For this assignment you will be writing a short paper analyzing Athen

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HIST301 D001 Fall 2020

HIST301-ANCIENT ROME

WEEK 4 SHORT PAPER ASSIGNMENT (15 PERCENT OF YOUR GRADE)

For this assignment you will be writing a short paper analyzing Athens and Sparta. You will be looking at the social, political, economic, religious and

military structures present in each polis. After using the required primary source documentation and your texts you will answer the following

questions, providing evidence and documentation to support your conclusion.

Question:

How did each polis define citizenship? Which of the two powerful poleis, Athens or Sparta, granted its citizens more freedom?

Guidelines: As a formal written assignment this paper will need to be proofread, spell checked, contain a cover sheet, a bibliography and citations in

Chicago/Turabian style footnotes or endnotes throughout your paper for all information that you use from your sources. This paper should have a

word count of between 1,000 and 1,200 narrative words (minus citation and bibliography). Please use a minimum of four sources (you may use

your main text for class as one source).

Assignment

Objective/Instructions

Needed Information Literacy

Skills Related Library Resources

COVERSHEET AND

RESTATEMENT OF

QUESTION

Always add a

coversheet and restate

the question before

your answer.

Coversheet includes

assignment name, your name,

course number (with section),

professor’s name, date and

institution.

EXAMPLE:

Week 4—Short Paper

Citizenship in Athens and Sparta: A Comparison

Johnathan Tiberius Doe

HIST301-Ancient Rome

D0001-Fall 2015

Professor Carey

December 28, 2015

American Public University System

PAPER FORMAT AND

LENGTH

Answer the question

in 1,000-1,200

narrative words

(double spaced, 11 or

12 point font, normal

margins and minus

citation and a

bibliography). Please

restate question

verbatim before

beginning your essay.

One essential skill for scholars

is to complete their

assignment within the word

count given to them by their

professors and editors.

This skill requires the crafting

of an appropriate thesis,

outline, and conclusion to

meet the assignment’s

objectives.

Make certain you restate the

chosen question verbatim

before beginning your

introduction and remember to

address each component of

that question.

General Guidelines for Formatting a Paper in Chicago Citation

Online writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue University

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/02/

Chicago Style Explanation Paper using footnotes

http://gcd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Chicago_Style_Example_Paper_Footnotes.pdf

INTRODUCTION

AND THESIS

A thesis statement acts as

paper map that helps organize

Writing Center – Thesis Statement

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

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Please include an

introduction with a

well-crafted thesis at

the end of the

introduction paragraph

that ties your paper

into the question

picked. Please bold

your thesis statement.

your paper and limit the

parameters of your argument.

A thesis statement also helps

the reader understand what

type of research paper he or

she is reading.

Make certain your thesis

statement ties directly back to

the chosen question you are

responding to.

College of Arts and Sciences

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/

RESEARCH

REQUIREMENTS

Each component of

the question should be

answered as

completely as possible

using your required

texts (four quality

academic sources are

required). Please

review Source

Requirements and

Restrictions on Home

Page.

First, use required weekly

readings through Week 4

(textbooks and Power Point

presentations) to construct

your Short Paper.

Supplement required readings

with four quality peer-

reviewed articles and

monographs (history books).

Make certain you only use

primary and secondary sources

as sources. Tertiary sources are

not allowed (although they can

serve to familiarize you with a

topic).

APUS Military History Program Guide: http://apus.libguides.com/MILH (please enter the

Online Library before accessing this link)

APUS Library Video Tutorial Summon –Finding Articles Using Summon:

https://www.thinglink.com/videocard/655434359901257728

APUS Library-How do I find peer-reviewed or scholarly

articles? http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2244 (please enter the Online Library before

accessing this link)

APUS Library—Finding Books http://www.apus.edu/content/apus/online-library/online-

research/search/getting-started/finding-books.html (please enter the Online Library before

accessing this link)

What are primary, secondary, and tertiary sources? http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2299

(please enter the Online Library before accessing this link)

