Determine the value and contribution the new work will have on the academic discipline.

Determine the value and contribution the new work will have on the academic discipline.

TYPE OF PAPER: Academic Journal Articles Review.

INTRODUCTION

Historians love to review the works of other historians. Whenever a new history book is written, the historical profession selects experts in particular fields of studies to determine the value and contribution the new work will have on the academic discipline. Upon completion of the course’s reading, each student will be considered an expert and be required to read an academic article and submit a 3-page review (minimum). Students are encouraged to celebrate the author’s accomplishments, but also challenge anything that seems substandard. Style and creativity play a crucial role in the success of your review.

PICK ONE OF THE ACADEMIC JOURNAL ARTICLES BELOW:

African American History in the Reshaping of the Twentieth-.pdf

Alcatraz Wounded Knee and Beyond

Ask and Tell Gay Veterans Identity and Oral History

How the United States Justified Its War on Terrorism

Locating the Voices of the Sterilized

Missiles and Memory

The American Habit of Empire, and the Cases of Polk and Bush

The Masculinity of the Governator

The Religious Right and the Carter Administration.pdf

FORMAT

Three pages (minimum)

12 point font

Double spaced

Paragraphs

EACH PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

The author’s purpose in writing the article

The author’s main thesis

The author’s challenging of other historical viewpoints

The evidence utilized by the author (specifically primary sources) provide three.

Personal likes/dislikes

How could the author make the work stronger?

The recommended audience for the article?

Explain how this article contributes to understanding the history of the United States

An example of how this article supports/contradicts Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty

Suggested reading to accompany this work (not required, but helpful)

Here is the link to Eric Foner’s Give Me Liberty:

http://libtips.org/main/BC4EB6E2A775E0F49FD33B7D1C…

HELPFUL INFORMATION

PRIMARY SOURCE

Primary sources are first-hand accounts written/produced during the time period.Examples of primary sources are: diaries, newspaper articles, court records, photographs, paintings, archaeological remains, and interviews from an eye witness of an event.

SECONDARY SOURCE

Secondary sources are second-hand accounts written/produced after the time period. Examples of secondary sources are: textbooks, academic journal articles, lectures, and documentaries.

when you write the find the three primary sources you must state the title of the sources and the date of the publication and the AUTHOR if available.