HIST125 final paper

The Final Summary Essay differs in one specific way from the Annotated Bibliography:
here you will discuss the actual research content you have discovered about your
topic. In the AB, you are evaluating the sources themselves, that is, how their
content enabled you to refine and narrow your final thesis topic. The final essay is
due near the end of Week 8.For the Final Summary Essay, you select/ determine the
area of your research where your information is most complete. Even better, have you
found sources where the authors have presented different POVs? Now you really have
something to discuss! Why and how did these authors differ? How did their sources
[noted in footnotes and bibliography] show a similar knowledge of 'the Literature'
on this topic? Ideally, one is ready to write up one's research when one realizes
that everything you have learned cannot possibly be adequately discussed in
1750-2000 words. This may be a new experience for you, having to exclude
information, rather than scrounging to put together enough to fulfill the word-count
requirement. Contact the Instructor for any questions on this as we get closer to
this final project.Please include this checklist after your title page. You MUST
have checked off ALL the points for a possible full points for this final
assignment.Final summary essay checklist:Title pageThis checklist, with all points
checked by youEssay content text of approximately 1750 - 2000 words. This does not
equate to page numbers, as you may have more or less footnotes per page. This is
about 6-7 double-spaced pages, with standard 1-inch margins and 12 point standard
font. Do insert page numbers.Footnotes. See How to Footnote and Bibliog in the
Research Project Conference for formattingDirect quotes should not be longer than 5
lines, which must be indented, single-spaced and centered on the page, insert a
footnote AFTER the quote is completed. For the most part, you should paraphrase your
sources, instead of quoting directly. The general rule of thumb for the ratio of
original writing to quotes is AT LEAST four lines of analysis for any line that you
quote. If you are unfamiliar with the rules on when and how to cite, please consult
the information at the Effective Writing Center. Remember, as well, that you must
cite your source for any sections that are paraphrased or from which you used
specific information. Generally speaking, unless the paragraph consists solely of
analysis or your own opinion, you should be citing a source (or sources) at the end
of the paragraph.When to footnote: (a) any direct quotation, (b) any information
that was NEW to you, if you found it in more than one source, attribute that
information to the FIRST source that provided you with that information. If the
information in more than one source was similar, but added more content, list both
sources, with the first source given first position in the footnote, (c) any source
that gave you an idea or inspiration, but was not a direct quote or bit of
information.Information footnote: You are not required to include information
footnotes, however, if there was some interesting material that did not directly
connect to your final thesis, but was worth passing along, find a place where you
would put a footnote number in the text, and then in the actual footnote, describe
what that information was, with a full footnote citation of author, title, etc. Or,
if a source gave some contradictory but useful information that was directly related
to your thesis, summarize this content in an information footnote, as well. It is
not required, but I hope you will take this opportunity to experiment with the
Information footnote form. Shaffer has a number of Information footnotes that you
may wish to consult on this.Final page is your BIBLIOGRAPHY page. This DOES NOT
COUNT as a text page. You will need at least 6 sources that do not include your
text, and do include at least one scholarly secondary source article. For
formatting, see “How to Footnote and Biblio” in the Research Project Conference. It
is not necessary to annotate your sources at this stage—the bibliography should be
just a listing of sources used.Be sure that your essay includes a Thesis Statement,
body paragraphs, and Conclusion. Your Essay should be written in the 3rd
person.Citations: All direct quotes from any source must be in quotation marks or
indented and identified as a quotation. If you have questions on how to do this,
consult the reference guide noted above. In addition, any time that you use
information from a source, even if it is not a direct quote, you must include a
source.Again, for citation formatting, see “How to Footnote and Bibliog” in the
Research Project Conference. If you have further question, consult Kate L.
Turabian:http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.htmlYou
can, of course, always ask your Instructor.Plagiarism: All work submitted must be
original. Thesis paragraphs and final papers may be submitted to Turnitin, an online
plagiarism analyzer. The database includes a variety of print sources and all
online sources, as well as contributions from known “paper mills” and previously
submitted papers for  and other universities. Multimedia presentations will be
checked via a keyword search on