Overview
The purpose of this discussion is to understand the differing points of view regarding the flapper lifestyle during the Roaring Twenties.

Instructions
For this discussion, review your readings for Unit 8 and read the following instructions carefully. Feel free to do research outside the course if you'd like other points of view.
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All have their own opinions regarding the flapper lifestyle. Each group will answer the following questions:
How would your character describe the flapper lifestyle?
Do their opinions represent that they advocate for progressive change or the preservation of traditional American values?

To form groups, students with last names beginning with A-F will take the role of the flapper. Students with last names beginning with G-L will take the role of her parents. Students with last names beginning with M-S will take the role of the male jazz artist. Students with the last names beginning with T-Z will take the role of the young male farmer.

Be sure to put yourself in the shoes of the person you are speaking for -- try to imagine how that person felt, what their ideals were, what they thought was good or right or appropriate at the time, even if you personally do not feel that way. Remember, history is not about you; it is about what people knew and felt and believed in the past, based on different knowledge than you and other modern people have about what happened later.

Before you complete your discussion, make sure you refer to the course rubric for the expectations for this assignment. Participating in the course discussions is an important part of your final grade. In your discussions, you cannot simply reply to someone's posting with "ditto" or "I agree with you." You must answer the question(s) asked in a minimum of two paragraphs and a maximum of three paragraphs. Your responses should also quote and cite the material you have read in the class so far; you may also do outside research. Use the Purdue OWL Chicago Style guide for help with the correct citation style for your quotes, and refer to your Introduction to Critical Thinking and the How to Read History Sources modules for a review of how to view primary sources).

Then, respond to at least TWO classmates' postings referring to at least one element of critical thinking. Your response to your classmates should be a minimum of two sentences, and a maximum of four sentences (refer to your Thinking about History Module for a review of critical thinking).

module three discussion the flapper.docx

Overview
The purpose of this discussion is to express your understanding of the famous Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson and how it affected the African American community.
Instructions

For this discussion, review your readings for Unit 4 and read the following scenario carefully. Feel free to do research outside the course if you'd like other points of view.
It's the year 1900, and you are a 40-year-old African American citizen born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. You purchase a first-class ticket for a railway ride to Baton Rouge. You find your seat in the first-class area as the train prepares to depart. A conductor asks you to produce your ticket. You hand him the ticket and wait. After reviewing your ticket, the conductor informs you that as an African American, you must sit in the second-class area only, based on the Railway Separation Act and Plessy v. Ferguson.

How would you respond to the conductor's actions? Try to put yourself in the shoes of someone in the past -- think about what their life was like, what their behavior and outlook might be. Try to justify your response by describing that life and outlook.
Before you complete your discussion, make sure you refer to the course rubric for the expectations for this assignment. Participating in the course discussions is an important part of your final grade. In your discussions, you cannot simply reply to someone's posting with "ditto" or "I agree with you." You must answer the question(s) asked in a minimum of two paragraphs and a maximum of three paragraphs. Your responses should also quote and cite the material you have read in the class so far; you may also do outside research. Use the Purdue OWL Chicago Style guide for help with the correct citation style for your quotes.

Then, respond to at least TWO classmates’ postings referring to at least one element of critical thinking. Your response to your classmates should be a minimum of two sentences, and a maximum of four sentences (refer to your Introduction to Critical Thinking and the How to Read History Sources modules for a review of how to read primary sources).

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M1 Assignment: Research Paper Topic Instructions
Overview
For this assignment, you will write a short paper about the topic you think you might like for your final paper. Your final paper will be a 6-8 page argumentative essay on a social justice theme in US History from 1865 to 2019 and will be due in Module 5 at the end of this semester.
Instructions

Review the How to Find a Research Paper Topic lesson for help in selecting a topic for your final project.
Review the Instructions for the final project to know what the end goal of the research paper will require. You should also read the Social Justice Handout.
When you settle on a topic, write a short essay to describe your project. Make sure you
    Give the proposed title of the paper.
    Describe the main era (dates) and people you want to examine.
    Discuss how you think you can find sources
    Describe any difficulties you are having with your project.

Your topic paper should be 300-500 words long, double-spaced, 12 pt. font size.
Please review the Topic Paper Rubric in the course resources module in the course content area.
Submit your topic paper to the M1 Unit 3 Assignment 1: Topic Paper Assignment Folder. See the Schedule and Course Rubrics in the Syllabus Module for due dates and grading information.
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research topic selection.docx

Final Draft Research Paper Instructions
Purpose:
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and employ the components of historical research and analysis by completing an original research paper. You will have to choose a topic in American history between 1865 and 2019 that addresses a social justice theme (see handout and course resources for more information on the concept of social justice).
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this assignments, students will be able to:

1. Identify and employ the components of historical research and analysis and produce a clearly organized, thoroughly developed writing assignment which expresses defensible conclusions based on historical analysis.
2. Identify the way historians frame questions in order to study the past.
3. Identify the arguments of historical interpretations.
4. Recognize patterns of continuity and change over the course of time.
5. Construct a clear, concise thesis statement in response to a problem or questions about Modern American History.
6. Evaluate and interpret primary and secondary evidence in multiple forms (textual, visual, statistical, archeological/material culture) from a course text, an online research database, and/or an online course resource lab to support a thesis statement.
7. employ proper citation of both primary and secondary sources using reference guides provided in class or found online.
8. Compose written conclusions drawn from historical research.
   Instructions:
   Review the instructions for the final project found under Modules 1-4. As a reminder, here's what you've done thus far:
   • Module 1: Selected a topic and wrote a short essay describing the topic.
   • Module 2: Wrote an annotated bibliography with a minimum of five sources.
   • Module 3: Composed a thesis statement and an outline with at least three main points.
   • Module 4: Wrote a rough draft of your final paper.
   Your final step is to submit your final paper here.
   Your completed research paper should integrate (not just list) at least the five sources you identified in Module 2: two primary sources, a scholarly journal article, and two additional secondary sources. You may use as many additional sources as you like.
   Your completed research paper must be 6-8 pages in length, double-spaced, written using 12-point font, 1" margins, and Chicago/Turabian style citations. Submit this assignment to the M5 Assignment: Final Research Paper Assignment Folder
   Please review the Final Research Paper Grading Rubric in the course resources module in the course content area.
   Review the Course Schedule, also in the Syllabus Module, for Discussion due dates.
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final research paper instructions.docx

Overview

The purpose of this discussion is to reflect on and share the things you have learned in this module.
Instructions

Identify something that made you go "wow" in this module - what surprised or impressed or shocked you?
Describe why this thing stood out to you.  Use quotes from your readings and research to support your observations. Make sure to use your primary sources!
Include an illustration from the period, and make sure you caption the illustration.
Share two or three new words you've learned from this module and the definitions.
Your Wow statement should be at least 100-150 words, not including the citations.
By Sunday, respond to the Wows of at least two other students with at least a couple of sentences.

Use the Purdue OWL Chicago Style guide for help with the correct citation style for your quotes.

module one discussion reflection.docx