Select one of the following primary documents to respond to, Then, write a short essay that responds ...

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Select one of the following primary documents to respond to, Then, write a short essay that responds to your selected document. A successful essay should do all of the following: Interpret your document Who is/are the author(s)? What is the author or authors argument? Contextualize the document within the course readings and lectures—make sure to note the date when the document was published. What issues that we have discussed does your document address? Make an argument about what this document reveals about the history and key themes we have been studying. (Why—of all the documents from the 1940s-1970s—might I have selected these for you to interpret and assess?) Tips: The best essays will have: A thesis statement Evidence from the course material (not outside sources) that supports your thesis Analysis of this evidence Citation (any style is fine) to this evidence Clear writing and organization Document change over time