Book: Sam Houston.
Book: Sam Houston
A Study in Leadership Author: Bill O’Neal (state historian of Texas) Book report Instructions: History Writing Assignment RUBRIC FOR PAPER PROJECT: BOOK REVIEW OR RESEARCH PAPER Choose a monograph on Texas history. If it is on the approved list that is fine, if not, get my approval. Find at least two outside reviews of the book from a site such as JSTOR ( http://ezproxy.ctcd.edu:2048/login?url=http://www.jstor.org ). The rubric below will be used in grading your book review. Reading the rubric ahead of time will give you a fairly clear idea of the expectations. Each book review is to be at least 5-pages in length, typed double-spaced with proper academic style. Any quotations must have a citation (last name, page number, in parentheses). In place of a title, a proper MLA bibliographic citation for each book should precede your review (as in the book review section of any academic journal; see below for template). Find the author’s thesis and assess his or her use of evidence to support this thesis. Comments on readability and style are allowed. The review should contain a summary of the major arguments, and an assessment based on your knowledge of Texas history, the readings and lectures, as well as comments by other reviewers. Set the book in historical context. Once completed, upload a copy to safeassign for plagiarism check and turn in a hard copy for grade. Prepare a 5-8 min presentation on the most interesting thing you discovered as a result of reading this book. Research Paper alternative. As an alternative, you may do a five to ten-page research paper on a topic in Texas history. See me for more guidance if you wish to do this. GRADING CRITERIA: (Rubric on page 2)