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1. World War Two: In what ways did World War II transform the U.S. society and economy, and how did these changes differ for people depending on their race or ethnicity, gender, and class (socioeconomic status)?
2. The Post-war “Affluent” Economy: To what extent was the period 1945-1973 a “golden age” of American capitalism? How and why did the American economy develop as it did during this period? Who benefitted most and least from the “affluent society”? Be sure to take into account how women and various racial and ethnic groups experienced these economic changes differently.
Please answer TWO of the following questions (50 points each). Each essay should be around 750 words, so the exam overall should be about 1500 words. Please make sure to cite the page numbers from the textbook (Eric Foner “Give Me Liberty An American History 6th Edition Volume 2, and cite other course materials that you draw upon in writing your essays.
Sources and Citations:
It is essential to cite the page numbers from the textbook and other course materials for any information that you draw upon in writing your essays.
Each paragraph in which you draw on information from a source must have a citation that cites the sources used in that paragraph. You can include one citation that includes all the sources at the end of the paragraph, or you can cite the sources throughout, at the end of sentences.
An exam without citations to sources in the body of each essay cannot earn a passing grade. Every paragraph that includes information and/or ideas from a source or multiple sources must have a parenthetical citation (or citations) to that source/those sources.
Please include a Works Cited page (or Bibliography page, if you use Chicago-Turabian style citations).
If you have any questions about how to cite sources, please post a question in the Ask a Question Forum or email me.
You are NOT required to use outside sources for the midterm, and outside sources MAY NOT substitute for course materials.
The exam should demonstrate your familiarity and engagement with course readings, the visual and audio materials that I have provided in each module, and my introductions to the topics. If you draw on any outside sources, they must be supplementary rather than substitutes for course materials, and they must be academically appropriate sources. (Question 26 is an exception, as explained below.)
The purpose of the essays is to demonstrate your engagement with the two historical questions you choose and the course materials that are relevant to the topics you choose. I recommend choosing two questions to answer that you are interested in and that you feel engaged with.
Writing your discussion posts has provided a lot of practice for writing the essays. In your posts you have been answering questions and supporting your points with evidence and citations. In each exam essay you are expanding on that practice, to answer more involved questions with more expansive answers of about 750 words.
While this is an exam (rather than a paper assignment that allows weeks for revisions), it is helpful in developing your essays to use a formal essay structure. The structure does not have to be as polished as a paper, but using this structure can help you to develop your answer and organize your discussion of your supporting evidence. For each essay, the introductory paragraph of your essay should include a thesis statement, which is simply a concise statement of your answer to the essay question. You may want to think of the first paragraph as a road map for your readers, since it shows where your argument will go. In the body of each essay, flesh out your thesis: discuss each of your points in paragraphs that begin with topic sentences and support your points with evidence from relevant course readings and other materials. Each time you make an assertion (a point), provide specific evidence to support your point, and cite the source where you found that evidence, including page numbers when citing books. Discuss the question primarily in your own words, but when you do quote evidence in its original phrasing, make sure to use quotation marks. Use quotations sparingly, only when they are needed to illustrate your points, and avoid long quotations. Your concluding paragraph should briefly restate your thesis and the main points of your argument in a way that takes into account the fact that your reader has now read your full essay with its supporting evidence.
1. Content Knowledge, Understanding, and Engagement: Exam essays should demonstrate:
your familiarity with and understanding of course readings, introductory remarks, and visual materials assigned in Modules 5-8.
your critical thinking about the essay question and engagement with the course materials.
your knowledge of the chronological order of events.
2. Use of Evidence: Exam essays should provide:
specific evidence from the course readings, introductory remarks, and visual materials to support your points.
specific dates or time frames for when events occurred.
citations to page numbers from the textbook and citations to other sources that you use.
a Works Cited page (or Bibliography page, if you use Chicago-Turabian style citations)
Note: simply re-stating Eric Foner’s points is not sufficient. The essays should consist mainly of your words. Please use quotations sparingly. Generally speaking, paragraphs should not begin or end with quotations.
3. Writing: Exam essays should:
be well-written, using standard grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.
provide an introduction, which includes a clear thesis statement that states concisely your answer to the essay question.
provide a conclusion that sums up your main points.
Each essay should be around 750 words, so the exam overall should be about 1500 words. Please make sure to cite page numbers from the textbook and cite other course materials that you use.
Exams that are partly or fully plagiarized will receive the grade of F (0 points). Plagiarism includes the taking of someone else’s words or ideas as your own without giving them credit. It could include:
copying passages from a book or website without using quotation marks or citing the source,
using ideas or information from a book or website without crediting those sources,
downloading an essay from the internet,
or using another student’s exam.
To avoid plagiarizing, make sure that you do the following:
When you use a phrase or sentence that someone else authored, always put “quotation marks” around it.
When you use information from a source, whether you use a direct quotation or paraphrase the author’s words, always indicate the source of the information with parenthetical citation,
like this: (Foner 800) or (With Babies and Banners),
or a footnote, like this: [1]
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