Major Problems in American History
Reference attached short paper on U.S. Immigration Restrictions and class textbook:
· Cobbs, Elizabeth & Blum, Edward. Major Problems in American History. 4th ed. Vol. II. Boston, Massachusetts: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2017.
Instructions
Newspapers have been called “the rough draft of history.” Even though they are not regarded as scholarly sources, historians and other scholars often use credible newspapers and other credible news media as an initial first step in developing new research projects. This assignment gives you the opportunity to carry out similar work. It also is designed to help you get comfortable with writing annotations for our Collaborative Annotated Bibliography Project and to prepare the written assignment for this module.
This activity will create important building blocks for your research papers in two significant ways:
First, it will allow you a space to compile information about U.S. History that you are gaining from our course readings and the additional research you will conduct for your papers.
Second, it will allow you to share what you are gathering with other scholars – specifically, your classmates. This sharing process will allow all of you to exchange ideas and materials in a collegial way.
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab’s page on Annotated Bibliographies notes that an annotation is “a summary and/or evaluation.” A bibliography is a list of research sources such as books, articles, interviews, and oral histories, among other things. Hence, an annotated bibliography is a summary and/or evaluation of each source. Bibliographies usually are organized in alphabetical order, beginning with the author’s last name. Annotated bibliographies are sometimes organized by subject matter or by theme; however, in this class, we will stick with using authors’ last names organized in alphabetical order for simplicity.
Annotated bibliographies are written to help one learn more about their own research. They often are published to help others with their research.
Here’s what you are expected to do:
(1) Go back to the current issue of interest you identified in Module 1 on U.S. Immigration Restrictions (attached). Google its historic roots. Find three (3) credible news media sources to develop your written assignment on U.S. Immigration Restrictions.
(2) Contribute at least three (3) additional unique scholarly sources. You can choose from the documents and essays in our course text as well as the additional research materials you gather to complete the written assignments and other learning activities for this course.
*** A total of six (6) sources; three (3) media and three (3) scholarly.
Please observe the following guidelines in preparing your annotations:
(1) Summarize. What are the main points of this source? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say?
(2) Assess. How reliable is the information in this source? Is it a peer-reviewed source? If not, what kind of publication or format does it appear in? How useful is it for scholars of U.S. History?
(3) Reflect. How does this source fit into your research? What other research topics might it be useful for? How does it help shape your argument? How does it cause you to think differently about your topic?
(4) Format. As you write your annotations, think short and sweet. The annotation should be 200 words or less, including the author’s name, title, publication, and date. Use the Chicago Style in preparing your annotation. See the sample annotation below as well as the Purdue Online Writing Lab’s sample for a Chicago Style entry. Please also include a web link when applicable.
As you are selecting sources, please keep in mind the goals of diversity, inclusion, and equity. Try to identify writers on the topic who are not necessarily “famous” as well as sources that are credible but not the “usual” mainstream outlets. Please keep an eye out, as well, for differing perspectives on the issue. The University of Michigan’s guide on Fake News, Lies and Propaganda: How to Sort Fact from Fiction can serve as a helpful reference for selecting appropriate media to consult.
Sample format for each source and summary:
Avalos, Natalie. “What Does It Mean To Heal from Historical Trauma?,” AMA Journal of Ethics 23:6 (2021), pp. E494-498.
This brief article summarizes the meaning and uses of the term historical trauma from the time that it came into use to describe mental health impacts of the Holocaust on survivors. Avalos suggests the term provides a framework for understanding how Native peoples suffer mentally and physically from settler colonialism as a historic event and ongoing system of racism and injustice. She further describes healing processes. The article is well-cited and offers a good framework for my ongoing research on the spiritual dimensions of farming within settler colonialist structures. It is useful for analyzing Black, Indigenous and peoples of colors space within settler colonialist societies and for efforts to decolonize those spaces.
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