1-3 writing plan progress check 1

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HIS 200 Writing Plan Progress Check 1 Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Throughout Modules One and Two, you have been guided through beginning your Project 1: Writing Plan assignment, which you will continue to work on in Modules Three and Four and

formally submit for completion at the end of Module Four of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the

progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.

Prompt

Module 1: Approaches to History has introduced you to how historians approach choosing research topics regarding historical events and asking research questions about those topics. After

taking some time to explore the research topic samples in Module One: Approaches to History, learning block 1-3 (page 3) in the webtext, and research questions strategies in Module One:

Approaches to History, learning block 1-3 (page 2) in the webtext, describe a historical event you have chosen to learn more about and develop a research question related to that event. Your

event (topic) must be an event in American History. You may choose a topic that is related to any of the case studies contained in this course, or you may choose your own topic, with the

approval of your instructor. 

Speci�cally, in this assignment, you will submit parts of the following elements of your Project 1: Writing Plan for review by your instructor: 

In Module One: Approaches to History, learning block 1-3 (page 3), you worked toward the following element: 

I. Brie�y describe the historical event that you selected. Why is this event signi�cant? 

In Module One: Approaches to History, learning block 1-3 (page 3), you worked toward the following element: 

II. Based on your review of primary and secondary sources, develop a research question related to the historical event you selected. In other words, what would you like to know more

about? 

Please note that the numbering included above directly aligns with the numbering of these elements as they are presented in the Project 1 Guidelines and Rubric. You will ultimately also need

to describe the historical signi�cance of your chosen event and include primary and secondary sources in your �nal writing plan with regard to the two elements you have started work on in

this assignment, but you do not need to do so in this submission. You will be prompted to build upon this progress check submission to prepare your �nal writing plan for submission in Module

Four. 

What to Submit

The Writing Plan Progress Check 1 must be submitted as a 1-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Follow the

formatting of the example included in Module One: Approaches to History, learning block 1-4 (page 4) in the webtext, and include identifying information (name, course code and title,

assignment title, name of university, and date) as well as section headings (topic, research question) as appropriate.

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Writing Plan Progress Check 1 Rubric

Criteria Pro�cient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Research Topic  Brie�y describes selected historical event  Brie�y describes selected historical event,

but description contains inaccuracies or

lacks clarity 

Does not describe selected historical event  40

Research Question  Develops research question related to

selected historical event that supports a

historical event analysis 

Develops research question related to

selected historical event, but question does

not support a historical event analysis 

Does not develop research question  40

Articulation of Response  Submission has no major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization 

Submission has major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that negatively impact

readability and articulation of main ideas 

Submission has critical errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that prevent understanding of

ideas 

20

Total: 100%