history journal article review
historyloserUlrich-Schlumbohm
History (ALL CLASSES)
CRITIQUE AND REVIEW SHEET:
This is formal writing so remember a few tips:
1. Grammar/Spell Check all work. Rule of 5 is: more than 5 major grammatical or spelling
errors and I am done grading, you fail the assignment. Helpful hint: read finished document
aloud, or have someone read it to you. It will help you spot problems I promise!
2. No 1st person. "I believe that. . ." No use of "I" statements.
3. No questions. Do not write in such a way that you are asking your reader (your professor- ie
ME) questions.
4. All quotations, thoughts, and ideas gathered from another source should be cited. All cites should be either Chicago Style or Turabian Style and have EITHER footnotes or endnotes, AND a bibliography.
5. Writing should be clear, concise, and on topic. It should address the following elements in an
essay style format:
Secondary Source Analysis:
Critiques and Reviews should always address these elements.
Synopsis: Summary of what you have read, making sure you hit the highlights and points that
struck you as important or interesting so that you will remember what you have read. This element should be very brief- do not get carried away.
Facts: What struck you in the argument as particularly useful/not useful? Highlight your topic points- use quotations to prove your point, be very specific so you will not need to return to the author's sources or the text.
Thesis: Ask yourself, what did I just read? What was it about? What was the argument or
position, what did they say? Each chapter of the book will normally have a supporting thesis,
please make sure you address these as well.
Author: How does the author/s identify themselves? How does this identification relate to the
material? Who is this person? Remember there is NO such thing as a neutral author.
Position: What is the position within scholarly literature? What position do they take? Do they seem similar to someone else you have read? Where do they stand on the issues? What identifiers can you find? Can you determine bias?
Critique: Who is the audience? What is the purpose of the work? Did the author accomplish
what s/he set out to do? What is their goal?
Sources: Examine the author's use of sources? When is the study done and does this have any bearing on the topic? Do the sources reflect recent scholarship? Is the author relying on primary sources or secondary sources? What does the type of sources say about the author and the work? You will need to look at the bibliography, footnotes/endnotes, and the introduction and conclusion carefully to answer this.
DOC SUPPORT: Which primary documents provided support/disprove the author’s thesis?
Primary Source Analysis:
A primary source is any document, letter, newspaper article, photo, drawing, object, etc. from a specific historical moment. It is something by and for the people at that time. A first-hand source from that time and place.
This assignment is approximately a 2 page write up. Bullet point responses are fine, but complete sentences are always expected. You can choose any primary source from your supplemental readings (but not the main text.)
Your analysis must include following questions.
Please Note: If you cannot give through details to these questions then you do not have a useful document. Please find another one.
1. What is the document?
2. What year was it written?
3. Who were the person(s) who made it? What facts about the author(s) of the document help you to understand the purpose of the document? (To understand the details of the document?) You may need to do a little research either online or in another source. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA IT IS UNRELIABLE AND OFTEN WRONG! If you cannot locate the author: What facts about the TOPIC give you the background to understand the purpose and importance of the details in the document?
4. (Related to #3) What was the authors point of view? How does the author’s gender, race, social class, occupation, political view, religion, sexual identity, or any other factor that will help you understand what helped create the authors ideas about the authors role at that time.
5. What was the original purpose of the document?
6. What are several specific details, or quotations in the document that support the authors purpose. (Remember to cite!)
7. Prepare a paragraph or two explaining how the document relates to the weeks readings-how it helps you understand the themes prominent in the weeks syllabus. Use examples from both the assigned reading and your document. (Again remember to cite correctly!)
Ulrich
-
Schlumbohm
History (ALL CLASSES)
CRITIQUE AND REVIEW SHEET:
This is formal writing so remember a few tips:
1. Grammar/Spell Check all work. Rule of 5 is: more than 5 major grammatical or spelling
errors and I am done grading, you fail the
assignment. Helpful hint: read finished document
aloud, or have someone read it to you. It will help you spot problems I promise!
2. No 1st person. "I believe that. . ." No use of "I" statements.
3. No questions. Do not write in such a way that you are ask
ing your reader (your professor
-
ie
ME) questions.
4. All quotations, thoughts, and ideas
gathered from another source
should be cited. All cites
should be either Chicago Style
or Turabian Style and have EITHER footnotes or endnotes, AND a
bibliography.
5.
Writing should be clear, concise, and on topic. It should address the following elements in an
essay style format:
Secondary Source Analysis
:
Critiques and Reviews should always address these elements.
Synopsis:
Summary of what you have read, making sure
you hit the highlights and points that
struck you as important or interesting so that you will remember what you have read.
This
element should be very brief
-
do not get carried away.
Facts:
What struck you in the argument as particularly useful
/not usefu
l
? Highlight your topic
points
-
use quotations to prove your point, be very specific so you will not
need to return to the
author's sources
or the text
.
Thesis:
Ask yourself, what did I just read? What was it about? What was the argument or
position, what
did they say? Each chapter of the book will normally have a supporting thesis,
please make sure you address these as well.
Author:
How does the author/s identify themselves? How does this identification relate to the
material? Who is this person? Remember
there is NO such thing as a neutral author.
Position:
What is the position w
ithin scholarly literature? What position do they take? Do they
seem similar to
someone else you have read? Where do they stand on the issues? What
identifiers can you find?
Can
you determine bias?
Critique:
Who is the audience? What is the purpose of the work? Did the author accomplish
what s/he set out to do? What is
their
goal?
Sources:
Examine
the author's use of sources? When is the study done
and does this have any
bearing
on the topic
? Do the sources reflect
recent scholarship? Is the author relying on
primary sources or secondary sources? What
does the type of sources say about the author and
the work
? You will need to look at the bibliography, footnotes/endnotes, and the
introduction
and
conclusion carefully to answer this.
DOC SUPPORT
: Which
primary
document
s
provided support
/disprove
the author
’
s thesis
?