Literature Review
The writing assignment is a mini literature review.
Here is the grading rubric for the writing assignments:
Thesis:
– Student has a thesis statement about what is ‘true’ based on the two assigned papers. (2 points)
Discussion of Research papers:
– There is analysis of both assigned papers (2 points)
– The discussion of the papers is meaningful to the advancement of the thesis (2 point)
– There is discussion about how the historical data in the papers is informative and why (1 point)
– There is discussion about whether the evidence presented in the papers is convincing to an economics audience (1 point)
Writing style:
– There are no grammatical errors, incomplete sentences, or misspellings (1 point)
– The paper flows from one topic to the next and is logical (1 point)
This exercise is designed to help you critically analyze research papers in economic history. You will use these critical analysis skills in writing your literature review. Each writing assignment must be 5 pages (double-spaced, 12-inch font, one-inch margins).