Description of primary, secondary and tertiary sources

http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/research/primary-secondary-tertiary.html

Finding Keywords for Research Q&A: http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=146357 (please

enter the Online Library before accessing this link)

How to Limit Research Queries to Full Text Q&A: http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?

qid=9041 (please enter the Online Library before accessing this link)

Peer-review Q&A: http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=5312 (please enter the Online

Library before accessing this link)

How to evaluate information: http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/online-

research/search/getting-started/open-web-tips/Video1.html (please enter the Online Library

before accessing this link)

Q&A. Why websites like Wikipedia, Ask.com, and many blogs are unscholarly:

http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2229 (please enter the Online Library before accessing this

link)

Q&A. Criteria for evaluating websites: http://apus.libanswers.com/faq/2170 (please enter

the Online Library before accessing this link)

HISTORICAL

CONTENT

Use historical

examples to support

your essay. Please

include reign or life

dates when

introducing historical

personalities and

include conflict and

battle dates when

introducing in your

essay.

Once you’ve decided on a

thesis, make sure that you

create an outline that supports

your thesis and that includes

relevant historical examples

and accompanying dates.

Chronological context is

important when writing a

history paper. Include life or

reign dates, conflict date

ranges, battle dates, dynasty

date ranges and other

SAMPLE HISTORY PAPERS:

Sample history paper using endnotes

http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-bish-cms.pdf

Sample history paper using footnotes

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/1300991022_717.pdf

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important dates when first

introducing to your reader.

Geographical contexts is also

important when writing a

paper. Make sure to include

relevant information about

where an event took place,

and discuss what role

geography played in shaping

that event.

When constructing your paper

it is important to remember to

include differences in

interpretation of sources

(differences and how modern

scholars interpret primary

sources or contrasting

conclusions made by scholars

in their secondary source

articles or monographs). This

commentary can be included

in the narrative of your paper

or in your footnotes or

endnotes.

CONCLUSION

Please include a

conclusion that

supports your thesis.

A conclusion reaffirms your

thesis statement and

references back to research

presented in your paper.

It can also serve to connect

your topic to a larger context.

Conclusions-Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue University

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/724/04/

CHICAGO-TURABIAN

CITATION

Finally, be certain to

cite all sources used in

your essay using

footnotes or endnotes

using Chicago-

Turabian citation (see

examples essay under

Course Materials link).

Please include a

Bibliography at the

end of your essay

The Department of History

and Military History requires

students to use footnote or

endnote citation in the

Chicago-Turabian Citation

Style.

Footnotes are notes placed at

the bottom of each page

containing the source of

information.

Endnotes are notes placed at

the end of the document,

chapter, or book containing

the source of information.

Sometimes authors also use

footnotes or endnotes for

further explanation of their

research.

Make certain that you use

computer-generated footnotes

or endnotes.

Make certain that your

bibliography is also in Chicago-

Turabian format.

CHICAGO-TURABIAN CITATION STYLE RESOURCES

Chicago Manual of Style Online:

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.ezproxy2.apus.edu/16/contents.html

General Guidelines for Formatting a Paper in Chicago Citation–Footnotes

Online writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue University

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/02/

Chicago Style Explanation Paper using footnotes

http://gcd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Chicago_Style_Example_Paper_Footnotes.pdf

CHICAGO-TURABIAN QUICKGUIDES

Turabian Style for Citing Sources: A Quick Reference Guide for Students

http://www.bethanyseminary.edu/sites/default/files/docs/academics/TurabianStyleGuide09-

rev2f2.pdf

Turabian Quick Guide

http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html

HOW TO PARAPHARASE INFORMATION

How to Properly Paraphrase Information

Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue University

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Remember to place direct

quotes in quotation marks and

site directly after the passage.

Remember to paraphrase

information taken from

primary and secondary sources

in your own words.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/1/

FILE SUBMISSION

This Reading Report

will be uploaded under

the appropriate

assignment area under

the Assignment link in

the classroom as a

MSWord.doc file or as

a .rtf file.

