Undergrads: (5 points)
Choose *one* primary source you’ve encountered in your recent research. It does not have to be something you are planning to use in your eventual paper. Analyze it using one or more of the tools posted on the Source Analysis resource page.
Write about your source in a 500-1000 word paper. Begin with a description of it and what is known of its provenance (see the resource page for a definition of this term). Include an image, if appropriate. Offer a close reading of it, using questions from the analysis tools that seem appropriate to you. Then reflect on this item: what does it tell us about some aspect of the Gilded Age? Cite the item and any resources you referenced in your analysis, using correct Chicago Style citation.
If you need assistance with Chicago Style consult the second half of your Turabian book, or use the Chicago Citation Guide in WSU’s History and Political Science LibGuide.
Be prepared to speak from your paper in class; each person will have a chance to present their source and their findings to the group.
Grad Students: (10 points)
Choose one primary source you’ve encountered in your recent research. It does not have to be something you are planning to use in your eventual paper. Pair it with a second source, which could be another primary source, or could be a secondary source (journal article, book, etc) relevant to your research. Analyze your sources using one or more of the tools posted on the Source Analysis resource page.
Write about your sources in a 800-1500 word paper. Your paper should include a description of both sources and what is known of their provenance (see the resource page for a definition of this term). Include images, if appropriate. Offer a close reading of both, using questions from the analysis tools that seem appropriate to you. Compare / contrast the two along any dimensions you find meaningful. How would you situate these items within your current knowledge of the history and historiography of the Gilded Age? Cite both items and any resources you referenced in your analysis, using correct Chicago Style citation.
If you need assistance with Chicago Style consult the second half of your Turabian book, or use the Chicago Citation Guide in WSU’s History and Political Science LibGuide.
Be prepared to speak from your paper in class; each person will have a chance to present their sources and findings to the group.