History 3000 Investigating Hi

History 4985 Historical Research and Methods

Activities in Support of Learning

Grading Rubrics

Historical Thinking

Learning outcome - Students will ....	Activity
Understand the problems inherent in the historical record	Discussion of Gaddis Oral presentation on evidence from History Matters Oral presentation on Ethics
Frame historical questions in thoughtful manner	Research Proposal or Undergraduate Research Grant
Evaluate and analyze secondary sources	Critique of Scholarly Article
Evaluate and analyze primary sources	Oral Presentaion on Critiquing Internet Sources

Historical Skills

Learning outdomes - Students will ...	Activity
Find and evaluate a range of primary source in support of their research question	Research Proposal or Undergraduate Research Grant
Find and evaluate a range of secondary sources in support of their research question	Research Proposal or Undergraduate Research Grant
Organize an argument/a thesis	Research Proposal or Undergraduate Research Grant
Cite sources using the Chicago Style Manual	Documentation Quiz Bibliography:13-15 secondary and 13-15 primary sources; 5 sources must be annotated: how does this source support your efforts to answer your research question? what other questions does this source raise about you topic? where else does this source lead you?
Write using proper construction	"baseball" paper re-write peer reviews

Additional Activities:

Response Paper (2-3 pages) - Attend a lecture by a professional historian. Use the criteria suggested by NUS; summarize; comment; react
discussions, informal presentations
Peer reviews, discussions, informal presentations
Oral presentation on films
Participation in discussions, small group work, peer reviews, informal presentations
Final Reflection Statement