Assignment: This 6 paragraph writing assignment will be for the article entitled
Assignment: This 6 paragraph writing assignment will be for the article entitled “Caesar Chavez and the Ethics of Exemplarity” by Gustavus Maya. This article can be located by using Academic Search Complete – EBSCOLinks to an external site..
I want you to critique the author’s article as a historical secondary source.
What does the author write about in the article that is thorough, explained well, and contributes
the field the history? What makes this a good secondary source?
In other words, what were the strengths of the article.
You will find two (2) strengths of the author in the article.
Where does the author come up short? Even good articles have shortcomings in them. What does
the author write about that isn’t detailed, confusing, and leaves the reader asking why did the
author do this? What makes this a weak secondary source?
In other words, what were the weaknesses of the article.
You will find two (2) weaknesses of the author in the article.
Article critique checklist: (I would follow this format!)
Title page is required – information should include your name, my name, course, date due, title of your paper, and DO NOT NUMBER THE TITLE PAGE. The first page of your actual critique will be page 1 (page numbers are located in the upper right-hand corner of paper – do not include your last name with the page number).
The first paragraph will be a 125-200 word summary of the narrative of the book. There will be no quotes in this section. This is just a summary of the article.
The next paragraph will be 125-200 words and will start like this: “The first weakness of the article is…”. You will only list one (1) weakness of the article in this paragraph. You must provide at least 1 quote to support your answer. Do not provide more than 2 quotes to support your answer. Quotes may not exceed 2 lines in length. Each quote must be cited with an appropriate footnote at the bottom of the page.
The next paragraph will be 125-200 words and will start like this: “The second weakness of the article is…” Again, you will only list one (1) weakness of the article in this paragraph. You must provide at least 1 quote to support your answer. Do not provide more than 2 quotes to support your answer. Quotes may not exceed 2 lines in length. Each quote must be cited with an appropriate footnote at the bottom of the page.
The next paragraph will be 125-200 words and will start like this: “The first strength of the article is…” You will only list one (1) strength of the article in this paragraph. You must provide at least 1 quote to support your answer. Do not provide more than 2 quotes to support your answer. Quotes may not exceed 2 lines in length. Each quote must be cited with an appropriate footnote at the bottom of the page.
The next paragraph will be 125-200 words and will start like this: “The second strength of the article is…” Again, you will only list one (1) strength of the article in this paragraph. You must provide at least 1 quote to support your answer. Do not provide more than 2 quotes to support your answer. Quotes may not exceed 2 lines in length. Each quote must be cited with an appropriate footnote at the bottom of the page.
The final paragraph will be 125-200 words and will answer the following questions: What did you learn from this article? Did it add to your knowledge of a historical event? Why is it important to study this subject from your point of view? Would you recommend this article to another history class? Why or why not? Be specific.
Bibliography. This is the final page all by itself. There should only be 1 source here – the online source you used for the article.
Remember
Write in the 3rd person.
Title page is required – information should include your name, my name, course, date due, title of your paper, and DO NOT NUMBER THE TITLE PAGE. The first page of your actual review will be page #2 (page numbers are located in the upper right-hand corner of paper – do not include your last name with the page number).
Proper Chicago style formatting is required. See my writing sample in the Resources tab for an example. Use Footnotes as illustrated in my writing sample.
You must provide a bibliography.
This is worth 300 points.
No block quotes (block quotes are quotes that take up more than 4 lines in your paper). I will lower your grade for block quotes.
Too many quotes will lower your overall grade.
You do not need to quote an entire sentence or section. You CAN quote several words within the sentence or section. This allows you more space for your OWN WORDS.
Footnote and Bibliography citations are slightly different. Be sure to make the differentiation.
Good luck. You got this!
List of possible weaknesses and/or strengths of the authors: (this is a small list. You may come up with your own answer)
1. Book formatting
2. Pictures, maps, illustrations
3. Focusing on one subject and not enough on another
4. Primary sources/Secondary Sources
5. If you come across a story in one of the books that you like or dislike. Stop right there. Why did you dislike it? Is it because it was poorly written or explained? That’s a weakness. Do you dislike it, but the author did a good job of explaining it – that’s a strength. Example: you might think it is a weakness for the author to use slang from the 1850s in their book. You dislike it because you don’t understand it, or you feel it detracts from the story. I would disagree. I would say it’s a strength because it adds an element of authenticity. The author captures that moment in time, and we get a chance to hear how people conversed back then.
Check List – Do I have the following:
Title Page
6 total paragraphs for the Critique
Summary of article
2 strength paragraphs
1-2 small quotes
2 weakness paragraphs
1-2 small quotes
Conclusion paragraph
Footnotes
Bibliography
Proofread
125-200 words for each paragraph
Did not use any sources other than the website for the article. Any other source used will result in a 0 for the Critique.
Did not use Grammarly, an AI, or any other resource that writes or rewrites my Critique because it will result in a 0 and a trip to the Director of Student Life.