Thomas Jefferson Essay
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
My topic is about Thomas Jefferson, and it has to be 3 and a half pages long.
TOPIC
The topic of the essay must related to United States history to 1865.
Students will select a general topic proposal for instructor approval during the first week of the course.
Below, a folder contains topic ideas from which students can make their selections. These topics are biographical in nature and are not meant to be comprehensive, just an overview of potential topics.
PURPOSE OF ESSAY
The purpose of the essay is to present a HISTORICAL ARGUMENT. You must make a claim and use reasoning/evidence to support that claim.
CLAIMS: A claim is a position that can be argued; strong claims are compelling, debatable and defensible.
REASONS: Claims should be supported with specific reasoning which is your evidence. Ideally, students would include three reasons to support their claim.
BASIC GUIDELINES
Essays should be at least three and a half pages long, excluding a "Works Cited" page which should be placed after the essay. There is no maximum page length.
Be sure that your essay includes an introduction with a clear thesis statement, body paragraphs and conclusion. You will also need an interesting title!
Essays should be written utilizing MLA formatting, as demonstrated in the presentation of the essay (header, margins, font, etc).
Essays should include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
A folder below provides both videos and written guidelines to assist students with MLA formatting for the presentation of the essay, the in-text citations, and your Works Cited page.
Essays should demonstrate a breadth of research; therefore, essays that lack in-text citations and/or the required number of sources will be penalized.
Essay will be evaluated based on the History Department Rubric found below.
Essays will be submitted through TurnItIn.com and checked for plagiarism. Papers with more than 25% taken from other sources (even if properly cited) will be penalized.
TOPIC
The topic of the essay must related to United States history to 1865.
Students will select a general topic proposal for instructor approval during the first week of the course.
Below, a folder contains topic ideas from which students can make their selections. These topics are biographical in nature and are not meant to be comprehensive, just an overview of potential topics.
PURPOSE OF ESSAY
The purpose of the essay is to present a HISTORICAL ARGUMENT. You must make a claim and use reasoning/evidence to support that claim.
CLAIMS: A claim is a position that can be argued; strong claims are compelling, debatable and defensible.
REASONS: Claims should be supported with specific reasoning which is your evidence. Ideally, students would include three reasons to support their claim.
BASIC GUIDELINES
Essays should be at least three and a half pages long, excluding a "Works Cited" page which should be placed after the essay. There is no maximum page length.
Be sure that your essay includes an introduction with a clear thesis statement, body paragraphs and conclusion. You will also need an interesting title!
Essays should be written utilizing MLA formatting, as demonstrated in the presentation of the essay (header, margins, font, etc).
Essays should include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
A folder below provides both videos and written guidelines to assist students with MLA formatting for the presentation of the essay, the in-text citations, and your Works Cited page.
Essays should demonstrate a breadth of research; therefore, essays that lack in-text citations and/or the required number of sources will be penalized.
Essay will be evaluated based on the History Department Rubric found below.
Essays will be submitted through TurnItIn.com and checked for plagiarism. Papers with more than 25% taken from other sources (even if properly cited) will be penalized.