Essay paper 2 (300 points, due Wednesday, December 11) DIRECTIONS: Write a 4-5 page paper (1100-130 ...
Essay paper 2 (300 points, due Wednesday, December 11) DIRECTIONS: Write a 4-5 page paper (1100-1300 words, Times New Roman font, 12-size, double-spaced) on ONE of these 2 prompts: For over a hundred years, Chicagoans have struggled with equal access to decent housing. Discuss how suburbanization and the public housing projects in the post-1945 era and the current housing crisis play into this long-standing feature of Chicagoland’s history Incorporate information from at least 3 Diagrams from #1- 5. Chicagoans have had a long history with police brutality and an unresponsive city government. Discuss key episodes in Chicago’s history where the city government/police “failed” the people. Incorporate information from at least 3 Diagrams from #5-8.In your paper, be sure to quote key phrases or sentences that illustrates or supports your arguments. An “A” paper will bring in additional ideas, facts, and arguments from the Cronon/Pacyga bookts and the lecture notes. You are not allowed to cite sources from outside the assigned readings, or the internet, without permission of your TA. Papers are due on Blackboard by 11:59pm of December 11. Late papers will be penalized 10 points for each day late. CITATIONS: No “Works Cited” or bibliography page is needed. Your paper should have at least 2-3 citations/quotes per paragraph. Try to have least one citation from lecture notes, and one from your Cronon/Pacyga textbook. Keep your citations simple by using the in-text citation method. Below are examples to show the kinds of sources and citations you should use in your essay paper. [Note: If you are citing from a historical document assigned to Friday section, you need not put the page number. But all your quotes/citations from Pacyga/Cronon require the (pg. #) citation. Ida B. Wells in 1909 wrote, “...” As one real estate developer in 1962 wrote, “...” MLK, during his visit to Chicago in 1966, said, “...” According to Pacyga, “...” (pg. #) Examples of how to refer to the Diagrams: 1 The Near West Side, now home to the UIC campus, was once a densely- packed urban slum that housed over a dozen ethnic and racial groups. (Diagram 1) Public signs calling for only “white tenants” characterized America’s suburbanization in the mid-20th century. (Diagram 3) 4. When citing from lecture notes, just put the (Lecture #) at the end of the sentence. There’s no need to write “According to lecture” or “According to Prof. B,...” Examples: The civil rights activists of the 1950s could draw upon generations of organization experience; the NAACP, for example, had been founded in the early 1900s. (Lecture 23) By late 2023, the sharp rise in mortgage rates, from the low rates seen in 2021, meant an increase of over $1000 in monthly mortgage payments for the average home. (Lecture 27)
