HIS 200 Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 2 Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Throughout Modules Five and Six, you have been guided through beginning your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay assignment, which you will continue to work on in Modules Seven and

Eight and formally submit for completion at the end of Module Eight of the course. This progress check assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor

feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.

Prompt

Modules Five and Six have introduced you to how historians approach assessing historical evidence to re�ne their thesis statement and message. By now you should have enough evidence

compiled from your research to begin writing your historical analysis essay. You will begin working on the essay piece by piece. In Module Six: Analyzing History, continued, learning block 6-4

(page 1) in the webtext, you will work on drafting the body of your essay. Return to your submission for Progress Check 1 and draft three body paragraphs that explore the causes, course, and

consequences of your chosen historical event and use evidence from primary and secondary sources to support your thesis.

Speci�cally, in this assignment, you will submit the following elements of your Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay for review by your instructor: 

In Module Six: Analyzing History, continued, learning block 6-4 (page 1) in the webtext, you worked toward the following elements: 

I. Body: You will use this section of your essay to provide further detail about your historical event while supporting the claim you made in your thesis statement. Make sure to cite your

sources. Speci�cally, you should: 

A. Describe the causes of the historical event. In other words, what were the underlying factors that led to the historical event? Were there any immediate causes that precipitated the

event? 

B. Illustrate the course of your historical event. In other words, tell the story or narrative of your event. Who were the important participants? What did they do? Why? How do the

perspectives of the key participants differ? 

C. Describe the immediate and long-term consequences of the historical event for American society. In other words, how did the event impact American society? 

D. Discuss the historical evidence that supports your conclusions about the impact of the event on American society. Support your response with speci�c examples from your sources. 

Please note that the numbering included above directly aligns with the numbering of these elements as they are presented in the Project 2 Guidelines and Rubric. You will ultimately also need

to include a conclusion and reference list and make sure you communicate your essay’s overall message in your �nal historical analysis essay, but you do not need to do so in this submission.

You will be prompted to build upon this progress check submission to prepare your �nal historical analysis essay for submission in Module Eight. 

What to Submit

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The Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 2 must be submitted as a 1- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.

Follow the formatting of the example included in Module Six: Analyzing History, continued, learning block 6-4 (page 1) in the webtext, and include identifying information (name, course code

and title, name of university, and date) as well as section headings (draft submission) as appropriate.

Historical Analysis Essay Progress Check 2 Rubric

Criteria Pro�cient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Body: Causes  Describes the causes of historical event,

citing source(s) 

Describes the causes of historical event,

but with gaps in detail, accuracy, clarity, or

citation 

Does not describe the causes of historical

event 

20

Body: Course  Illustrates course of historical event, citing

source(s) 

Illustrates course of historical event, but

with gaps in detail, accuracy, clarity, or

citation 

Does not illustrate course of historical

event 

20

Body: Consequences  Describes immediate and long-term

consequences of historical event for

American society, citing source(s) 

Describes immediate and long-term

consequences of historical event for

American society, but with gaps in detail,

accuracy, clarity, or citation 

Does not describe immediate and long-

term consequences of historical event for

American society 

20

Body: Evidence  Discusses historical evidence that supports

conclusions about impact of event on

American society, citing source(s) and

providing speci�c examples 

Discusses historical evidence that supports

conclusions about impact of event on

American society, but with gaps in detail,

support, or citation 

Does not discuss historical evidence that

supports conclusions about impact of event

on American society 

20

Articulation of Response  Submission has no major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization 

Submission has major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that negatively impact

readability and articulation of main ideas 

Submission has critical errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that prevent understanding of

ideas 

20

Total: 100%