Civil Rights Movement

Description

This paper should advance a position (thesis/argument) based from the civil rights movement. You will use at least two sources for this assignment: one will be the primary source you analyzed; and the secondary source must be a journal article which i have provided

Grading criteria:

Argument: 25% Does your paper have a clear, singular, specific argument that

answers the question?

Evidence: 25% Do you use all the relevant evidence to defend your argument?

Organization: 25% Does your paper have a logical structure and use clear topic

sentences and transitions?

Clarity: 25% Is your prose efficient, crisp, and polished, free of excessive passive voice or distracting spelling or grammatical errors?

FORMAT

12-point, Times New Roman font – double-spaced

1-inch margins all around

1200-1500 words (5-7 pages, double-spaced pages)

Standard heading (single space, first page only, not in margin): name, class, prof, date

TITLE (in all caps and centered after the heading)

Indent all paragraphs .5 inches (using the “Tab” key does it automatically)

Do not center or justify body text—keep the default alignment to the left of the page

Enumerate pages at the top right

Keep quotes short and at a minimum—excessive quoting is a sign of poor writing.

I want to read your words and hear your voice come through.