Daring Greatly
Read “Daring Greatly” in Our Story When asked to write an “Our Story Essay,” please select a topic from the list below. Remember,
you cannot/will not use Our Story textbook as a source for evidence. You will use other
academic sources as per the directions in the syllabus. What you will do is to put your selected
person or event within the context of that chapter only. For example, if you select Rose Dunn
from Ch. 20, you will only talk about Dunn in the context/time period/events covered in Ch. 20
Ch. 20 Ch. 21
Fetterman Massacre JJ Hill
Helen Hunt Jackson H.L. Knight
Clinton Disk Hampton Institute
Calamity Jane Alfred T. Mahan
Rose Dunn
Readings:
“(2023) Jan 6th 2021 – Letter From An America”
“(2024) Trump – A Convicted Felon”
“(2024) A Christian Nationalist Government”
Module 1: Continuity or Change?
1. Watch the “Introduction” vignettes.
2. Readings:
(2018) White Supremacy
(2019) John McCollister Tweets
(2024) No One Used to be Above the Law
Topic Notes
Assignment 1 “In the Beginning . . . “
Using the List of Topics found in Announcement 4, select one from Chapters 20-21. Research and draft an essay that is:
1. 250-300 words
2. Uses at least 3 academic sources
3. Cite as footnotes using the Chicago Manuel of Style
4. Include a Bibliography
Place the person or event within the context of the chapter from which the topic is located on the List. So, you are not writing a biography, rather if the person comes from Chapter 20, please write ONLY about that person within the context, timeframe, etc of Chapter 20.
Paper Format: Chicago
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Chicago
300 words
