History
You will write five paragraphs total based on documents in the History 101 source book (available on canvas).
Part I: Write three paragraphs. Each paragraph (10-15 sentences) will discuss one theme (e.g. gender, military organization, philosophy, social inequality) and refer to four different documents in the sourcebook (12 total). Your paragraphs should demonstrate that you read and understood the material by making incisive comments or quoting the text. This IS NOT an English essay with a traditional introduction and conclusion. The paragraphs are all separate statements.
Part II: Select two documents from the sourcebook. Do not use any of the documents that you already referred to in your thematic paragraphs. For each document, write a short paragraph (5-7 sentences) about what you find most relatable to the present era and what you find most objectionable.
Your work must be typed, 12-point font, and 1’ margins.
(It feels appropriate to reflect on the fact that we are living through a historical moment. The pandemic may be a year-long parenthesis in your life such that somewhere in March or April things return to a relative state of normalcy. It is also possible that the pandemic is destined to fundamentally disrupt the economy and social life in significant ways we cannot fully understand right now. At the minimum, we know that past generations have experienced pandemics. I want to acknowledge the difficulties and uncertainties of the semester and express gratitude for the opportunity to be your professor.)
