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You have already chosen a primary source for your Draft Analytical Essay on Primary Sources. You will continue analyzing that primary source.
TOPICS:
Medieval European Towns Documents Concerning the Origin of Guilds Guibert de Nogent, The Revolt in Laon Account of the setting up of self-government in Ipswich in A.D. 1200 The Chronicles of Venice, How the Doges Were Chosen Southampton Guild Organization, 14th Century
ANALYSIS
You begin this assignment by reading or viewing the one primary source you chose and analyze its meaning by making notes on your answers to the questions below:
What kind of primary source is it?
Who is the author or creator (if known)?
Can you tell why was it written or created?
What is the primary source's tone? What words and phrases (and/or scenes and visual perspectives) convey it?
What are the author's or creator's values and assumptions are? Is there visible bias? Explain your answers.
What information does it relate? Did the author or creator have first-hand knowledge of the subject or did s/he report what others saw and heard?
What issues does it address?
What is your overall assessment of the primary source and its usefulness/significance for the historical study of your topic?
You can only use sources from the course (required readings from the textbook and websites) for the Analytical Essay on Primary Sources. No sources from outside the course are allowed. Make sure that the ideas and words in your essay are your own. All paraphrases and quotations must have full citation
FORMAT
Your essay should be no less than 6 double-spaced typed pages in 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins on all sides. It can be longer, however, Title, Bibliography, and Works Cited pages are not part of the required page count.
The formatting of the essay and all citations need to follow Chicago Manual of Style format. Chicago is the citation and bibliographic style used by historians.
This website opens with examples in Notes and Bibliography style (a note [N], followed by a bibliographic entry [B]). If you click on the tab the page will show Author-Date style (an in-text citation [T], followed by a reference-list entry [R]).