Category: History : History

Imagine you are designing a “Museum of California History.” Identify four things you would include in your museum, making sure to explain, thoughtfully, why you are including each of them—how they connect to the theme, but also what unique element each of them brings in terms of understanding the theme.
Comments: The first thing you have to keep in mind is that museums, especially historical museums, ALWAYS have a lesson they are trying to communicate, because they want you to take something meaningful from the experience. The message of The Museum of Tolerance, for example, is that anyone is capable of bigotry, and we must always be vigilant. The message of the Autry Museum of Western heritage is that the West was a diverse and fascinating place, and very different from what you’ve seen in the movies. So, the first thing you’ve got to do is decide what the lesson of your museum is. That is to say, you have to decide on the most important thing that you think people should know about California, its history, its culture, etc. You should spend your first paragraph introducing that lesson, and explaining why you chose it.
Then you need to pick the four things that you will use help you to express that theme. And what you really want is four things that are complementary, but aren’t TOO similar. In other words, you want them all to connect to the theme, but you also want each to add a distinct dimension to the theme. For example, you could pick things that represent four different time periods, or four different cultures, or four different regions, or four different… well, there are lots of possibilities. Note that you may be very liberal in your choice of things to include; there are plenty of museums that show movies on TV screens, and that build big galleries to hold huge objects like airplanes, and that have recordings and headphones that visitors can listen to. And notice that I use the phrase “things” rather than “objects” because some of the things you might incorporate into a museum are not really objects.

Your task for this assignment is to research a Wikipedia page for a topic of your choosing (*see below for guidelines) and to describe how the record of that page has changed over time. You should aim to find larger trends, explain big changes (or series of changes), and try to offer explanation for those changes. Your essay should not be a description of a historical event/person, etc. as told by Wikipedia, nor should it simply be a list of individual revisions. It should instead seek to explain the “big picture” of how this particular page has changed over time. Imagine yourself knowing nothing about the topic and reading the Wikipedia page for the first time. And then imagine yourself reading the same Wikipedia page prior to significant edits. How might your (the reader’s) understanding of that topic be different based on which version of the page you read? Some questions to consider include:
What kind of material has been added/discarded? Are there common themes regarding these changes?
Are new interpretations (rather than simply fact) being offered in material that is being added/removed?
For factual edits, why might someone be including/removing that material? Could it advance (or counter) an historical interpretation that is not being explicitly advanced?
Do you see trends over time, where groups of chronological-similar edits differ markedly from a set of edits at a different period? – This might particularly be the case for a topic that has great significance/relevance today.
Your essay should be 800-1100 words (roughly 3 pages double-spaced). You should write your essay according to the MLA Style Guide.
Your essay should be documented, where appropriate. This includes any quotations you decide to include (these should be used very sparingly) but also when you’re drawing on specific revisions to make a point. Citations should be in the form of footnotes or endnotes and should include the URL for the specific Wikipedia revision page you are referencing – you should not just cite the main Wikipedia page for that entry if you’re talking about a specific revision. For instructions on how to include footnotes/endnotes using your favorite word processor, refer to the help section within that program or a Google search. At the end of your essay, you should also include a full citation for the Wikipedia page you have written your essay on, rather than the revision pages you have cited throughout your essay.
I want you to choose a topic that is interesting to you. The only limitations are that it needs to be related to US history some time during the period of our course (US history up until 1877) . It need not be a specific topic that we discussed in our course. It need only be related to American history during the time of our course. For example,  you might write your essay on a Wikipedia page addressing women’s fashion trends in early America. Find something you’re passionate about and write on that.
A few pieces of advice on choosing a topic, however, as much of the work for this essay will be in finding a good topic:
I would avoid too broad of a topic, as these sorts of topics will likely have an unmanageable number of revisions and the pages themselves will be very long, making it difficult for you to keep track of how revisions change the overall shape of the Wikipedia page.
I would try to keep an open mind – you may have a topic that is very interesting to you and you’re very passionate about, that simply doesn’t have a sufficient number of revisions or interesting enough revisions to write a good paper. If you find that to be the case, move on to another topic idea. Don’t try to force a paper where there isn’t one.
If you’re having trouble finding a topic with meaningful revisions, try to think of a historical topic that has a lot of relevance today – past pandemics or Presidential impeachments come to mind, for example.

