Scholarly Articles Assignment Format

Scholarly Article Assignment (Due on the 2^nd class)

Typed and printed, 12 pt Times New Roman font, with 1 inch margins.

 Format

Sources: (Total of 2 articles)

1) Article Provided by Teacher:

You will be given an article by the teacher, within at least five days of the assignment due date.

2) Article Provided by Student (select 1 article)

Site: Hunter College Databases (JSTOR, ERIC, or SAGE) or Google Scholar

·        Go to Hunter College website

·       Click on “Libraries” on top header bar. 

·       On new page, click “Databases/Articles” under the “Find” group.

·       Browse Databases by Title (ERIC, JSTOR, SAGE) using appropriate database for topic.

 (ERIC is best used for Education topics, whereas JSTOR and SAGE are best for all other topics)

3) Select an article that best relates to the topic being studied for the week.  Articles must be at least three pages in length, and must be written by a different author than the article provided by the teacher.

• Use the following template for each article (there are 2 articles in total):

*Article dates should be appropriate to the topics:

No article should be written more than 25 years ago (1989 to present).

For best scholarship, articles should be as current as possible (within last five years).

Please use the following template:

1. Article citation written in Chicago Style Format (5 points total)

·       http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

2. Summary in your own words: (A minimum of 6 sentences, but no more than 2 paragraphs)

In your summary answer the following questions: (5 points total)

·        Why did you select the article?

·        What is the author’s main argument?

§  What is the author attempting to prove about the topic?

·        Provide three pieces of evidence from the article, supporting the author’s main argument. 

§  You are allowed to use only one quote from the article.

§  Other pieces of evidence must be paraphrased (explain it in your own words)

·        Do you agree or disagree with any of their arguments?  What are your opinions?

***  When you quote directly from the article, make sure to use quotations marks (“…”).  

***  Address the author in your summary, not the article. 

§  Correct:    Eric Foner poses a direct inquiry…

§  Incorrect:  The article says that…

If there are more than two authors, refer to them in your summaries as “Gazidis, Shumar, et al. describes the institution as being…”

Homework due in class on Thursday, Jan 9th

I hope you enjoyed watching Saving Private Ryan, and were able to look at it with deeper meaning.  Your homework assignment (two parts) will be a byproduct of the notes you took during the film.

First Part:

You must choose one of three characters from the film, and write a letter home to someone special, either a family member, best friend, or loved one (1-2 pages, double-spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font).  Depending on which character you choose, certain information must be contained within your letter.  The list of characters (and their respective criteria) are as follows:

Captain John Miller (played by Tom Hanks): If you are writing as this character, the letter you are writing would come directly after Wade (the medic) died, and you finally opened up and told your men about who you were before the war.  Hint: you would want to include the DDay invasion and attack, parts of the mission and your thoughts about it, and explanation why you finally opened up.

Private Richard Reiben (played by Edward Burns): If you are writing as this character, the letter you are writing would come directly after the death of Captain Miller (after the close of the Battle of Ramelle Bridge).  Hint:  You would want to include how the mission has changed you and the way you feel about the war and about death, as well as you feeling towards being the only survivor of your group of Rangers (Cpt Miller, Pvt.'s Carparzo, Mellish, Jackson, and Wade the medic).

Corporal Timothy Upham (played by Jeremy Davies):  If you are writing as this character, the letter you are writing would come directly after the death of Captain Miller also (after the close of the Battle of Ramelle Bridge).  Hint:  You would want to include you feelings and experiences in combat, and how it measured up to the Emerson quote, and also about the German that you fought to set free and eventually 'finishing what you stopped'.

Part Two:

Choose two of the four questions that I asked you to answer while watching the film, and type your answers at the end of your letter.  Each answer must be at least 3-4 complete sentences.  Points will be taken off for insufficient amount of sentences.  The questions are as follows (choose two to answer):

1. Why does Cpt. Miller not reveal his pre-war identity to anyone until absolutely necessary?

2. What does the character of Cpl. Upham symbolize in the film?

3. What does the Pvt. Ryan, and the mission to get him out of the war, symbolize for Cpt. Miller and his men?

4. What is the main theme/message/purpose of this film?

New Homework Lateness Policy

Effective immediately, late homework assignments for my class will be given a series of expiration dates. 

1. If a homework is not handed in on the due date, it must be handed in by the next class period to receive a 70 at best. 

2. If it is still not handed in, it must be submitted by the second class period directly  after the original due date to receive a 50 at best.

For the January intersession, this means that if a homework is due on a film day, then the next film day will be the first expiration, and so forth.

Example:  Homework that is due Tuesday is not handed in, it must be submitted by the class period on Thursday to receive at most a 70.  If it is still not handed in, then it must be submitted by the following Tuesday class period to receive a 50 at best.  If it is not received by that second class period after... it will be a zero.

Email me if you have any questions.

Due at the beginning of class on Tuesday January 7th

Write a 1-2 page essay, DOUBLE SPACED with 12pt Times New Roman font, completing the tasks below.

1. Analyze the two quotes, and extract the meaning that the two separate authors are attempting to convey.  (The quotes are below)

2. Evaluating these two quotes, determine your own view about warfare within the context of the authors' opinions.  Which quote best symbolizes your view of warfare?  Use information/evidence to explain and support your argument (specific wars, lessons learned in history...etc).

3. Using your knowledge and experience of the film industry's depiction of warfare, in your opinion, which quote best exemplifies how war is depicted in films?  Cite specific movies you have seen or heard about to support your argument.

This assignment should require three paragraphs, and remember to cite the authors of the quotes, and use parts of the quote to best explain your answers.  Points will be taken off for contractions, mis-spellings, and grammar/punctuation mistakes. Make sure to re-read your work.

Quotes:
"War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man."    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I confess, without shame, that I am sick and tired of fighting — its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, husbands, and fathers ... it is only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded and lacerated ... that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation."      ~William Tecumseh Sherman

Homework for Week of December 2-6

Seniors,

There is a small homework assignment due next week, along with your rough drafts of your term paper. 

Due the First Class of Next Week (Dec 2-4):

You will have a Current Events assignment due by the first class of next week.  Two of the articles are provided for you, and the third must be chosen on your own from The Nation.  Here are the two articles:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/politics/gop-immigration/index.html?hpt=po_c2

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/world/meast/iran-nuclear-deal/index.html?hpt=wo_c1

To be certain, there are three articles due for the Current Events; two are provided above, and one must be chosen by you from The Nation.

Due the Second Class of Next Week (Dec 5-6):

You are required to bring in your rough draft of the term paper to class.  It must be printed and formatted in Chicago style (you will not need a title page).  We will be peer-editing each other's papers. 

Failure to bring in your rough draft will result in a zero (print it out the day before class). 

An unfinished rough draft will result in partial credit.

Email me if you have any questions.