Posted: April 6th, 2015

HIstory

HIstory

Order Description

the point of this essay is to make a COUNTERARGUMENT about one of the SECONDARY SOURCES that we read in our class.
the secondary sources are ESSAYS in the book called “;Major Problems in California History” authors are Sucheng Chan and Spencer Olin Publisher is in Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 1997″
OUTSIDE SOURCES ARE NOT ALLOWED. ONLY SOURCES FROM THE BOOK. YOU SHOULD USE ONE PRIMARY SOURCE AND ONE SECONDARY SOURCE PLUS THE ACTUAL ESSAY (SECONDARY SOURES) THAT YOU USE TO MAKE A COUNTERARGUMENT FROM.
you can choose any topics from the first NINE chapters.

CALIFORNIA HISTORY

Prompt:
Create a counterargument to one of the secondary source readings.  You must use at least one primary and one secondary source in your paper.  Make a clear, specific argument about the importance of your reinterpretation of the topic.

Requirements:
–    Follow the MLA format
–    Cite all material from other sources
–    NO OUTSIDE SOURCES (only sources from this class)

Possible Questions/Approaches/Resources to Consider
–    How does your reinterpretation change our understanding of an event and/or era?
–    Why might perspective (of the source, individual, etc.) matter?
–    How do people (including historians) decide what is important?
–    Go through a primary source analysis
–    Use the Thesis Development document

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