H-360 Final Paper Assignment

 History 360: The American Revolutionary Era

Paper Assignment:  The final paper for this course is very straightforward—write an eight-page paper that discusses the following topic: How Radical was the American Revolutionary Era?  You must use the assigned readings for the semester to inform your answer, but you should also use other scholarly and primary material you think is relevant to the question.

Due Date: 12/13/2010

Format

  • You must cite your work for this paper.  Historians use the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition in crediting their work.  You may choose footnotes or endnotes, but you must follow the CMS citation format.  If you are unfamiliar with this style please see me and we can fix that problem.
  • The paper should have a title page with your name, date, H-360, and an original title on the cover.
  • The body of the paper should be typed in a standard font and be 10-12 points in size.
  • The paper should be double-spaced.  It should be numbered, starting with the first page of text.
  • MOST IMPORTANTLY this paper must be free from every type of grammatical error or errors you can possibly imagine.  That will mean a rough draft that is thoroughly scoured for typos, incorrectly spelled words, incomplete sentences, run-on sentences, awkward constructions, wrong words, and everything else you learned in grade school.

 If you have any questions, are aren’t sure what you need to do for any part of this paper please come see me in my office hours or make an appointment.