You must use both of the following sources in your essay:
Source 1:
A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn (excerpt from Chapter 5)
Source 2:
One (1) secondary source of your choice, but it must be an academic source. The assignment will require one quote, no more than five words in length, from
your secondary source.
Academic sources: History journal articles, a book published by a University Press, a website created by a historical foundation or university
DO NOT use a reference source: encyclopedia
DO NOT use your textbook as your required secondary source
Essay Construction Specifications:
Your 3-page (1,100 words) essay must include one short (1-5 words) quote from the required source and one short (1-5 words) quote from the academic
secondary source
Quotes may NOT be longer than 5 words!
A total of 2 quotes (one from each source)
Hint: quotes should provide the opinion of your author and be worked into your sentence to provide evidence to support your position. Do not quote
information that is commonly known or a statistic
Your essay needs to be in APA format.
Page 1: Title page
Page 2-4: 3-page essay (1,100 words)
Page 5: Reference page (List all sources used for research)
Do not include an Abstract