paper should:
Be typed, 12 font, double-spaced
Be at least 750 and not much more than 1000 words (roughly 2 -3 pages)
Include internal citations of quotes of the three sources:
-“10 Amazing Years, 1947-1957: A Decade of Miracles,” U.S. News and World Report, XLIII, December 27, 1957
-Harrington, M. (1962). The Other America: Poverty in the United States, Macmillian.
-Locke, J. L., & Wright, B. (2019). In The American YAWP: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook. essay, Stanford University Press.
essay should include the following:
Introduction
Set up the essay with a preview of what follows and the purpose of the essay
Body Paragraph(s)
– Using the YAWP text (Chapter 26, The Affluent Society”), summarize the postwar period of the late 1940s through the 1950s
Body Paragraph(s)
– Describe the argument made within one of the two sources from the period. Be sure to provide details from the article/excerpt to support your statements. Clearly state the main idea of the paragraph.
Body Paragraph(s)
-Describe the argument made in the second period source following the same guidelines as above
Conclusion
Provide your analysis of the three sources as you answer the central question: What would be the proper conclusion about society in
United States in the postwar era (1940’s-1950’s)?
essay should NOT demonstrate the following:
The overuse quotes from the sources
Closely paraphrasing Sources
Plagiarizing sources
Using outside sources
Presentation of Subject Matter
Be sure to be careful of:
Mistakes in your writing (punctuation, grammar, spelling, capitalization,
etc.)
Consistency- have a theme that runs throughout your paper: stick to it
Organization – your writing should be in logical paragraphs and sentences
Details – be sure to back up any claims or statements with details that
support them