Please label your file using first

name, lastname, course,

assignment name.

Example for upload file name

CareyBrianHIST301ShortPaper

None.

CHECKLIST FOR SHORT PAPER

Format and Submission

Is your paper formatted in the proper file format (MSWord .doc or docx or .rtf file)?

Does your paper include a separate cover page that includes assignment name, student name and student number, course name, professor name,

date and institution?

Is your paper formatted with one inch margins and using New Times Roman 11 or 12 point font?

Is your paper double-spaced?

Is your file submitted using last name first name course and assignment?

Example: SmithWilliamHIST301ShortPaper).

Introduction and Thesis Statement

Did you restate question verbatim to be answered before beginning of main essay? You may cut and paste question before introduction.

Did your essay include an introduction and clear thesis statement at the end of the introduction?

Did you bold your thesis statement?

Organization and Body of essay

Is your essay well-organized with topic sentences and supporting detail that reinforces your thesis?

Did your essay meet narrative word count requirements? Narrative word count is word count without citation and bibliography.

Historical Analysis

Did you construct your essay using quality academic sources (specifically Required and Optional readings from Lessons and book or peer-reviewed

sources from our Online Library or other university, governmental, museum, or research websites)?

Did you include relevant historical support, including historical examples that reinforce your thesis?

Did you include chronological context in your essay and include important dates or date spans?

Conclusion

Did you include a well-developed conclusion to your essay that restates your thesis and is well-supported?

Writing Style and Grammar

Is your essay composed using formal English (no use of slang) and using proper capitalization, grammar and spelling rules?

Is your essay presented in academic third person (does not use “I”)?

Did you refrain from using abbreviations and contractions in your analysis (use “do not” instead of “don’t”)?

Use of Footnotes/Endnotes and Bibliography

Did you consistently follow the citation and bibliographical requirements of Chicago or Turabian manuals?

Did you cite your sources in the narrative of your essay using computer-generated footnote/endnote numbering? Remember citation takes place

immediately after each use of direct quote and after paraphrasing of information.

Did you include a separate bibliography with your essay?

Is the bibliography alphabetized and includes all relevant information depending on source type? Remember accessed date for online sources.

GRADING RUBRIC FOR SHORT PAPER AND MAJOR RESEARCH PAPER

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Week 4 Short Paper: Athens vs. Sparta

Due Jan 3, 2021 11:55 PM

Please see the following grading rubric for more information on how you will be evaluated on your reading reports and major research paper.

Format/Submission (5 points): Paper neatly typed and formatted according to assignment guidelines. Title page with student name, course section,

assignment, and date clearly indicated. Question to be answered restated before essay verbatim. Paper saved according to standard guideline –

lastname.firstname.course.assignment as .doc, .docx. or .rft file. Example: SmithWilliamHIST301MajorPaper

Introduction and Thesis Statement (10 points): Topic is appropriate for paper length; thesis is focused and argument is fully supported by carefully

chosen and weighed facts in each paragraph; evidence of comprehension of historical context and causality.

Organization and Body of Essay (20 points): The organization of the paper logically supports the purpose or argument in the introduction, body, and

conclusion; ideas are logically sequenced from one paragraph to another and clearly linked to each other; the reader can easily follow the line of

reasoning.

Historical Analysis and Use of Sources (30 points): Two or more sources used demonstrating in-depth research related to thesis; no tertiary sources

used (especially encyclopedias); research clearly incorporated into the argument in paper; use of information clearly supports the argument and

shows, in-depth analysis of a significant topic; author gained new knowledge about the topic and significance of events.

Conclusion (5 points): Sound conclusion that summarizes content and reinforces thesis; fully supportable.

Writing Style and Grammar (10 points): Spelling, grammar and sentence structure all used effectively.

Use of Footnotes/Endnotes and Bibliography (20 points): Footnotes/endnotes are correctly cited and bibliography follows the correct rules for citing

sources.