Research Topics & Instructions: 'Shalom Ya'll: Jewish Experience in American South' Class , Assignments of United States History

Download Research Topics & Instructions: 'Shalom Ya'll: Jewish Experience in American South' Class and more Assignments United States History in PDF only on Docsity! Term Paper Assignment “Create-A-Class” Shalom Ya’ll: The Jewish Experience in the American South Professor Marcie Ferris, AMST 486 Your major assignment for class is to develop an additional class for our seminar, exploring a topic that was not covered during the semester. This assignment should include the following:  A 5-page research paper in which you explain how and why your topic informs our documentation of the history of Jewish life in the American South. This section of the assignment gives you the chance to research some aspect of southern Jewish life in greater depth and to construct a well-written, thoughtful paper on the subject.  One page lecture summary: provide the talking points for a 50 minute lecture/discussion.  10 slide Powerpoint presentation to accompany your lecture.  One page: reading assignment and bibliography for your lecture.  The most effective lectures combine both secondary sources---what other historians have had to say about this subject---plus primary research that explores documentary and material evidence from the past. Be sure to explore possible resources available at UNC’s Southern Historical Collection: http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/shcgl.html and the North Carolina Collection: http:// www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/index.html. Oral history interviews, film, music, and photography are encouraged as resources for your lecture. You will present a summary of your lecture at the end of the term. The term paper accounts for 30% of your grade.