Primary Source Paper

PRIMARY SOURCE PAPER 54 points

 Topic: due Friday, January 23, by 11:59 pm (3 points) (Rubric Line 1)  Historical Context and Summary: Due by Wednesday, February 18 by 11:59 pm (9 points) (Rubric Lines 1, 4 & 6)  Bibliography: Due by Wednesday, March 4 by 11:59 pm (3 points) (Rubric Line 3)  Annotative Bibliography 1(Historical Thematic Context): Due by Wednesday, March 18 by 11:59 pm (12 points) (Rubric Lines 2, 3, 4, & 5)  Annotative Bibliography 2 (Globalization Thematic Connections): Due by Wednesday, April 8 by 11:59 pm (9 points) (Rubric Lines 3, 4, &5)  Final Paper: Due by Wednesday, April 22 by 11:59 pm (18 points) (Entire Rubric) Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to examine, in depth, an historical primary source document that is preferably related to education and to connect it to course themes. The primary source document will be approved by the professor and the thematic connections will come from Spring’s text (pg. 4): Globalization, Conflict, Ideological Management, Immigration, Economic Goals, Consumerism and environmental education. Students will gain an historical understanding of the primary source document and compare the content and purpose to Carlsson- Paige and Lantieri”s chapter, “A Changing Vision of Education” from the Nodding’s text, Educating Citizens for Global Awareness. Directions: The following are the instructions for the completion of the paper. The Final paper outline is listed at the end. 1. Choose a primary source document in History (Due 1/23), have it approved by the professor, and read it. Choose a time period in history and scour the text or the internet for various sources. There are a VAST number of sources that are available for use in this assignment. The professor will provide some assistance if necessary. Summarize the main points of the document and include: research into the author and brief historical context in a written text (Due 2/18). The paper should follow guidelines of MLA, APA or Chicago Style. http://libguides.fiu.edu/edf3521

2. Create a RefWorks http://libguides.fiu.edu/edf3521 account to be used in conjunction with the research for the paper. Students will attend two (2) workshops in the library that are geared towards Research as Inquiry and Searching as Exploration (Students in the online course will have access to the video recordings of the workshops). These workshops are designed to help guide the students in the expansion of their understanding of search quantity, quality and relevance, and their ability to analyze the results of search materials. The two (2) workshops will be held: Thursday, January 29 in GL 523 at 9:30 am and Thursday, March 5 in GL 523 at 9:30 am. 3. During and following the first library meeting, students will begin to research thematic (Spring’s 6 themes) background information sources (Due 3/4) on their to the approved primary source topic. Students will create a bibliography of sources (12 minimum: 2 per theme) connected to the themes in Spring’s text: Globalization, Conflict, Ideological Management, Immigration, Economic Goals, Consumerism and environmental education. It is important for students to examine and process how these themes connect and correspond to the historical time period of the primary source paper. The bibliography will be uploaded to Refworks and shared with Dr. Barantovich and Melissa Del Castillo. http://libguides.fiu.edu/edf3521

4. Using the revised Thematic Bibliography sources (following Library meeting 3/5), students will create a Thematic Historical Annotative Bibliography (Due 3/18, Minimum of 18 sources: 3 per theme) connected to their document. The bibliography should follow guidelines of MLA, APA or Chicago Style. http://libguides.fiu.edu/edf3521

5. Using the Carlsson-Paige and Lantieri text, address the questions of globalization and Spring themes in an Annotative Bibliography (Due 4/8, Minimum of 12 sources: 2 per theme). This bibliography will be the source for connecting the past to the present and allow for a depth in owning an understanding of the time.

6. Address in a thoughtful and cohesive paper (Due 4/22), the following sections:

 Cover Page

 Abstract

 Background and Context

 Thematic Connections

 Global Connections

 Summary/Conclusion

 Bibliography/References