Order Number |
67769898954 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
For this Touchstone, you will select a case study of a topic in U.S. history source to read like a historian. As you learned, doing a close reading means reading the text multiple times, with a different set of questions in mind each time. You will then write and submit answers to a set of close reading questions:
This Touchstone provides an opportunity for you to delve more deeply into a topic in U.S. history and practice thinking like a historian. It will also prepare you for later Touchstones, which ask you to research a historical question and create a presentation to help others understand how historical events can be applied to current issues.
Lastly, it will develop your problem-solving skills, because being a critical reader helps you to obtain and evaluate the information you need to solve problems.
Select a case study from the list below:
Topic Case Study Article Agriculture and Social Change Commercialization and Discontent on the American Farm: The Farmer’s Movements of the Late-19th and Early-20th Centuries Civil Rights and WWII
The Double Victory Campaign and the Black Press: A Conservative Approach to ‘Victory’ at Home and Abroad Civil Rights and Women Title IX and the Gender Binary: Trajectories of Equality Media and Communications. The American Military and the Press: From Vietnam to Iraq
Read the case study in its entirety. To enhance your understanding, be sure to look up any terms or events in the text that you may be unfamiliar with. Re-read the text as you answer the close reading questions in the Touchstone template.
Refer to the list below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.