Topic Prompt:
II. (Chap 25) What factors led to the post war Red Scare, and what were its ramifications for
civil liberties in the United States?
Your opening paragraph should have a thesis statement. A thesis statement articulates the
argument that you will advance throughout the essay.
For help on writing a thesis statement, see:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/
A thesis statement:
• tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under
discussion.
• is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest
of the paper.
• directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or
subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or
Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel.
• makes a claim that others might dispute.
• is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your
argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes
evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.
Guidelines:
AMH 2042 is a Gordon Rule Writing Course. Students demonstrate “college-level
writing skills.” At FIU, college-level writing is defined as that which exhibits the
following characteristics:
• It has clear purpose and thesis or controlling idea.
• The thesis is supported with adequate reasons and evidence.
• It shows sustained analysis and critical thought.
• It is organized clearly and logically.
• It shows knowledge of conventions of standard written English.
• It shows awareness of disciplinary conventions in regard to content, style, form, and
delivery method.
Please Note: For the purposes of writing papers, the use of Wikipedia, answers.com, and other
non-scholarly websites is prohibited. Papers should be based primarily on the reading
assignments. You may also refer to scholarly books and articles secured via the online databases
JSTOR and Project Muse.
Paper Format: Papers should be 3 pages long, written in Times New Roman, 12 point font,
with numbered pages. Please include a title for your paper and your name and date. You
will submit your paper via turnitin.com
Documenting Your Sources. Please use Chicago Style “notes and bibliography” system to cite
your work. For guidance on documenting your sources see:
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
Footnote:
1. James L. Roark et. al. The American Promise: A History of the United States 5th ed.
(Boston: Bedford St. Martin’s Press, 2012), 458.
2. Roark, The American Promise, 459.
Bibliography
Roark, James L. et. al. The American Promise: A History of the United States 5th ed. Boston:
Bedford St. Martin’s Press, 2012.
How do I insert a footnote?: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/add-footnotesand-endnotes-HA102809783.aspx
Add a footnote
1. Click where you want to add the footnote.
2. Click References > Insert Footnote.
Word inserts a reference mark in the text and adds the footnote mark at the bottom of the
page.
3. Type the footnote text.
Tip To return to your place in your document, double-click the footnote mark.
Late Paper Policy: Please note that late papers will be penalized a letter grade for each day that
the paper is late.
Plagiarism Policy:
Plagiarism
1. This Policy views plagiarism as one form of academic misconduct, and adopts the
definition of the university’s Code of Academic Integrity, according to which plagiarism
is
the deliberate use and appropriation of another’s works without any indication of the
source and the representation of such work as the student’s own. Any student who fails to
give credit for the ideas, expressions or materials taken from another source, including
internet sources, is guilty of plagiarism.
2. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:
1. Term papers acquired online or from other sources;
2. Copying of original material without attribution;
3. Use of other students’ work;
4. Copying and pasting, verbatim, information from Internet sources, without
quotation marks and correct citation.
5. Lack of in text citations or footnotes.
For more information on plagiarism go to
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
