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2 RESEARCH MODULE 2 ASSIGNMENT
HANDOUT
1. REFER TO THIS HANDOUT FOR ALL SPECIFIC
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO COMPLETE THIS
ASSIGNMENT.
2. On this assignment, you must complete critical analysis
historical review essays on BOTH of the below listed historical
topics via usage of their assigned research materials. On each
of the topics you choose to review, you must have a well
thought out 200 to
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0 word essay of proper details and
analysis. In addition, to facilitate the content for each of the 2
essays you will offer your analysis on the vital historical details
of atleast 3 of the listed allowed research sources for a selected
historical topic. These sources are a mixture of diverse online
based research resources such as primary documents,
secondary essays, virtual exhibits, audio visual reviews, and
other such items.
3. In using the assigned research and drafting your review
essays, there are a few rules you must follow:
A. Do not use quotes. I want to see how you review and learn
points of emphasis from these research outlets. Put information
into your own words and utilize your own informed analysis on
the review essay.
B. Do not plagiarize this assignment. If you do this either by
accident or on purpose you will fail the assignment with a
grade of zero.
C. YOU MAY NOT USE ANY OTHER RESEARCH
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OUTLETS. You are only allowed to use the assigned research
options.
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. Here is a sample of how a typical essay should look:
Research Module Historical Review Essay:
A.Type The Main Topic of Your Essay
B. List the 3 or more specific assigned sources you chose to
review to create this essay. Simply type the website link or
research outlet’s title/name for each utilized resource.
C.Your Essay Review: This should be a good 200 to 350 word
review of what you observed and learned from the respective
three or more historical research resources utilized for creating
this critical analysis essay on the main historical topic. Your
final review essay should demonstrate a good level of detailed
insight on the diverse events, themes, figures, and related items
associated with the main historical topic.
Here are some potential questions you may want to consider
when examining a given historical topic:
Does the historical topic seem transformative and if so or not
what is your explanation for why or why
not?
Who are some of the key historical figures of the historical
topic’s time period and what were their major impacts?
What were the biggest events of the historical topic’s era of
time and how would you explain the significance of them?
Would this be a historical topic that you would have liked to
experience in person and what is your basis for why or why
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not?
What are great positives and or negatives that developed
during this historical topic’s era and what is your basis for
these choices?
D. You should follow the above format guidelines for both of
your review essays.
5. Regarding the word count for each essay review, the proper
word count for each one should total between 200 and 350
words. Thus, your two essays should both be in this range and
have a combined 400 to 700 words. Going too short or too long
on this journal can impact the quality of your work and your
final grade.
6. I am glad to review partial or full rough drafts and answer
other related questions. We can do this via blackboard email or
via phone conference. If you choose to email me a rough draft,
please allow atleast 48 hours lead time before the final due
date. Rough drafts received by me closer than this timeframe
to the due date may not get feedback. Please also specifically
state in your message that you want rough draft feedback.
7. Turn this assignment in as a single word doc, pdf, rich text,
or other easy to open format attachment. You can also send the
essay in as a copy and paste in the blackboard email message
box. DONOT SEND it in as a Google Drive Link or a Apple
Pages attachent as I canot open these items. You are
responsible for sending the assignment to me in a way that can
be opened. If I cannot open it you will not get credit. Also, you
must send it in via blackboard email by the syllabus class
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schedule listed due date.
8. Below are the historical essay topics and their respective
assigned historical research materials.
ESSAY TOPIC 1: THE AGE OF EXPLORATION
You need to review and utilize 3 or more of these research sources in
your essay. You also must cite all 3 of the sources that you used for this
part of your assignment. You should simply list the 3 or more of these
assigned sources used at the start of or end of your review essay for this
portion of the assignment. Listing the 3 or more respective sources in
either location will fulfill this citation requirement.
1.Patterns of World History Volume Two: Chapter 18. New Patterns in
New Worlds: Colonialism and Indigenous Responses in the Americas,
1500-1800
2. http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture2c.html
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/cortes_hernan.shtml
4. https://www.learner.org/series/a-biography-of-america/new-world
encounters/
5. https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Exploration_The_Age_of
6. https://www.biography.com/explorer
7. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=
3567
8. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/expl/hd_expl.htm
9. https://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/type/age-of-discovery/
ESSAY TOPIC 2: The Scientific Revolution
You need to review and utilize 3 or more of these research
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sources in your essay. You also must cite all 3 of the sources
that you used for this part of your assignment. You should
simply list the 3 or more of these assigned sources used at the
start of or end of your review essay for this portion of the
assignment. Listing the 3 or more respective sources in either
location will fulfill this citation requirement.
1. http://historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture10c.html
2. http://historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture11c.html
3. http://historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture12c.html
4. http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/scientificrevolution/
5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/galilei_galileo.shtml
6. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/OrbitsHistory
7. https://www.biography.com/scientist/isaac-newton
8. https://www.space.com/24682-edmond-halley-biography.html
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