuation, analyze the material in a concise manner, and offer their
thoughts on the primary and secondary sources. The Research Project will require a
sustained effort over the entire semester. Be sure to consult regularly with your
instructor for details on how to complete the Research Project.
Students are expected to accomplish five (5) tasks in the Final Draft:
• draw on the Topic Page to state your thesis
• use the Annotated Bibliography set the historiographical
context; •
analyze the primary evidence in three paragraphs;
• compare the information you provide in your analysis of the primary
sources with the secondary sources; and
• offer a thoughtful conclusion.
Remember: ONLY students who submit the Book, Topic Page, Annotated
Bibliography, and Outline, by the deadline listed in the Course Schedule will be
permitted to submit a Final Draft.
Some tips on writing
There are a few important things to consider when you write the Final Draft. To
begin with you must:
NEVER ASSUME.
When you write the Final Draft, DO NOT ASSUME that you can leave out critical
information because you know that I am familiar with the subject.
Instead, you must tell me the:
MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION
so that I will clearly understand your analysis of the primary and secondary sources.
DO NOT REWRITE THE SOURCES.
Your task in this assignment is to show that you can digest several different primary
and secondary sources, distill them down to their essence, and then apply selected
nuggets into a coherent argument. You simply do not have the space to repeat
everything. So, do not waste time and effort trying to rewrite the sources.
Begin your paragraph with a dynamic topic sentence that tells the reader what is
coming in the paragraph and why it matters. When you tell your reader what you are
going to talk about, you describe the ‘what.’ When you explain ‘why’ it matters, now
you analyze. So be sure to start your paragraph with a topic sentence that tells your
reader the ‘what’ and the ‘why.’ DO NOT USE CONTRACTIONS!
Each paragraph is a mini-paper. Make the first sentence of each paragraph an
introduction to that paragraph. Tell your reader what to expect in the paragraph. This is
called the topic sentence. Summarize your point at the end of the paragraph, like the
conclusion of a paper. In between, give lots of evidence to prove your point. Each
paragraph should be at least thirteen (13), but NOT more than twenty (20), lines long – NOT sentences, but lines on the page.
Make your sentences active. Fill your Final Draft with verbs that move the reader
along from point to point. Writing that relies on the verb “to be” — is, was, are, etc. -quickly becomes repetitious and will NOT convince your reader. I do not expect you to
eliminate the verb “to be” entirely, but come very close. Avoid the use of Passive
Voice.
Quotes help spice up a paper by giving the reader the flavor of the sources. So, include
quotations where appropriate to illustrate your points. Using quotes helps to establish
your understanding of the key themes, events, person, etc., in your paper. Hence, the use
of quotes constitutes a substantial portion of your Final Draft grade. Remember to cite
your quotes following the directions in the Documentation section below. And, if you
use information that comes from a source, you must cite that information whether you
use a quote or not. Again, follow the directions in the Documentation section below.
Format Requirements
ALL ASSIGNMENTS — TOPIC PAGE, ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY, OUTLINE, AND FINAL DRAFT — MUST CONFORM TO
THE FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS BELOW. ANY TOPIC
PAGE, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, OUTLINE, OR FINAL
DRAFT THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE FORMAT
SPECIFICATIONS BELOW WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The format requirements for the completed Topic Page, Annotated
Bibliography, Outline, and Final Draft are:
• Staple
— upper left corner; if hard copy is submitted
• Page numbers — top right;
• Title — Top, center, page 1;
• Name — Center; below title with appropriate spacing (see below); • Text -Begins right below the name on page 1, with appropriate spacing (see below):
• Spacing — DOUBLE spaced, typed or from a printer;
• Margins — one (1) inch from the edge of the page on the: top, left, right, and
bottom;
• Font — 12 pt. Times New Roman;
• Length – 4 – 6 pp; [There is no length requirement for the TOPIC PAGE,
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY, or OUTLINE; the FINAL DRAFT
must be 5 – 7 PP., no more and no less.]
• Bibliography — on a separate page. [Not counted in the
length. See Documentation below.]
• Electronic submission must be in doc., docx., or PDF ONLY.
Please:
DO NOT BOLDFACE; or
DO NOT ITALICIZE; or
DO NOT JUSTIFY
your text.
The above particulars are designed to ensure that all students complete works of
similar length.
Please:
Do NOT use folders or other such binders; and
You do NOT need a cover sheet.
Documentation
ALL ASSIGNMENTS — TOPIC PAGE, ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY, OUTLINE, AND FINAL DRAFT — MUST CONFORM TO
THE DOCUMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS BELOW. ANY TOPIC PAGE,
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHYOUTLINE, OR FINAL DRAFT THAT DOES
NOT CONFORM TO THE DOCUMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS BELOW
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The documentation requirements for the completed Topic Page, Annotated
Bibliography, Outline, and Final Draft are:
• In text citations and a bibliography
Please use in text citations and a bibliography to refer to the sources from which you
extracted information. To ensure that you give credit where credit is due, use Kate L.
Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 8th ed.
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013). For the correct style, you can also see
John Grossman, ed., The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. (Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 2010).
In text citations will look like the following at the end of your sentence: (Lauderback
2013, 1)
Include a Bibliography on a separate page (with no page number), at the end of your
Topic Page, Outline and Final Draft. Here you provide a complete citation for each
work cited. A bibliography is NOT the same as a Works Cited. And, a bibliography is
NOT the same as the endnotes. And while a bibliography includes most of the same
information as the notes, there are important differences, e.g., the order of the author’s
names, the use of commas, periods, parentheses, and page numbers. Please use the
appropriate formatting — including margins, font size and type, and spacing (see above).
We use the MLA format for this paper.
Grading Policy
The Topic Page will receive a maximum of 10 points. Recognize that a Topic
Page rife with misspellings and grammatical errors will NOT be considered
acceptable. Any Topic Page that does NOT conform to
the Format and Documentation specifications above will NOT be accepted. If you
submit your Topic Page before the deadline date in the Course Schedule and it is
graded “NOT ACCEPTED” you may revise it and resubmit it prior to the deadline
date. Any Topic Page that is submitted after the deadline listed in the Course
Schedule will NOT be accepted.
• If
the Topic Page receives a final grade of “NOT ACCEPTED” then the
student will NOT be permitted to submit the Final Draft.
The Annotated Bibliography will receive a maximum 15 points. Recognize that an
Annotated Bibliography rife with misspellings and grammatical errors will NOT
be considered acceptable. Any Annotated Bibliography that does NOT conform to
the Format and Documentation specifications above will NOT be accepted. If you
submit your Annotated Bibliography before the
deadline date in the Course Schedule and it is graded “NOT ACCEPTED” you may
revise it and resubmit it prior to the deadline date. Any Annotated Bibliography that is
submitted after the deadline listed in the Course Schedule will NOT be accepted.
• If
the Annotated Bibliography receives a final grade of “NOT ACCEPTED”
then the student will NOT be permitted to submit the Final Draft.
The Outline will receive a maximum 25 points. Recognize that an Outline rife with
misspellings and grammatical errors will NOT be considered
acceptable. Any Outline that does NOT conform to
the Format and Documentation specifications above will NOT be accepted. If you
submit your Outline before the deadline date in the Course Schedule and it is graded
“NOT ACCEPTED” you may revise it and resubmit it prior to the deadline date. Any
Outline that is submitted after the deadline listed in the Course Schedule will NOT be
accepted.
• If
the Outline receives a final grade of “NOT ACCEPTED” then the student will
NOT be permitted to submit the Final Draft.
The Final Draft of the Research Project will receive will receive a maximum 50 points.
Combined, the Research Project will equal the value of one exam grade (100 points).
Recognize that a Final Draft rife with misspellings and grammatical errors will NOT be
considered acceptable. Any Final Draft that does NOT conform to the Format and
Documentation specifications above will NOT be accepted. If you submit your Final
Draft before the deadline date in the syllabus and it is graded “NOT ACCEPTED” you
may revise it and resubmit it prior to the date listed in the Course Schedule. Any Final
Draft that is submitted after the deadline listed in the Course Schedule will NOT be
accepted.
Deadlines
ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN THE BEGINNING OF
CLASS ON THE DEADLINE LISTED IN THE COURSE SCHEDULE;
and
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT A TOPIC PAGE BY THE DEADLINE
LISTED IN THE COURSE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
SUBMIT A FINAL DRAFT;
and
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY BY
THE DEADLINE LISTED IN THE COURSE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED TO SUBMIT A FINAL DRAFT;
and
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN OUTLINE BY THE DEADLINE
LISTED IN THE COURSE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO
SUBMIT A FINAL DRAFT;
and
ANY FINAL DRAFT THAT IS NOT SUBMITTED BY THE DEADLINE
LISTED IN THE COURSE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
REMEMBER: ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN THE
BEGINNING OF CLASS ON THE DEADLINE LISTED IN THE COURSE
SCHEDULE.
and
YOU MAY SUBMIT ANY OR ALL OF THE PARTS OF THE RESEARCH
PROJECT ELECTRONICALLY VIA EMAIL AS A WORD OR PDF FILE.
THROUGH THE APPROPERATE LINK IN CANVAS.
but
ALL ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS MUST MEET THE FORMAT
REQUIREMENTS STATED ABOVE.
and
IF THE ATTACHED FILE CANNOT BE VIEWED BY THE INSTRUCTOR
THEN THE ASSIGNEMENT WILL BE MARKED “NOT ACCEPTED.”
ONLY ACCEPTED FILES “DOC.”, “DOCX.”, “PDF.”
The Research Project has several components. Please see the Course Schedule for the
dates by which you must submit your: Topic Page, Annotated Bibliography,
Outline, and Final Draft.
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