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Assignment 1
Thesis Statement and Annotated Bibliography
Instructions
The thesis statement should be one or two sentences that
summarize the key argument of the research paper. In other words, the thesis
statement is the main idea of the entire paper. Students should also submit an
annotated bibliography of at least five (5) scholarly sources that will provide
support for the thesis of the paper. Research for sources should be done
through the UMUC Library. Sources should be peer-reviewed and academically
credible. Wikipedia, Answers.com, Yahoo Answers, About.com, Infoplease, and
other non-scholarly websites and blogs are not acceptable. The annotated
bibliography should list the proper citation for the source and include the
annotated paragraph beneath it. For more information on writing thesis
statements and annotated bibliographies, students should visit the websites
below. A list of approved topics is found in the Syllabus.
Thesis Statements
Annotated Bibliographies
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assignment link for that week. The rubric is located towards the bottom of the
assignment instructions.
Due: Sunday by 11:30PM ET in Week 3
Assignment 2
Multimedia Presentation
Instructions
The multimedia presentation should be a PowerPoint, YouTube,
Google Slides, Prezi, or similar presentation of the student’s research that
will be turned in for grading and shared with classmates online. The
presentation should give an overview of the student’s research in an engaging
way. This part of the project allows students to share key points of the
research with peers in a way that is fun and stimulates interest in the
material. While students are encouraged to approach this part of the project in
a less formal manner, information should still be paraphrased into the
student’s own words and all sources should be properly cited, including
graphics, videos, music, etc.
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assignment link for that week. The rubric is located towards the bottom of the
assignment instructions.
Assignment 3
Submission Folder
Research Paper
Instructions
The research paper should demonstrate the student’s ability
to write a developed and coherent argument about the assigned topic. The paper
should introduce the topic to the reader and include a strong thesis statement.
The body of the paper should include more detailed research that supports the
overall thesis of the paper, and the end of the paper should summarize the
student’s conclusion(s). Papers should be approximately 1500–2000 words in
length, 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and one-inch margins on
all sides. Papers should include a title page and a references page. For more
help on writing research papers, students should visit the UMUC Writing Center
or visit the websites below.
Research Papers
Historical Research
Papers should contain a minimum of five (5) scholarly
sources. Wikipedia, Answers.com, Yahoo Answers, About.com, Infoplease, New
World Encyclopedia, History Channel, and other non-scholarly websites and blogs
are not acceptable for college-level papers. Students should be able to
demonstrate that they can read, understand, and synthesize academic material
that may apply to their research. Information should be paraphrased into the
student’s own words, and all sources must be properly cited with both in-text
citations and full references listed at the end of the paper. Direct quotations
should be quoted properly and used at an absolute minimum, with no more than
10% of the final paper containing directly quoted material. All student papers
will be checked for originality using plagiarism software. Students should
refer to the UMUC Academic Integrity policy or visit the websites below for
more help on citing sources and avoiding plagiarism.
Citing Sources
Academic Integrity
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assignment link for that week. The rubric is located towards the bottom of the
assignment instructions.
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