Option 1: In 3 pages of double spaced text, provide an ove…

Option 1:

In 3 pages of double spaced text, provide an overview of an outbreak of disease in a particular moment in American history. If you cite something-you need to provide a quote from it; the papers need to focus on the US and US history. You should use one primary and at least one secondary source. You should cite, have a strong argument and provide a focused examination. Push the importance!

Option 2

Watch 3-4 episodes of Ken Burns American Revolution. React to it explaining what it did well or not do well and how it provided (or didnt provide) a voice for non-elite participants. Papers should have specific examples (episode cited), a strong argument and push the importance.

Option 3-Group project; 2-3 slides per individual if in a group; 4 slides if an individual presentation. Everything should be cited.

1. Pick a disease
2. Smallpox
3. Yellow fever
4. Cholera
5. Tuberculosis
6. Influenza
7. Polio
8. HIV
9. Highlight the political, economic, demographic, and public health policies over the 1600s/1700s, 1800, OR 1900s (all diseases wont cover all these areas)
10. Divide up the work or pick a specific angle for the paper
11. By time period: For example 1800s-demographic change or 1900s-public health policies/responses
12. Or by interest:
13. Historian: Provides historical context (when and where the disease emerged, major outbreaks).
14. Scientist: Explains the disease (cause, symptoms, how it spreads, treatments).
15. Economist: Discusses economic impacts (costs, labor shortages, trade effects).
16. Public Health Expert: Covers government and public responses (laws, vaccines, quarantines).
17. Media Analyst: Examines how the disease was portrayed in newspapers, advertisements, or political cartoons.
18. Social change/gender impact
19. Lasting importance/legacy