History Close Reading Writing

Write a 1,200 word essay (no more than 1300 words) that explores these primary sources and how they either illustrate or clash with the arguments proposed by one of our secondary sources examined during this unit. Your essay should be an analytical essay, and it should have a thesis statement that either affirms or contests the argument of one of our secondary sources. The thesis statement may fall in the introduction or conclusion of the essay–how you structure the argument this time around is up to you. 1. Your essay should do the following:  Provide close readings of the primary documents that draw out key evidence supporting your claims  Provide historical context for the documents by citing any and/or all three of our secondary sources  Make an argument either affirming or contesting the central arguments of ONE of our secondary sources from this unit. This argument should use specific evidence from the primary sources as the main source base.  Use proper Chicago style citations and list all sources consulted with a properly formatted Chicago-style bibliography at the end. Secondary source: Excerpts from “Self-Help in Hard Times” from A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn: https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinnselhel15.html Primary Source: Photo Archive: Explore the work of Dorothea Lange, collected here by the Oakland Museum of California: https://dorothealange.museumca.org/section/depression/ Class Rules: This class has a ZERO tolerance policy of AI. Ø The AI rate should be below 1%, check from: https://www.zerogpt.com No argument of the AI similarity, I have already gave you the tool, check yourself before upload. https://copyleaks.com The AI test result should be green and shows that it’s Human Language. Ø The similarity of Turnitin.com should be below 7% from school requirement. Ø The AI % of Turnitin.com should be below 5% from school requirement. THIS IS A CLOSED READING WRITING. Best ideal way is to take 2-4 photos from the archieve, form a central argument. Use secondary source to write and support your claims! Chicago Style: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html