Unit 2: Research Strategy, Historiography and Early Draft(s)
by Dr. H - October 15th, 2016
October is pumpkins, apple cider, wonderfully crisp mornings, spooky decorations (this year: a political horror show) and … writing. Writing. WRITING. 
Here’s an overview of Unit 2, from Oct 10th to Oct 26th when your Skeleton Draft is due.
Class meetings
10/10 University holiday, no class meeting
10/12 Meet in the library for a research working session with Dr. Hangen and Dr. Griffiths
10/17 Source Analysis workshop – bring one primary source you’ll be using
10/19 and 10/24 A 2-part workshop on historiography; bring your current draft of the historiography section either on your laptop or as a printout
10/26 Skeleton Draft due in class (printed). We’ll watch a film in class – title TBA
Due Dates
10/21 Make sure by this date you have 6 journal entries posted to your WordPress (see prompts below)
10/26 Skeleton Draft due – see Project Guidelines tab for the details
Journal #5 Prompt
Write about your Launch Pad book. Write a book review or thoughtful critique of it, or describe what you’ve learned from it and how you’ll be incorporating or drawing on it in your paper. Or outline its strengths and weaknesses. What does it make you want to read next?
Journal #6 Prompt
Take one primary source (it can be the one you brought to class, or another one) and write a close reading / analysis of it. Consider elements such as genre, creator, motivation/intention, audience, provenance, rhetoric, structure, surface meaning, historical context, and deeper meaning. What are the “dogs not barking”? What still puzzles / intrigues you about this source?
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