Devel(HIST)

Devel(HIST)

Pick ONE of the "Guiding Questions" posted under the Lessons for weeks 1-3 under "Objectives and Guiding Questions" and use it to create an argument-centered thesis statement (see under Argument Driven Papers below). Write a 900-1200 word argumentative paper in which you prove your thesis using at least 2 outside sources that meet the criteria as listed in the Source Requirements and Paper Resources document. You may in addition to these 2 outside sources use the textbook, lectures, and the primary source selections assigned for Forums. These must be in addition to, not in place of, the required 2 outside sources. No other sources should be used in the paper. The format should be 12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced. All pages except the first page should be numbered and the paper should include a title page. The essay is to be uploaded here in the Assignments section

WA 1 is due week 3 and will be returned with a grade and three content related questions during week 4. You will pick one of these questions and respond to it during week 5 in a specially designated Forum.

Examples of argument-centered theses based on hypothetical sample Guiding Questions:
The paper must be an argumentative paper. Argument driven papers begin with an argumentative thesis. The thesis in such a paper cannot therefore be a question or a general description of a given topic. Rather, the thesis should be a statement of what you are going to prove in your paper. The structure of the paper should also be argument driven. Each body paragraph should present a leg of your argument and present, cite, and explain evidence to prove your thesis.
Examples of argument-centered theses based on hypothetical sample Guiding Questions:

Guiding Question: In the seventeenth century, the Spanish monarchy crumbled. Why?

Thesis option 1: The Spanish monarchy crumbled due to X and Y as can be demonstrated using two examples from history, the events of A and B.

Thesis option 2: The Spanish monarchy crumbled due to X and Y as can be seen in the contemporary accounts of A.

Checklist for your paper:
Does the thesis statement reflect the point that I am trying to prove in my paper? Is it, in fact, a succinct statement of what I am trying to prove in this paper?
What is the structure of my paper?
Does the structure of my paper reflect that this is an argumentative paper?
Does each section of my paper represent one leg of my overall argument? Have I made this clear to the reader?
Does each paragraph within my paper have one clear focus?
Does each paragraph in my paper tie back to the thesis, the point I am trying to prove?
Do the sources I have used meet the source criteria as expressed in the paper directions?
Did I follow the formatting guidelines?
Did I cite properly?


Guided Questions options:

How did the social and political organization that Greece developed differ from those of the Near East?
What factors proved most important in the Greek recovery from the troubles of the Dark Age?
How did the physical, social and intellectual conditions of life in the Archaic Age promote the emergence of the Greek city-state?
What were the main differences among the various forms of government in the Greek city-states?
Did war bring more benefit or more harmpolitically, socially and intellectuallyto Golden Age Athens?
How did the Greeks overcome the challenges presented by the Persian invasions?
What factors produced political change in fifth century B.C.E. Athens?
How did new ways of thinking in the Golden Age change traditional ways of life?
What factors determined the course of the Peloponnesian War?
What were the major political and cultural changes in the Hellenistic Age?
How did daily life, philosophy, and the political situation change in Greece during the period 400-350 B.C.E.?
What were the accomplishments of Alexander the Great and what was their effect, both for the ancient world, and for later Western civilization?
What were the political and social structures of the new Hellenistic kingdoms? How did the political changes of the Hellenistic period affect art, science and religion?