31 Aug The Effects of Slave Trading in Africa and Europe
You will need to read the below and reference the attached research paper.
This research paper that requires you, first, to critically analyze primary sources and, second, to research related secondary sources. Scholarship provides you with the opportunity to develop research and writing skills as well as to synthesize knowledge about an important subject. Moreover, scholars of history not only discuss the matters of fact but also tell their stories with skill. In order to earn full credit for this component score, you will submit a paper that:
- Considers the controversial issue announced by the professor in the initial threads for conferencing.
- Identifies at least 2 examples of primary sources (i.e., letters, diaries, publications) related to the issue.
- Constructs a thesis statement based upon the examples.
- Consults a number of additional secondary sources that help to develop a thesis.
- Incorporates an introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Organizes paragraphs with approximately eight sentences developing a single topic.
- Elaborates major points with a degree of specificity.
- Clarifies premises using coherent diction.
- Avoids spelling errors, awkward language, improper grammar, flawed punctuation, and other technical mistakes.
- Includes 4 to 6 pages of full typed text.
- Includes a bibliography, with at least 2 primary and 3 secondary sources listed separately.
All sections of the paper must be in a .doc, .pdf, or .rtf format. Your work should be double-spaced, 12-point sans serif font, with 1 inch margins all around. When citing resources, you must adhere strictly to APA, MLA or Chicago style (although you will not be required to provide an abstract for any writing assignment in this course). All assignments must be your own original work and you are not allowed to turn in papers for this course that you have used previously for another course (even if it is from taking this very course during a previous session). You are expected to write professionally with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar, developing your topic and providing solid examples from our readings, your own research, or your own experiences to back up your statements.
