This assignment is the first of four Step Assignments that will comprise a great deal of the final paper in your research project.
Objectives – when students have completed this assignment, they will have:

chosen a topic for their Research Project;
found, evaluated, and described appropriate primary and secondary sources for their topic (CLSLO 1, 3, 4);
developed a question to aid their research (CLSLO 1, 2).

Instructions:
Participate in the Research Project Overview Lesson on Zoom. PPT: Research Project Overview.pdf
Participate in the Step 1 Lesson on Zoom. PPT:  Research Project – Step 1-SAC.pptx
Choose a topic, either from the list below, or of your own conception.

Must be a topic in US History between before 1877
Must have appropriate source material available

Locate  scholarly secondary sources  using the San Antonio College Library (Links to an external site.) and databases, particularly Jstor. (Links to an external site.)
Locate primary sources, using the San Antonio Library databases (Links to an external site.), and/or an extremely intentional google search.
Compose an analytical research question.
Submission – 4 parts, on one page – Times New Roman, 12pt font, double spaced, 1″ margins.
1. Choice of topic – a sentence or a few sentences.
2. Secondary sources

List the source – author’s name, title of article or book, publishing info (journal or press).
Briefly explain what it is about and how it will contribute to your research project – 2-3 sentences each.

3. Primary sources

Briefly describe each one and where you found it.

4. Research question – a sentence or a few sentences.
Potential topics:

Lowell Mills
Underground Railroad
The Anti-Slavery Movement
Secession and the Civil War
The Constitution & Bill of Rights
The Middle Passage
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
Bleeding Kansas
King Philips War
Bacons Rebellion
The Seneca Falls Convention for Womens Rights
The Gold Rush
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Trail of Tears
Lewis & Clark (& Sacagawea)

Example of what a Step 1 Assignment should look like:(the picture in the file)