Students will analyze their chosen source, develop a historical argument anchored in the document,
and connect it to a larger theme/event/process covered during the semester. Think about questions
such as: What does the source reveal about the time period in which it was produced? What can we
learn from this source? You must place the source into a historical context and include secondary
sources
than 3 lines). If you are going to use a quote, make sure you analyze the quote, do not toss it in
merely to take up space Papers should be in Chicago style and you must cite all evidence.
between quotation marks), followed by publication information, page #. See citation in syllabus for publication
information.
EXAMPLES:
Mark A. Burkholder, Monica Rankin, and Lyman L. Johnson, Exploitation, Inequality, and Resistance: A History of
Latin America since Columbus (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018), 275.
Megan McDonie, “Lecture Title” date.
Jane Doe, “Journal Article Title,” Journal of Latin American History, vol. 1 (Spring 2018): 25.
John Doe, Published Book, (Selinsgrove, PA: University Press, 2018), 30.