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QUESTION:
Compare and contrast (discuss similarities and differences) Snow Falling in Spring with Persepolis in an essay that reviews both books. To what extent were the authors? experiences similar? How were they different? Why? Consider the historical context of each book and how it affected their lives, as well as their family background and personal experiences.
Compare and contrast (discuss similarities and differences) Snow Falling in Spring with Persepolis in an essay that reviews both books. To what extent were the authors? experiences similar? How were they different? Why? Consider the historical context of each book and how it affected their lives, as well as their family background and personal experiences.
Base your paper on the two books and incorporate what you have learned in lecture and the readings for historical context as needed. Paraphrase the books when you cite them. Do NOT use quotes.
HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW: A review is not a book report that merely summarizes; rather, it is an analysis. The essay should compare and contrast issues that both of the books engage. After your introduction, you should briefly summarize the books in no more than two paragraphs. The rest of the paper needs to be devoted to engaging topics that both works address. A paragraph or two may also address important topics not addressed in the other work, but overall you should try to engage both works as much as possible.
I. Intro and thesis (identify the books, mention contexts of both books)
II. Brief summary and little more context of book 1
III. Same for book 2
(Your intro, paragraph 2 and 3 should only be about a 1 ? pages)
IV. First topic to compare or contrast
V. Second topic to compare or contrast
VI. Third Topic to compare or contrast
VII. etc?
VIII. Conclusion
HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW: A review is not a book report that merely summarizes; rather, it is an analysis. The essay should compare and contrast issues that both of the books engage. After your introduction, you should briefly summarize the books in no more than two paragraphs. The rest of the paper needs to be devoted to engaging topics that both works address. A paragraph or two may also address important topics not addressed in the other work, but overall you should try to engage both works as much as possible.
I. Intro and thesis (identify the books, mention contexts of both books)
II. Brief summary and little more context of book 1
III. Same for book 2
(Your intro, paragraph 2 and 3 should only be about a 1 ? pages)
IV. First topic to compare or contrast
V. Second topic to compare or contrast
VI. Third Topic to compare or contrast
VII. etc?
VIII. Conclusion
Guidelines for writing a successful history paper
Citing Sources:
YOU MUST CITE ANY IDEA THAT YOU BORROW IN YOUR PAPER, whether you use a direct quote or a paraphrase. In other words, you must cite anything that you take from somewhere other than your head. The one big exception is lecture. I know what I said (usually!). For this assignment, a simple parenthetical citation is fine, i.e. (Ahmed 95). You do not need to provide a bibliography unless you are a superstar and you use sources other than our assigned book and articles. (But if you wish to use other sources it would be a very good idea to run them by me). Here are a few examples:
Direct quotation: As Shaarawi explains in her memoirs, ?I was deeply troubled by the idea of marrying my cousin?? (55).
Paraphrase: Shaarawi expressed a lot of anxiety about her engagement to her cousin (55).
Other guidelines:
? Answer the question
? Organize your ideas before you start writing. Make an outline, including your thesis, main ideas, and evidence you will use to support your argument.
? Avoid quoting secondary sources. Let me say that again. AVOID QUOTING SECONDARY SOURCES. Rather, paraphrase them whenever possible. It is fine to briefly quote a primary source occasionally, but do so selectively.
? Make sure you have an argument articulated in your thesis, and a mix of evidence (evidence does not mean a quote?paraphrases count!) and analysis in your paper
? Write clearly: think clarity over eloquence. Use topic sentences and transitions.
? Address counter-arguments and counter-evidence. Demonstrate that your analysis is more convincing than other arguments, evidence, or interpretations.
? Use the past tense (for the most part). We are writing about the past after all.
? Proofread! Seriously. You don?t want to make me grumpy while grading. Change any awkward phrases, excessive adverbs, passive verbs, run-on sentences, etc.
?
Avoid annoying errors:
1. Using the passive voice (Historians hate this. I guess it?s not technically an error, but using the passive voice can make a huge mess of a paper): People have always been oppressed.
Correct: Rulers have always oppressed people.
2. Incomplete sentences: Egyptian women in the film discuss many reasons for wearing the veil. Some of which have changed since Shaarawi?s time.
Correct: Egyptian women in the film discuss many reasons for wearing the veil, some of which have changed since Shaarawi?s time.
3. Confusing there/their: Their is a great film about family life in Iran showing this weekend.
Correct: There is a great film…
Citing Sources:
YOU MUST CITE ANY IDEA THAT YOU BORROW IN YOUR PAPER, whether you use a direct quote or a paraphrase. In other words, you must cite anything that you take from somewhere other than your head. The one big exception is lecture. I know what I said (usually!). For this assignment, a simple parenthetical citation is fine, i.e. (Ahmed 95). You do not need to provide a bibliography unless you are a superstar and you use sources other than our assigned book and articles. (But if you wish to use other sources it would be a very good idea to run them by me). Here are a few examples:
Direct quotation: As Shaarawi explains in her memoirs, ?I was deeply troubled by the idea of marrying my cousin?? (55).
Paraphrase: Shaarawi expressed a lot of anxiety about her engagement to her cousin (55).
Other guidelines:
? Answer the question
? Organize your ideas before you start writing. Make an outline, including your thesis, main ideas, and evidence you will use to support your argument.
? Avoid quoting secondary sources. Let me say that again. AVOID QUOTING SECONDARY SOURCES. Rather, paraphrase them whenever possible. It is fine to briefly quote a primary source occasionally, but do so selectively.
? Make sure you have an argument articulated in your thesis, and a mix of evidence (evidence does not mean a quote?paraphrases count!) and analysis in your paper
? Write clearly: think clarity over eloquence. Use topic sentences and transitions.
? Address counter-arguments and counter-evidence. Demonstrate that your analysis is more convincing than other arguments, evidence, or interpretations.
? Use the past tense (for the most part). We are writing about the past after all.
? Proofread! Seriously. You don?t want to make me grumpy while grading. Change any awkward phrases, excessive adverbs, passive verbs, run-on sentences, etc.
?
Avoid annoying errors:
1. Using the passive voice (Historians hate this. I guess it?s not technically an error, but using the passive voice can make a huge mess of a paper): People have always been oppressed.
Correct: Rulers have always oppressed people.
2. Incomplete sentences: Egyptian women in the film discuss many reasons for wearing the veil. Some of which have changed since Shaarawi?s time.
Correct: Egyptian women in the film discuss many reasons for wearing the veil, some of which have changed since Shaarawi?s time.
3. Confusing there/their: Their is a great film about family life in Iran showing this weekend.
Correct: There is a great film…
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