{"id":90,"date":"2021-05-21T22:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T22:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gretaswain.org\/hist390sum21\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2021-05-21T23:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T23:15:12","slug":"primary-and-secondary-sources-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gretaswain.org\/hist390sum21\/primary-and-secondary-sources-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary and secondary sources blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This assignment asks you to put to use the techniques you&#8217;ve learned about searching GMU&#8217;s Library catalog and databases in order to start finding sources about the early Americas topic you&#8217;ve selected for your final project.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For class Wednesday 5\/26: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Write a blog post that includes the information requested in the assignment details. See example below. Post it to your website. <\/li><li>Submit the URL of your post via Blackboard by 8am. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Assignment details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Using the library catalog, JSTOR, databases and other library resources, find sources about your own early Americas topic. Make sure to find:<ul><li>One book<\/li><li>One journal article<\/li><li>Three primary sources (from at least two different collections)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Add your sources to your Zotero library. Include a link in your blog post to your public Zotero library (follow directions for <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.library.illinois.edu\/c.php?g=627765&amp;p=4379758\">&#8220;Making Your Library Public&#8221;<\/a>). <\/li><li>For each item include: <ul><li>The correct citation information according to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mutex.gmu.edu\/login?URL=http:\/\/www.chicagomanualofstyle.org\/16\/contents.html\">Chicago Manual of Style<\/a>. Remember Zotero will help you with correct citations. <\/li><li>2-4 sentence summary of the source and its argument. (For books and articles, you can find this out by reading the introduction and\/or conclusion. For primary sources, explain what the source is about and what one might learn from the source.)<\/li><li>For primary sources only, indicate which database they came from.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Finally, explain in 300 words or less: What did you learn from reading these sources? What did you learn about looking for sources and the reliability of sources found online?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example Post<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topic: Women in Early America <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zotero Library: https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/myname<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source #1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zagarri, Rosemarie. <em>Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic<\/em>. Early American Studies. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc, 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Summary of book and its argument. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source #4 (from America&#8217;s Historical Imprints)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goldthwait, Martha, 1764-1839. \u201cFor Sale, at Miss Goldthwait\u2019s Shop, No. 18, Cornhill, a Beautiful Assortment of Brocades &#8230;,\u201d <em>Early American Imprints<\/em>, Series 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/infoweb-newsbank-com.mutex.gmu.edu\/iw-search\/we\/Evans\/?p_product=EAIX&amp;p_theme=eai&amp;p_nbid=S57A47VBMTYyMTYzNjgyOC40OTA5NzE6MToxMjoxMjkuMTc0LjIxLjU&amp;p_action=doc&amp;p_docnum=1&amp;p_queryname=3&amp;p_docref=v2:0F2B1FCB879B099B@EAIX-0F2F82C642E8D3C8@45771-@1\">no. 45771<\/a> (1782).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Summary of primary source explaining what the source is about and what one might learn from the source<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Final paragraph of 300 words or less reflecting on what I learned from these sources and from searching for them online.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This assignment asks you to put to use the techniques you&#8217;ve learned about searching GMU&#8217;s Library catalog and databases in order to start finding sources about the early Americas topic you&#8217;ve selected for your final project. 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