Module 2: Writing Assignment 1 Sm20

John Burnett “The Cherokee Removal Through the Eyes of a Private Soldier”

Paragraph 1 (150 words minimum– 30 points for this paragraph)

Sentence 1:
Start by giving the author, title of document, and when the document was written in order to clearly cite your source of information. (3 points)

Next:
State the main point that the author is making here (consider audience, purpose–to persuade, to inform, to criticize…). Then describe the supporting points the author provides. Is the author convincing in his main point–why/why not. (15 points)

Select and incorporate a direct quote (word for word from the document). Remember to cite the quote by putting it in quotation marks, with the page number after it in parenthesis, like this: (page 244). Incorporate this into this paragraph–do not attach it at the end of the paragraph. Please limit this quote to a brief sentence. Discuss why you picked the quote and its meaning in relation to the document and topic as a whole. (12 points)

Paragraph 2: (125 words minimum–20 points)

First sentence:
Select and INTRODUCE  ONE of these sources that you selected to use to compare to the Burnett document: Takaki’s A Different Mirror Chapter 4, or Calderon’s lecture “What I Hate Andy,” or We Shall Remain (episode 3) video. Students will NOT use more than one of these. (3 points)

Next:
Describe the information that this source provides about the Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears. What was the motivation for the state of Georgia and Pres. Jackson to remove the Cherokee? How did the Cherokee respond? What were their arguments to be able to stay on their land? What happened in the Trail of Tears? (17 points)

Paragraph 3 (125 words minimum– 20 points)

First sentence:
Create a transition statement, such as: “The John Burnett document was similar to (name the source) because…. OR, The Burnett document was different from the (name the source) because….
(2 points)

Next:
Take one section of the source that you picked and describe how it relates to the Burnett document. Compare each “point by point”, by selecting specific areas and by showing how each source discusses that issue. ( 13 points)

What did you learn from these readings regarding  the attitudes towards Native Americans during the early 19th century? (5 points)

Module 2: Writing Assignment 1 Sm20

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