HISTORY Writing Plan Project Progress 3 Prompt: Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas has considered how historians communicate their message to a specific audience

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HISTORY Writing Plan Project Progress 3

Prompt: Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas has considered how historians communicate their message to a specific audience. Return to your submission for Progress Check 2 and identify an audience that would be interested in your event and research question and describe how and why you would tailor your message to that audience. You will also describe primary and secondary sources you could use to research your historical event.

Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the following elements of your Project 1: Writing Plan

In Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, complete the following element:

I. Describe at least two primary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: How do these sources relate to your secondary sources? What do they add to your understanding of the event? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event?

In Module Three: Communicating Historical Ideas, you must work toward the following element:

Create a thesis statement based on your research question. This will help you address these two critical elements later on:

II. Identify an audience that would be interested in your historical event and research question. For example, who would benefit most from hearing your message?

III. Describe how and why you can tailor your message to your audience, providing specific examples. For example, will your audience understand historical terminology and principles associated with your event, or will you need to explain these? How will you communicate effectively with your audience?