Analyze the impact of the Great Black Migration that took place between 1916-1970 on American culture

In this assignment, you will write a thesis, an annotated bibliography to support the thesis, and an outline of your research paper. You will turn in a single PDF of your written work.
This course will contain three mastery assignments that will each allow you to build up to a full research paper. This research paper will be over a topic of your choice from the course content below:

Analyze the impact of the Great Black Migration that took place between 1916-1970 on American culture.
Compare American culture, both social and economic, after World War I and after World War II.
Compare the American reactions to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Please choose which topic you prefer now, as this is the topic you will be focusing on for every mastery assignment in this course. Each mastery assignment will guide you through the various stages of the writing process. This first assignment will focus on the prewriting stage.
he first step to writing a research paper is coming up with a strong thesis statement. This thesis statement will be the focus of your paper and will convey what you ultimately want your reader to know. What point do you want to make in your paper? What argument are you trying to present to your reader?

A thesis statement is a strong, direct statement that identifies what your paper is about and what the message is that you want readers to take away from your writing. This will also give clear direction for yourself as you are writing the rest of your paper, as you’ll want to stick within the topic identified in your thesis statement and avoid jumping too far outside of your topic. Once you have your thesis statement, you are ready to complete this assignment.
In this step, you will create an annotated bibliography for your paper. For this portion of the assignment, you will create and submit the annotated bibliography to support the thesis of your research paper. In addition, identify each source as a primary or secondary source, and show how they relate to the chosen topic and thesis. The goal of an annotated bibliography is to provide a list of primary and secondary resources that support your thesis.

A primary resource is one that provides direct evidence or information. This might include interview transcriipts, statistical data, or another means of supplying direct information.

A secondary resource is one that does not supply direct evidence, but rather relies on “hear-say”, such as second-hand information or simple commentary on something for which the author/interviewer was not a part of.

The annotations should be clear and well-developed. The reader should be able to identify from the summary how the source links to your thesis.

The grammar and vocabulary should communicate meaning to the reader with clarity and should be appropriate for academic writing. Please double check for grammar or spelling errors.

You must have a minimum of five sources for this assignment and use scholarly research to support your thesis.

Read below to see an annotated bibliography example.

Important

Do NOT put your name on the document. Your assignment will be anonymously graded.
Label your paragraphs by placing the paragraph numbers in brackets at the beginning of the paragraph like this:
Date paper was submitted (month day, year)

Composition Title

Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World at Arms. New York: Cambridge, 2005.

[1] This is a secondary source of Weinberg’s analysis of the social and economic climates of Eastern Europe through public records and documents. In this

book, Weinberg discusses the major events and causes of World War II, focusing on the world climate after World War I leading to the start of World War II. This

source will help support my thesis that World War II started long before Germany’s invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, by providing a context of the

social, economic, and political challenges facing Eastern Europe post-World War I.
You must use the Chicago Style notes-bibliography system. For Chicago Style formatting, please refer to the associated lesson in the orientation module. Each citation should have a 125-200 word descriiptive and evaluative paragraph and should do the following:

Include the source in Chicago format.
Identify the source as primary or secondary.
Summarize the source’s information.
Explain how the source relates to your topic.
Explain how the source relates to your thesis.
Other Considerations:

Use scholarly sources.
Make sure the sources support your thesis.
Stay on topic.
Summarize the theme of the source.
Do not give a book report, but rather a short summary of the source.
For this portion of the assignment, you will create and submit an outline for your research paper. The goal of this outline is to organize your thoughts and determine the best approach to writing your research paper. You have already completed your annotated bibliography, so be sure to include the sources you found in order to assist you in this assignment. Remember that everything in your outline should relate to your thesis statement. This outline should be written in full sentences with evidence from your sources and correctly cited using the notes-bibliography system. This will allow you to practice using the system before your draft and final paper.

Example Outline Format:
I. Introduction
A. Opening statement
B. Narrowing statement
C. Thesis statement
II. Major Point
A. Support major point
1. Supporting evidence (source)
a) Evidence (source)
b) More evidence (source)
2. Supporting evidence (source)
B. Support major point
1. Supporting evidence (source)
2. Supporting evidence (source)
III. Major Point
A. Support major point
1. Supporting evidence
2. Supporting evidence (source)
3. Supporting evidence (source)
B. Support major point
1. Supporting evidence (source)
IV. Major Point
A. Support major point
1. Supporting evidence (source)
2. Supporting evidence (source)
V. Conclusion
A. Opening statement/restate thesis
B. Summary of research
C. Final statement

Other Considerations:

Use full sentences.
Make sure that each item focuses on the thesis.
Use the notes-bibliography system.
You don’t need to write an essay, only sentences to complete your outline.
Use past tense.
Avoid first and second person.
Rubric
Criteria Does Not Meet Expectations (0-2 points) Satisfies Expectations (3-4 points) Exceeds Expectations (5 Points)
Sources and Formatting The student had fewer than five sources and formatted Chicago Style with many errors. The student had fewer than five sources or formatted Chicago Style with many errors. The student listed all five sources and followed Chicago Style formatting with few errors.
Annotations The student was unclear overall as to why many sources were chosen for this paper. More detail/consideration was needed. The student gave clear reasons as to why some sources were chosen, but other sources were unclear. The student clearly portrayed why these five sources were important and relevant toward the paper.
Logical Flow of Outline The outline did not address the thesis or was significantly under-developed and had no clear flow. The outline developed the argument, but it was not always clear how the points related to each other or the thesis. Better organization and/or more detail would have improved it. The outline clearly and logically developed the argument with substantial detail and sources.
Well-Established Points There were no major points, there was no evidence, and/or there was no distinction or connection between the two. All major points had evidence, but they were not always sufficient, and the connections between the evidence and points were not always clear. All major points had sufficient evidence that clearly supported those points.