Hist250 The Irish Sea, Instructions for Papers, F2022


Instructions for Paper No. 1


Since this is an FW course, we will be thinking of conscious and intentional approaches to writing the papers, quizzes, and tests.

You are to choose one of the movies in the list given out in class and via email relating to the Irish Sea region. Watch the film carefully. In writing the paper, you should focus on the following:

 

1.     A description or summary of the film at some point in the paper.

2.     A clear thesis to the essay itself, stated in the introductory paragraph.

3.     A discussion of two or more of the themes of our course, as discussed in class or as evident in the material from our lectures, discussions, and reading.


The essay should be organized and as "correct" as you can make it. You should find two or three outside sources in support of your thesis. You must use
Your sources should be academic books or articles. I suggest finding at least a couple of these via JSTOR or one of the other academic data bases from the Abell Library site. Footnotes should be in Chicago Manual Style form, and specifically in footnote form, not bibliography form (unless you are adding a bibliography, which would be fine, but not necessary). The quick form of The Chicago Manual of Style is at:

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html



We will be devoting an entire class to the expectations for this paper.

The essay should be at least 1500 words.

See due date on the syllabus.

Instructions for Paper No. 2

 

 

The instructions for this paper are similar to the first paper, but as you will see, there will be one further stage to this one.

 

You had practice writing according to a rubric (themes, structure, description) in the first paper. In this second paper, we will go beyond that to include a revision of the paper based on comments I make on your first submission of this second essay.

 

So the instructions begin in the same way.  You are to choose another movie relating to the Irish Sea region and watch it carefully. In writing the paper, you should focus on the following:

 

1.     A description or summary of the film at some point in the paper.

2.     A clear thesis to the essay itself, stated in the introductory paragraph.

3.     A discussion of two or more of the themes of our course, as discussed in class or as evident in the material from our lectures, discussions, and reading.

4.     Strong organization, as evidenced in careful introductory and concluding paragraphs, logical and clear progression of ideas in the body of the paper.

Notes:

One way to make your progression of ideas clear is good transitional words, phrases, or sentences at the beginning or end of each paragraph. And remember, our History course is a broad study of both history and culture within the fairly small confines of our defined Irish Sea region. Hence, you are not confined to any notion of purely “historical” analysis, though you may certainly choose to craft your essay along the lines of either or both modes. Mechanics really do count. Make sure you edit for misspellings, antecedent problems, clarity, grammar, and “style” or “readability.” Finally—a relatively minor point but good to know—is that you need to make a title page and create a real title for your essay, not just “Paper No. 2” or the name of the film.

 

So here is the drafting process. You should turn in the paper in finished form for marking. Once you get the paper back, read my comments on the paper and in the summary of the grade on Turnitin. Come talk about all of this information with me if you like. Then you will revise the paper in such a way that it addresses my comments. Then you will hand in that revised paper to me at a later date (due dates TBA). 

 

The paper should be at least 1700 words, typed, double-spaced. Use Turnitin for, well, turning it in.

 

You should use at least three outside sources. As before, each of your sources should be academic books or articles. I suggest finding at least a couple of these via JSTOR or one of the other academic data bases from the Abell Library site. Footnotes should be in Chicago Manual Style form, and specifically in footnote form, not bibliography form (unless you are adding a bibliography, which would be fine, but not necessary). The quick form of The Chicago Manual of Style is at:

https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html