DUE TOMORROW!! Literature Review on 8 RELIABLE Secondary sources for a paper on the concentration camp, Dachau. (Formation of the camp, daily operations, prisoners, prisoner life, politics, liberation) 8 pages.

As you plan your research, one component must address how other historians have already addressed the topic that you are writing about. In order to explain this, you will write an historiographical essay, or literature review, that addresses at least 8 major works by historians on your topic. This assignment is worth 75 points and is due in the correct Dropbox by Sunday of Week 6. In this paper, you will analyze how and what other historians have argued about your topic. (Notice—I want you to analyze "how and what they have argued about your topic." Do not focus on how your answer to your specific research question!) You must explain how historical interpretations on your topic have changed over time and compare and contrast what many historians have argued about your topic and try to explain why interpretations have changed. Content Essays must consult a minimum of 8 secondary sources (8 scholarly books or the equivalent in books and articles). You should aim to secure the best sources, not the ones easiest to obtain via the web. Where possible, your secondary sources should include a representative sample of works written about your topic over a fairly broad period of time. (For instance, if you are writing about the Civil War, you will want to look at works from the "Gilded Age," the Progressive Era, the 1940s-1950s, the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, etc.) You will not be able to write about the changing historiography on a topic if you don’t know what it is! Essays must present and defend a thesis. The thesis is your own main argument about the major trends (patterns) in historical interpretation of your topic. In defending your thesis, you must present detailed evidence from your secondary sources. These must include properly identified and properly cited paraphrases, summaries, and quotations from your secondary sources. You can analyze the development of your topic either chronologically or thematically, as long as you trace changes and explain differences in interpretation. You must provide proper footnote citations to all sources quoted, paraphrased, or summarized in your paper. Your notes must be precise—they must refer to the specific pages of works that demonstrate the interpretations you are examining in your paper. Some Very Important Tips Keep very careful bibliographic records on your sources. As you read each book and article, be sure that you take careful notes on the author's thesis, the types of sources the author uses, the relationship between the author's argument and other historical interpretations, etc. Be sure that your notes indicate the exact page numbers for key quotations, etc. As you read, take notes on the relative strengths and weaknesses of each work.. As you read, think about how these historians' questions and interpretations have changed over time. Formatting Your paper must be formatted according to the following guidelines: Be typed, double-spaced with 1 inch margins, 12-point font, and numbered pages. Be a minimum of 8 typed pages. Include a title and title page. The title does not have to be fancy, but should reflect the purpose of the project. Be well-written and free of excessive grammatical errors, misspelled words, typos and other mistakes. You should pay careful attention to paragraph structuring; each paragraph should develop a single, coherent idea. Follow all rules of proper grammar and composition. Use a minimum of 8 different sources. Use the formal Chicago citation style for references (footnotes). Details on this citation style are laid out in chapters 16 and 17 of the Manual for Writers. Include a bibliography, with primary and secondary sources listed separately. Assessment The paper will be evaluated on the following criteria: Following the guidelines as noted above Logic of your argument Clarity of presentation Accuracy of analysis of secondary sources Use of appropriate sources Quality of writing Proper use of citations