Dee(Hist) Topic: Examine the start of Jim Crow. This implies analyzing where the name came from, what it means, and how it started during Reconstruction. Thesis: The failure of the Reconstruction phase led to the rise of Jim Crow laws. Write a 4-6 page paper with a title page and bibliography (Works Cited page) following the format used by your major or department: APA, MLA or the Chicago style. You must have at least four academic primary or secondary sources (use the Online Library and not the Internet). See Lessons for the difference between a primary, secondary, and tertiary source. YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES! Footnote, footnote, footnote. As per the APUS grading rubric, do not use your textbook or encyclopedias (or generally tertiary sources). Do not use any source that is not academically credible. You must let me know what style you are using (Chicago, APA, or MLA). Save your paper as a WORD document with the file name (LastnameHIST221shortpaper2), and upload it. This short essay may be on a subject of your choose, provided that it relates to the subject matter of the course. Think about what you have read in your textbook. Has something peaked your interest? Research it further. Remember that this is a very short essay, so the subject matter should be very narrow. Remember the forms of analysis I am teaching you. Your essay should use at least one of them as the paper must be grounded in critical analysis. The short paper needs to be uploaded in the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using reference notes. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone's information and original work. If you use an idea from someone, you must cite it. At your level, you should have at least one reference note per paragraph. The paper MUST be typed in Microsoft word using Times New Roman font (12), double spaced, with the preset margins.

Dee(Hist)

Topic: Examine the start of Jim Crow. This implies analyzing where the name came from, what it means, and how it started during Reconstruction.

Thesis: The failure of the Reconstruction phase led to the rise of Jim Crow laws.



Write a 4-6 page paper with a title page and bibliography (Works Cited page) following the format used by your major or department: APA, MLA or the Chicago style.

You must have at least four academic primary or secondary sources (use the Online Library and not the Internet). See Lessons for the difference between a primary, secondary, and tertiary source. YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES! Footnote, footnote, footnote. As per the APUS grading rubric, do not use your textbook or encyclopedias (or generally tertiary sources). Do not use any source that is not academically credible. You must let me know what style you are using (Chicago, APA, or MLA).
Save your paper as a WORD document with the file name (LastnameHIST221shortpaper2), and upload it.

This short essay may be on a subject of your choose, provided that it relates to the subject matter of the course. Think about what you have read in your textbook. Has something peaked your interest? Research it further. Remember that this is a very short essay, so the subject matter should be very narrow.

Remember the forms of analysis I am teaching you. Your essay should use at least one of them as the paper must be grounded in critical analysis.


The short paper needs to be uploaded in the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using reference notes. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone's information and original work. If you use an idea from someone, you must cite it. At your level, you should have at least one reference note per paragraph.
The paper MUST be typed in Microsoft word using Times New Roman font (12), double spaced, with the preset margins.