Newspaper Project #1: Researching the South, 1893-1903
should summarize your article or editorial. If you do not understand it,
don’t use it! Make sure your text in paragraph #1 includes the name of the newspaper (in italics)
and the date of your issue. Report your story fully and clearly.
Paragraph #2 should place that story in its larger historical context; your textbook will
serve as your required source for understanding the broader context. Lectures can help, too. You
may use other online sources or in print sources, but they will not affect my grading. Ask
yourself: What does my chosen article or editorial say about the larger trends that were taking
place in the South during this time? Understanding events in their historical context is vital to
thinking historically; here is where you will begin to earn your stripes as an historian.
don’t use it! Make sure your text in paragraph #1 includes the name of the newspaper (in italics)
and the date of your issue. Report your story fully and clearly.
Paragraph #2 should place that story in its larger historical context; your textbook will
serve as your required source for understanding the broader context. Lectures can help, too. You
may use other online sources or in print sources, but they will not affect my grading. Ask
yourself: What does my chosen article or editorial say about the larger trends that were taking
place in the South during this time? Understanding events in their historical context is vital to
thinking historically; here is where you will begin to earn your stripes as an historian.
Print out the text of your article or editorial. Staple it to the back of your written report.
6. For your paper, use the following format: Double-spaced text; Times New Roman font, size
6. For your paper, use the following format: Double-spaced text; Times New Roman font, size
12; normal margins; stapled at top left. You do not need a separate title page. At the top left,
give your name, my name, course number the number of the project (Newspaper Project #1), and
the date.
7. If you quote from Cooper’s book in paragraph #2, provide an inline citation at the end of the
sentence, e.g., (Cooper, 182)
give your name, my name, course number the number of the project (Newspaper Project #1), and
the date.
7. If you quote from Cooper’s book in paragraph #2, provide an inline citation at the end of the
sentence, e.g., (Cooper, 182)