Final Research Project

Part One

Briefly introduce your chosen topic and primary text, and then discuss how the topic is relevant and how we see it represented in the primary text under which it is listed. Use pertinent details and quotes from the primary text as well as any relevant contextual information from the lesson content. This part should be a minimum of 300 words.

Part Two

Using , explore articles on your topic from the past decade. Get a sense for how the topic is relevant in America today. (I already attached this below)

Choose at least one recent news article or academic article relevant to how the topic is manifest in America today and explain what the article or articles say about this topic, including pithy, well-chosen quotes and key details. Be sure to include appropriate citations for your article(s), both in-text/parenthetical and at the end of your project in your Works Cited page. This part should be a minimum of 300 words.

Part Three

Discuss what you have learned about the topic as you read about it, both in the primary text and in the news article(s). Briefly discuss how you selected the article(s) you included and why. Explore the connections you can draw between the topic as it pertains to the primary text and the topic’s relevance today. Then, explain your own take on the topic. What personal interest do you have in the topic, and how has your thinking about it changed? Use key details and quotes from both texts to provide support for your discussion. This part should be a minimum of 400 words.

Part Four

Be sure to include an appropriately formatted Works Cited page with MLA-style references for your primary text and article.

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