Instructions:
In an essay that is approximately 750 words in length, address the questions below using one of the primary sources from the reader Containing Multitudes. Your essay should contain a thesis or argument that answers the question and should use evidence from the source to support that argument. You may use your textbook and/or lecture notes in your answer.
Analysis Questions to Consider:
Your analysis of the primary source should include the following information:
What type of source is this?
Who produced this source? When?
What was the context in which the source was created?
What biases or agendas do you see influencing the source?
Demonstrate how the source provides evidence to support your answer to the question. In addition, excellent essays will make broader connections between the social or ethical issues presented in the sources and those of other historical periods, including the present. Your essay must include documentation of the sources within the essay. Documentation, or citing evidence, is the basis of authority when making a case in writing. It is the basis of empiricism, and what separates fact from opinion. Your essay must cite evidence, including any ideas, quotations, or concepts found in the text or source in order to support your analysis. Examples of how to cite evidence are included below.
Citation format:
Citing Primary Sources: (Document 11.1), (Document 11.2), etc.
Citing Textbook: (American Yawp, Chapter 11: The Cotton Revolution)
