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Writing assignment instructions:Create a theme and three topic sentences, each supported by three fully-cited primary sources from various Primary Sources Boards, with a brief explanation of how each source supports the topic. All sources must be from a Primary Sources Board (you may add any fully cited sources to any Board at any time). We do not post the actual images, just discuss each fully with citation.Grading is based on the quality of the theme, the use and citation of primary sources, adherence to formatting rules, and the use of college-level writing.Note: Comments are not usually included for the Final Essay, since there is no additional assignment to show improvement. If you want comments on your Final Essay, please write COMMENTS, PLEASE in all caps at the top of your essay, and I will give private comments on your essay in the Submission Comments area (so be sure you have notifications on in your Profile).Themes:This week we begin our most significant writing, emphasizing themes. We have been practicing so we can get to this point, doing more of what historians actually do.As you know, historians do not memorize facts. They see trends throughout time, and use these trends to understand both the past and the present.A historical theme is a trend, presented as an interpretive thesis, but supported by evidence from several different eras instead of just one or two.Each week, we will continue to post evidence from one particular timeframe or era in the Primary Sources Board, but our writing must include evidence from multiple eras.Themes are narrow enough to have a point of view, even though they are broad enough to cover several eras. They show a repeating trend, rather than progress over time.One way to begin a theme is to focus on a topic area, such as fashion, sexuality, class differences, cloth-making technology, the role of philosophy, ways in which literature reflects society, sports, games, furniture design, domestic architecture, dancing, political conflict, holiday celebrations, religious texts, expressions of spirituality, mass communication – the possibilities are endless.Avoid problems with themesHere’s a list of common problems to avoid for themes:The progressive theme problem.The theme features advancement or improvement over time, when it needs to focus on a repeating trend.The “throughout history” problem.The theme should not use phrases like “throughout history” or “across the ages”.The “and” problem.The theme should not try to cover more bases by using “and”, unless everything in it is proven in every paragraph.The “or” problem.The theme should not contain “or”, which encourages paragraphs that focus on only part of the theme.The so broad it’s obvious problem.This is similar to the big, factual thesis problem.Format: Full EssayFor this assignment we start with a theme (in bold text), and use nine sources in sets of three, each set supporting a topic sentence (in italics) that covers them all. Write an essay, with no numbers or letters:I. Historical theme and introductionII. Topic sentence that supports the themeA. Primary source #1 with explanationB. Primary source #2 with explanationC. Primary source #3 with explanationIII. Topic sentence that supports the themeA. Primary source #4 with explanationB. Primary source #5 with explanationC. Primary source #6 with explanationIV. Topic sentence that supports the themeA. Primary source #7 with explanationB. Primary source #8 with explanationC. Primary source #9 with explanationV. Brief conclusionThe introduction should explain your theme. The conclusion may either summarize, or tell about aspects that may require further research.You can see samples of Writing Assignment III- Final Essays on the Information page (linked from the left-hand menu in Canvas).
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