HIST101 Assignment 1 Latest 2017

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, you need to visit the National Archives
Experience. Historians typically use two types of materials, secondary source,
and primary source documents. Secondary sources are typically books and
articles written on a particular historical event, well after the fact. Primary
source documents are usually generated by first-hand participants. Good
historians rely heavily on original materials created at the time of the event.
For this reason, historians spend a good deal of time at the archives. There
are many types of archives, but by far, the largest in the United States, is
the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

The National Archives contains more than 10 billion
documents, and they have collected over 1,200 of those in the National Archives
Experience. After you have opened the above link, click on “continue” in the
bottom right corner. This will take you to the Experience site. Here, you can
select a topic, and collect documents relevant to that aspect of history. The
system will then allow you to create posters, or even a video.

There are a number of ways that you can complete this
assignment. Once you have collected your documents, you can create three
posters, a video, a PowerPoint, or use them as evidence for writing a 3-5 page
essay. Naturally, you will need some other information, and you can gather that
through the internet, or other books and articles. It is best to avoid using
textbooks.

Poster Option:

Must include a minimum of one relevant image or document for
each poster.

Each poster must include a narrative that explains the
historical significance.

Video Option:

Must include a minimum of five relevant images or documents.

Video must include a narrative that explains the historical
significance.

PowerPoint Presentation: (The National Archives will not
allow you to download their images. To
complete the powerpoint you will need to collect your images from the
internet. Be sure to cite all images collected
elsewhere.)

Must include a minimum of five slides.

Presentation must include a narrative that explains the
historical significance.

Project Assignment Rubric

Paper Option:

If you are writing a
paper, it must be double-spaced (Times New Roman, font size 12), and include a
cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name,
and date.

Paper should include a thesis statement, and a narrative and
conclusion that defends that argument.