Forest farming is the cultivation of high-value crops under the protection of a managed tree canopy. In some parts of the world, this is called multi-story cropping and when used on a small scale in the tropics it is sometimes called home gardening. It is not just recreational harvesting or wild harvesting wild harvesting of native understory wood land plants without management; management is an essential part of forest farming. This approach to crop production intentionally uses both vertical space and the interactions of the plants and microclimate.
The intensity of forest farming production can vary depending on the producer’s goals, available markets, processing equipment and the site. Some examples of management activities include harvesting and scattering local seed; thinning out competing plants; additional site preparation for planting seeds, bulbs or plant starts; soil amendments for pH or fertility; constructed raised planting beds; pest control; and even fencing to keep out animals and poachers.

I’m gonna just put the whole prompt here and I’ll also provide the lecture notes I took for you to be able to use them to compare the book with the themes we covered, as well as the lectures themselves which were all just YouTube videos. (find lecture information at very bottom)
Term Paper Requirements (PLEASE GO TO THE AFRICANA WRITING CENTER).
YOU SHOULD BEGIN WRITING YOUR PAPER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE. Start reading the text now. 
Students shall write a term paper. Students should prepare for the term paper by reading 12 Years a Slave by Solomon Northrup. The basis of your term paper must be to show how Northrup’s life as an American citizen then as an enslaved person relates to themes in the lectures: Slavey & Social Death, Slavery in Early Colonial America, and Slave Narratives. You are free to choose a minimum of two themes per lecture that resonate with you as long as they are significant to the overall lecture. If you are unsure please contact me. 
 Due Date: May 10, 5:00 PM via Upload MS Word on Canvas. 
Rubric: 
Style: Papers must have the following requirements. (Part of the Rubric).  If you do not have these elements in your paper you will likely receive a grade less than a C-. 
An introduction to the topic. Not more than one paragraph.
Thesis statement following your introduction. Not more than one paragraph.
Supporting evidence is presented to support your thesis statement. You should do research to find sources that include: One (1) Primary source. Not to include the assigned readings. Students should utilize the library or the internet to find sources. You cannot use Anne Moody’s book as your primary source since I have already given you the book.  One (1) Secondary source. Not to include the assigned readings. Students should utilize the library or the internet to find sources. You may use the readings I have provided to you to help your arguments. But you still will need to find your own secondary source. The best essays are well researched with at least 4 to 5 sources. 
DO NOT USE: ENCYCLOPEDIAS or HISTORY.COM TYPE WEBSITES as sources. The only websites you can use are legitimate university of historical institution websites. If you are unsure please contact me. DO NOT RISK using a website you are unfamiliar with or guess that it’s ok. It’s probably not. 
4. Conclusion. 
Additional Requirements:  If you do not comply with the following requirements, I will take off 20 points for each missing item. 
Maximum two quotes per page. If you use two quotes, each one can be no longer than two sentences. If you use one quote it cannot be longer than three sentences. No long quotes (four sentences or one or more paragraphs).
Format:
5 typed full pages. You must write 5 pages. Not 4-1/2, but 5. 
Your name at the top of the paper.
A Title for your term paper.  
Double Spaced.
12 pt. Font. New Times Roman in MS Word. To be turned in on Canvas as an MS Word File (Typically a DOCX file). I will not read papers that are not MS WORD. .
Intext or Chicago Citations. Your choice. If you use in-text citations, you need a works cited page. If you use Chicago citations you do not need to include a works cited page.
Grading Criteria. Standard 100 point grading. I will grade your paper holistically. Balancing your ability to convey information with the your ability to follow directions and to provide the necessary information that I require. Failure to provide any of the required material will result in a loss of points. I will determine how many points you lose or retain based upon an overall reading and assessment of the text and my general expertise in the subject matter. 
Students should consider the following for grading: 
1. Is your thesis adequate? 
2. Do you have significant themes from each lecture? Minimum of 2 themes per lecture. 
3. Do you have your own primary and secondary sources? Are you using encyclopedias or non-scholarly websites? 
4. Is your grammar acceptable for a college level paper? 
5. Do you have 5 whole typed pages? 
6. Do you have in-text citations or foot or end notes? 
7. Did you take your paper to the writing center to have them check over your essay? Did you seek the professors help? 
Your paper must meet the requirements in order for me to consider grading your paper. 
Important Information: 
Student behavior that is not consistent with the Student Conduct Code is addressed through an educational process that is designed to promote safety and good citizenship and, when necessary, impose appropriate consequences. The following are the grounds upon which student discipline can be based:
Dishonesty, including:
Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty that are intended to gain unfair academic advantage. Papers will be checked for Plagiarism and using Chat GPT or AI Software. Students that are suspected of cheating will be referred to the University for discipline.
Slavery & Social Death Lecture Video:

Slavery in early colonial America lecture video:

Slave narratives lecture video:

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