History Question

Description

Structure: Use the outline below as a guide.

1. Source Requirements: You must use at least 1 primary source and at least 4 secondary sources.

Primary source (1+ required)– something made at the time of the event you’re studying
Examples: Interview someone you know who experienced the historical event directly, a diary, government documents, oral histories, newspapers, map, photograph, artwork.

1. Secondary Sources (4+ required) – something made after the event that explains or describes it.
   Examples:  books, articles, chapters from books, websites, encyclopedias, maps, documentary films.

Citations: In-text citations and source list (bibliography) formatted in APA

1. Outline Guide for the Written Paper 

Description
Describe the historical event and briefly introduce where and when it happened and who was involved.
Guiding Questions:

Where was it? 

• What was it? 

When did it happen? 

Who was involved (individuals, groups, anyone outside of the physical place?)

• Causes
  Describe the long-term, mid-term, and/or short-term causes of the historical event.  If you’re able to determine the final triggering event.
  Guiding Questions:

Why did it happen?  

What ideas influenced it?  

1. What communities (individuals, groups, governments, etc.) were involved? 

What were people hoping (if they had an influence in the event) the event might bring about? 

What else was happening in the world at that time to bring about this historical event?

Impacts
Write about the historical event’s impact on ONE of the three frames/themes used in class that you select.
Guiding Questions: 

What were the characteristics (i.e., how did they function) of the ONE frame you selected (Networks, Communities, OR Production & Distribution) before the historical event? For example, how did this civilization trade goods before the historical event?Be descriptive about how people experienced these frames/themes and examine the ways in which different groups based on race, class, ethnicity, labor role/job, gender identity, etc. may have experienced them differently.

1. Did the historical event change Networks, Communities, or Production & Distribution?

If yes, what specifically changed?  How did they change (what factors contributed)? How did those changes affect people living at that time?

If no, why not? Was there something about the historical event that ensured continuity in aspects of this frame/theme?

Legacies
Research and describe how the historical event is remembered and the impact it has on contemporary (today’s) society that lives in the space where it happened.  Cite your sources.
Guiding Questions: 

How, if at all, did the historical event affect the ways in which people live today?

What is something you can trace that exists today because of the historical event?

• How do people today talk about or consider the historical event you researched?
• Are there memorials, holidays, artworks, etc., about the historical event? If yes, what are they? 
• Is the historical event considered a positive or negative event? Why?