American History

Description

Due September 10th

Race Essay 1

Race in 17th & 18th Century America/Construction of Race

Learning Outcomes for Week 2

Gather, interpret, and assess information from a      variety of sources and points of view.

Evaluate evidence and arguments critically or      analytically.

Produce well-reasoned written or oral arguments      using evidence to support conclusions.

Analyze and explain one or more major themes of      U.S. history from more than one informed perspective.

Evaluate how indigenous populations, slavery, or      immigration have shaped the development of the United States.

Tasks to Complete

Read      all secondary sources

Read      the primary sources from 17th and 18th centuries.

• Submit      Race Essay 1.

Week 2 Secondary and Primary Source Readings

• Secondary Sources (Read all).

Hodson,      G. (2016). Race as a social construction. Psychology Today.      Retrieved from      https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/without-preju…      (Article also available as PDF attachment).

• Johnson,      W. (2014). Slavery. In Burgett, B. and Hendler, G. (Eds.) Keywords      in American cultural studies. New York: New York University Press.      (Article available as PDF and Primary Source Readings and on Baruch      Library electronic reserve.)

“Jamestown,” “New England,” “Slavery and the making of American race,” and      “Slavery, anti-slavery, and the Atlantic exchange,”      from the American Yawp. Locke, (Citation: J. and Wright, B. (2017). The American      yawp. Retrieved from http://www.americanyawp.com/index.html.)

• Primary Sources (Select One):

Morton,      Thomas. (1637) Thomas Morton reflects on Indians in New England,. 1637.      Retrieved from      http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/thomas-morton-reflects-on-indians-in-new-england-1637/.

• Mingo,      Alibamo. Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw leader, reflects on the British and      French, 1765. Retrieved from      http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/colonial-societ…

1662-1669. Virginia slave laws. [Laws]. Retrieved from      https://bcc-cuny.digication.com/ushistoryreader/Vi…

Wheatly,      Phyllis. (1773). On being brought from Africa. Retrieved from      https://bcc-cuny.digication.com/ushistoryreader/Ph…

Jaminson,      Mary. Captured      by Indians: Mary Jamison becomes an Indian. Retrieved from      http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5794/.

Instructions

Race in 17th & 18th Century America/Construction of Race

• Essay Assignment: Read all of the secondary sources and one of the primary documents assigned for the week. Write an essay in which you develop an argument about what your analysis of the document allows you to understand about race in the 17th and 18th centuries in the colonies and the Early Republic. As part of your argument, explain how your analysis of the document adds to or challenges the information and ideas about race in the secondary sources. Cite all your sources (primary and secondary) using APA style at the end of the essay. (250-350 words).

Essay Structure and Checklist:

• Introduction (1 paragraph. 50-75 words). Your introduction should clearly state your thesis and provide an overview of the main points you will make in your essay. Underline or highlight your thesis.

Body. (2-3 paragraphs. 200-250 words [total]). The main body of your essay should include the evidence and analysis that supports your thesis. Each paragraph should develop one main point and open with a topic sentence that clearly states that main point. Provide specific evidence from the primary source you selected and explain how the evidence supports your thesis. Also incorporate evidence from the secondary sources, explaining how it supports or challenges your thesis; if you are arguing the secondary source challenges your thesis, make a case for your interpretation.

• Conclusion (1 paragraph. 50-75 words). Provide an overview of the main points you have made and identify briefly larger questions your analysis might raise or another context in which the issues could be examined.

Have you:

Clearly      stated your thesis?

Highlighted      or underlined your thesis?

Used      evidence from primary sources to support your thesis? Explained how that      evidence supports your thesis?

Explained      how the secondary sources support or challenge your thesis?

Put      all quoted material in quotation marks?

• Included      a list of works you used, cited using APA style?

Proofread      your assignment?