liberalism
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No references. Use only references that i attach.
Challenge the following statement:
From the 1960s through the 1990s, liberalism dominated American politics.
Grading rubric:
10 points: Your new interpretation is coherent and effectively challenges the original essay.
10 points: You effectively summarize the original essay’s argument and explain why it’s problematic.
50 points: You provide and define nine key terms and one primary source from the course readings and lectures.
10 points: In each of the last three required paragraphs of your essay, you successfully explain how your evidence supports your argument.
Structure of the essay: Paragraph One: This is where you will present your new interpretation that challenges the statement I give you. Paragraph Two: Summarize the argument presented in the statement I give you and tell me why it’s problematic. Paragraphs Three, Four, and Five: support your interpretation with new evidence that doesn’t appear in the original statement you receive.
You do not need a conclusion.
Rules: 1. Your essay should follow the essay structure provided above. 2. You must underline the nine terms and one primary source you use. Those terms should come from the list of important terms provided in the blackboard units. The primary source should come from the assigned readings. 3. Only terms that do not appear in the statements above will be counted. 4. You must define the important terms you use. For example, for the Thirteenth Amendment you might write: “The Thirteenth Amendment, which prohibited slavery, changed the postwar world.” 5. In each paragraph, you need to explain how the terms support your argument.
Include in paragraph 1: Thesis(interpretation) Organization(how the evidence is presented) Include in paragraph 2: Introduce other ideas Challenge Include in each paragraphs 3,4,5: Topic sentence Evidence(3terms, total from 3 paragraphs should be 9) Analysis No conclusion needed I am going to attach terms that you have to use, as well as 1 primary source
