Your final assignment is to review A Nation Forged in War: How World War II Taught Americans to Get Along by Thomas Bruscino. Use Chicago Style Footnotes and formatting; double-space your paper; use 12 point Times New Roman Font; put page numbers in the lower right hand corner. Use the directions from section 3d-1 from Rampolla’s Pocket Guide to Writing in History for guidelines. Your paper should be between 1000-2000 words.
Begin with an introduction that explains your thesis, the author’s thesis and credentials, and outlines the rest of your paper. Then most of your paper should be dedicated to summarizing the most important evidence that the author uses to support his thesis. In your last 2-3 paragraphs you should evaluate the author’s use of evidence, compare the book with other books or articles (you can use McClay or JSTOR) on the subject, and conclude with a final evaluation of the book by discussing who would find it useful and why.
Anything containing plagiarism will receive a zero. Remember that plagiarism is representing someone else’s thoughts or words as if they were your own. If the ideas you wrote came from someone else, they must be cited properly. If your words came from someone else, they must be in quotation marks and cited properly. If you don’t do those things you are committing plagiarism and will get a zero on the assignment–at minimum.
Print out your paper. Staple it in the upper left-hand corner. Do not put it in any kind of report cover. Bring it to the final exam. Late papers will receive a grade of zero.
Like all assignments, you should know that I’m looking to see if you used good sources and demonstrated the learning objectives that are in the syllabus.
Sources: my lectures, the book, your textbook, JSTOR articles, and primary sources
