HIST 1302 DIL Oral History Outline Guidelines

David Lauderback
Professor of History

ORAL HISTORY REPORT
OUTLINE GUIDELINES
U.S. HISTORY II — DIL
A-LEVEL OBJECTIVE

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For the grade of A

In addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all 5 exams, and make an overall course average of 80% (24 out of 30 questions)
AND
produce one A-Level Objective: the Oral History Report. See the Course Schedule for the exam deadlines and the deadline by which you must:
a.) submit the respondent for your oral history report;
b.) submit the outline for your oral history report; and
c.) turn in the completed oral history report.

NOTE: You do NOT have to complete the Book Review AND the Oral History Report to qualify for an A in the course. You do the Book Review for a B OR the Oral History Report for an A.

Remember, in addition to the two course contacts, the student must take all 5 exams, and make an overall course average of 80% (24 out of 30 questions) to be eligible to complete the Book Review for a B OR the Oral History Report for an A.

See your Course Schedule for the dates by which you must: select a Respondent, turn in a preliminary Outline, and turn in the Recorded Interview and the Final Draft.

Outline Requirements

Students who plan to complete the Final Draft of the Oral History Report MUST complete an Outline. The Outline MUST be produced according to the directions below. There are specific requirements for each part of the Final Draft. Students MUST highlight the key information to be contained in the Final Draft using the template below. Additionally, students MUST follow the specific format guidelines listed below. The Outline will assist you in developing the Final Draft. Students who submit the Outline before the deadline listed in the Final Draft will be permitted to revise their Outline as necessary.

Preparing the Outline

The Outline will follow the format below:

"Title"
By [Your Name]

I. Introduction

State your thesis. In one sentence, tell me what you have learned from this person about the war or wars through which they lived. Be sure to make this an active sentence that tells the reader what you think and why.
II. Life History and Analysis
A. Biographical Summary
List the key biographical data, e.g., birthplace, childhood, hometown, and education; marital status, children.
Be sure to give the appropriate citation for the interviewee. See Documentation below for the guidelines for academic citation of your respondent.
B. Experiences
List the key experiences that you will focus on in the Final Draft.
Be sure to give the appropriate citation for the interviewee. See Documentation below for the guidelines for academic citation of your respondent.
C. Themes
In a list, characterize the significance of the following themes to your respondent: ideology, patriotism, and racism.
Ex. Ideology: (Name) did not think about ideology, but acknowledges that it mattered a great deal;
Patriotism: the reason why he went to war; and
Racism: a fact of life in the South
Be sure to give the appropriate citation for the interviewee. See Documentation below for the guidelines for academic citation of your respondent.
D. Comparison
List the secondary sources (minimum three), that you intend to use to compare your respondent's experiences. Your textbook -- America Past and Present -- may be used as one of your secondary sources. Be sure to include the page numbers from which you will draw your comparison. Be sure to give the appropriate citation for the all references. See Documentation below for the guidelines for academic citation of your secondary works.
E. Reaction
State your reaction. In one sentence, tell me your reaction to the interview. Next, list your reactions to the interview: what did you learn? Agreements? Disagreements? Biases?
Be sure to give the appropriate citation for the interviewee. See Documentation below for the guidelines for academic citation of your respondent.

III. Conclusion
Re-state your thesis on one sentence.

The Outline MUST also conform to the format requirements of the Final Draft. Students will produce the Outline following the format guidelines below.

Format Requirements

ALL ASSIGNMENTS -- OUTLINE AND FINAL DRAFT -- MUST CONFORM TO THE FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS BELOW. ANY OUTLINE OR FINAL DRAFT THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE FORMAT SPECIFICATIONS BELOW WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The format requirements for the completed Outline and Final Draft are:

Staple -- upper left corner;

Page numbers -- top right;

Title -- Top, center, page 1;

Name -- Center; below title with appropriate spacing (see below);

Text -- Begins right below the name on page 1, with appropriate spacing (see below):

Spacing -- TRIPLE spaced, typed or from a printer;

Margins -- one (1) inch from the edge of the page on the: top, left, right, and bottom;

Pitch -- 12;

Font -- Times Roman preferred;

Length -- 7 pp; [There is no length requirement for the Outline; the FINAL DRAFT must be 7 pp.]

End notes -- place at the end of your document; [Not counted in the length. See Documentation below.]

Bibliography -- on a separate page. [Not counted in the length. See Documentation below.]

Please:

DO NOT BOLDFACE; or
DO NOT ITALICIZE; or
DO NOT JUSTIFY

your text.

The above particulars are designed to ensure that all students complete works of similar length.

Please:

Do NOT use folders or other such binders; and
You do NOT need a cover sheet.

Documentation

ALL ASSIGNMENTS -- OUTLINE OR FINAL DRAFT -- MUST CONFORM TO THE DOCUMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS BELOW. ANY OUTLINE OR FINAL DRAFT THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE DOCUMENTATION SPECIFICATIONS BELOW WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

The documentation requirements for the completed Outline and Final Draft are:

endnotes; and
bibliography

To ensure that you give credit where credit is due, please refer to the source from which you extracted information. Please use end notes to document your sources using the appropriate formatting (see above). For the correct style, see John Grossman, ed., The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005). You can also use an abbreviated version by Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). The ACC Library has a new link to Turabian. Both guides can be found at the ACC Library. Include a Bibliography on a separate page (with no page number), at the end of your Outline, and Final Draft. Here you provide a complete citation for each work cited. Please use the appropriate formatting (see above). And, please, do NOT ask if you can use MLA. Use the Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.

Grading Policy

The Outline will be graded "ACCEPTED" or "NOT ACCEPTED." Recognize that an Outline rife with misspellings and grammatical errors will NOT be considered acceptable. Any outline that does NOT conform to the format specifications above will NOT be accepted. If you submit your Outline before the deadline date in the Course Schedule and it is graded "NOT ACCEPTED" you may revise it and resubmit it prior to the deadline date. Any Outline that is not submitted by the deadline listed in the Course Schedule will NOT be accepted.

If the Outline receives a final grade of "NOT ACCEPTED" then the student will NOT be permitted to submit the Final Draft.

Deadlines

STUDENTS WHO DO NOT TURN IN AN OUTLINE BY 5:00 PM ON THE DEADLINE LISTED IN THE COURSE SCHEDULE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO SUBMIT A FINAL DRAFT;

Students may submit the Outline via e-mail as a Word attachment or by turning in a hard copy to my box at ACC Rio Grande NO LATER THAN 5:00 PM on the deadline listed in the Course Schedule.

See your Course Schedule for the dates by which you must: select a Respondent, turn in a preliminary Outline, and turn in the Recorded Interview, and submit the Final Draft.