History homework help. HIS 200 Writing Plan Progress Check 1 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Theme: Approaches to History, you have been guided through beginning your Project 1: Writing Plan assignment, which you will continue
to work on in Theme 2 and formally submit for completion at the end of Week 4 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: The first half of Theme: 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 Theme: Approaches to History, learning block 1-3
(page 3), and research questions strategies in Theme: Approaches to History, learning block 1-3 (page 2), describe a historical event you have chosen to learn
more about and develop a research question related to that event.
Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit parts of the following elements of your Project 1: Writing Plan for review by your instructor:
In Theme: Approaches to History, learning
block 1-3 (page 3), you worked toward the
following element:
I. Describe the historical event that you selected. Why is this event significant?
In Theme: Approaches to History, learning
block 1-3 (page 3), you worked toward the
following element:
IV. 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 significance of your chosen event and include primary and secondary sources in your final 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 final writing plan for submission in Week 4.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The Writing Plan Progress Check 1 must be submitted as a one-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 Theme: Approaches to History, learning block 1-4 (page 4), 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.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Research Topic Describes selected historical event Describes selected historical event,
but with gaps in detail or 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%
