History 476

Devine

Spring 2016

Homework Assignment for February 2^nd

Choose one of the two articles, Jacobson’s or Grant’s, and complete the steps below. Type your answers and submit them in class on Tuesday. (If you can’t get access to a printer, you can email me this assignment as an attachment BEFORE class and still receive credit.)

1. Create a list of 8-10 key terms or phrases that caught your eye in the article and that are helpful in identifying the author’s main points.

2. Using some (or all) of these key terms or phrases, compose 4-6 sentences that capture, in your own words, what you consider to be main points in the article. Express each main point in one sentence.

3. Look at the sentences you have composed. Do they have anything in common? Any larger idea or theme that could tie them all together?

4. Compose one, or if necessary, two sentences that express an idea that can encompass or tie together all of your main points.

TIP: Use the study questions (see the link on the web syllabus) to help you complete steps 1 and 2. Answering them will likely lead you to the key terms and main points.