Speech on the Fourteen Points

Speech on the Fourteen Points

Work type:          Discussion Essay

Format:      APA

Pages:        1 pages ( 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level:  Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)

Subject or discipline:   History

Title: Response Paper 2 “Speech on the Fourteen Points”

Number of sources:     0

Paper instructions:     

USE GUIDELINES AS PROVIDED IN SYLLABUS: 3 paragraphs minimum.

A response paper is a critical analysis of a primary source based on the historical context in which it was written. This means that in order to write your paper you must use not only the primary source, but the textbook as well. Remember from the primary source worksheet that these “pieces of the past” were created for a reason. When you write your response paper, you should be trying to decipher what that reason was. Connect it to the time period in which it was created and the events that were occurring. What was its purpose and why was the author or artist motivated to create the document? What does this document tell us about an event, person, idea, etc.? A well-written response paper should start with a brief description of the historical context (no more than one paragraph) and then analyze why the source was important and why it was created.

Do not just summarize the source! I have read all of these primary sources and do not need to hear them over again. Focus on analysis, not summary.  _____________________________________________________