Spring 2009, J400, Americans Discover the World (Prof. Konstantin Dierks)



Writing assignment #5, approximately four single-spaced pages to be submitted electronically for Tuesday, March 24

Page 1:

10.  Bibliography of primary sources.  These should be broken down as follows:

10a.  What kinds of primary sources are these?  E.g., genre of book?  Newspaper?  Magazine?

10b.  What kinds of authors?  E.g., elite?  Middle-class?  White?  Non-white?  Men?  Women?  Urban?  Rural?  Etc.

10c.  What kinds of audiences?  E.g., elite?  Popular?  Etc.

Pages 2-4:

10d.  List your primary sources in chronological order, and cluster them in any appropriate groupings.

10e.  Describe the main usefulness of each source -- how it helps you understand something new and important about your topic.

10f.  Provide -- and interpret -- at least one "money quote" from each source, which you might likely use in your paper.