Susan M. Hill, The Clay We are Made Of:  Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River, University of Manitoba Press
https://copywritingcourse.com/how-to-write-a-book-summary/

*** substitute the linked chapter summary template for the one provided in the method

Notes, 5 marks:
– using provided method take complete notes for the entire book entirely in your own words, no marks will be given in this section for notes that are mainly a series of quotations from the book, notes must identify page numbers meticulously

Summary, 10 marks:
– the idea here is that having read the book carefully and noted down all the main points in your own words, you can articulate the content from all sections in prose, clearly, and succinctly in your own words.  Direct

  This assignment gives you the opportunity to analyze and interpret primary
sources available on the internet. This is historians work: to critically read and
analyze speeches, diaries, government documents, letters, newspaper articles, etc.
to understand the motives and conduct of people in the past. The final product of
your reading and analysis will be a 2-4 page single-spaced essay (minimum: 2 full 1.0-
spaced pages, 1 inch margins, PLUS bibliography).
Two KEYs to doing well on this assignment: 1) find interesting primary sources
from the era 1989-90 or so, and 2) thoughtfully analyze them, displaying cool
bits of what you find (in short quotes and paraphrasing). This is the essence of
HISTORICAL RESEARCH: using a variety of sources to craft an original thesis
that you then support with short quotes and evidence from those sources.
  As you read, consider some of the themes and motivations for the fall of
communism in Eastern Europe. Why did the people want change? What do the primary
sources teach us about how people lived under the communist regime? What was unique
about life behind the iron curtain? Why did people oppose Communist Party rule in their
country? What were their main complaints? What was missing from their lives or what did
they want that they couldnt have under the restrictions of communist rule?
  To give your essay a clear focus, I recommend that you choose a specific East
European country for your focus: Bulgaria, Romania, East Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland, or the USSR/Soviet Union (even
though that occurred in 1991).
  Your essay must include reference to at least 3 different primary sources.
Thats the minimum. The best essays will use 4-6 different primary sources because in many
cases 3 will not be enough to craft a thesis and support it with short quotes and
paraphrasing.

  This assignment gives you the opportunity to analyze and interpret primary
sources available on the internet. This is historians work: to critically read and
analyze speeches, diaries, government documents, letters, newspaper articles, etc.
to understand the motives and conduct of people in the past. The final product of
your reading and analysis will be a 2-4 page single-spaced essay (minimum: 2 full 1.0-
spaced pages, 1 inch margins, PLUS bibliography).
Two KEYs to doing well on this assignment: 1) find interesting primary sources
from the era 1989-90 or so, and 2) thoughtfully analyze them, displaying cool
bits of what you find (in short quotes and paraphrasing). This is the essence of
HISTORICAL RESEARCH: using a variety of sources to craft an original thesis
that you then support with short quotes and evidence from those sources.
  As you read, consider some of the themes and motivations for the fall of
communism in Eastern Europe. Why did the people want change? What do the primary
sources teach us about how people lived under the communist regime? What was unique
about life behind the iron curtain? Why did people oppose Communist Party rule in their
country? What were their main complaints? What was missing from their lives or what did
they want that they couldnt have under the restrictions of communist rule?
  To give your essay a clear focus, I recommend that you choose a specific East
European country for your focus: Bulgaria, Romania, East Germany,
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland, or the USSR/Soviet Union (even
though that occurred in 1991).
  Your essay must include reference to at least 3 different primary sources.
Thats the minimum. The best essays will use 4-6 different primary sources because in many
cases 3 will not be enough to craft a thesis and support it with short quotes and
paraphrasing.

1. Discuss your assessment of the authors thesis. What is he trying to present to the
reader, how is he trying to do so, and why does he believe his perspective is useful to
our understanding of the broader subject? Do you find his approach compelling?
2. The author provides only limited historical background when combined with your
existing knowledge of the 1960s and the Johnson Administration, did you find it
sufficient? Did you think the specific examples given in the early chapters were wellchosen, in that they supported the authors contentions?
3. The sources referenced make clear that there were many factors and forces at work
during 1968. What were these, and do the sources make clear why they were
important? How much can we infer about the big picture from these individual
perspectives?
4. How, if at all, does the inclusion of photographs from the period support the authors
approach?
5. Based on what youve read so far, what do you expect from the rest of the book? Did
the first few chapters provide a good sense of what the author intends to present later
on, or is it vague or unclear?

1. Consider your understanding of the author’s thesis. In the context of this, think about
the events described in each chapter thus far – how do they support your
understanding of the thesis? What specific details of LBJ’s handling of these events
might be useful in making your assessment of the author’s work?
2. How did LBJ’s decision not to seek reelection in 1968 affect his actions after the 31
March speech? Did the lack of need for votes in November alter the way he governed,
or did he continue on mostly as before?
3. How did Johnson handle the assassinations of King and Kennedy in the spring of
1968? How did the public’s views of these two men differ from LBJ’s? Did Johnson’s
public statements and private views differ, and if so, how and why?
4. By the end of the summer, Johnson had faced both domestic and foreign crises, some
of his own making. How did his approach to situations he helped to create (Vietnam,
the Fortas affair) differ from those that occurred largely without his influence
(Czechoslovakia, the MLK and RFK assassinations)?

1. How did LBJ handle the events of his last few months in office? Would his actions have
been different earlier in the year? How, if at all, did he change over the course of the
year?
2. Now that you have completed the book, what is your overall assessment? Did your
initial thoughts about the thesis hold up? Did the author achieve his purpose as you
understand it? Did he make a convincing argument in favor of his thesis? What made it
convincing or not?
3. No book review can cover every subject contained in the book being assessed. What
topics were most effective in making the author’s case? Which were less so?
4. Is this a book primarily about the history of 1968, or is it first a time-limited biography of
Lyndon Johnson? What is the relationship between the year and the president? How
does understanding one aspect of this help to understand the other?
5. Viewed from today’s perspective more than fifty years later, how should we view the
last year of Johnson’s presidency? Is our modern view different from the view of people
at the time? Why or why not?
6. To whom would you recommend this book, and why? What are the strong and weak
points of it? What would make it better

For this assignment I need you to write a Book Precis over the following book.

Into the American Woods: Negotiations on the Pennsylvania Frontier by James H. Merrell (Author) Illustrated January 17, 2000

Use the following link on how to setup the Book Precis please I need format from this website.

https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/nonfictionanalysis/

I have also uploaded a Precis Example that you can go by.

Please read the paper details and make sure to answer each question of the prompt(citation details are mentioned in it, make sure to use the footnote function and cite page numbers correctly) . Your thesis statement (a precise one- or two-sentence statement of your papers MAIN idea) should appear somewhere in your introduction. You need to incorporate a lot of specific evidencedetails and quotations from your sources in support of your ideas. Each body paragraph should start with a topic sentence(argument) which is your OWN IDEA. It should not be the author’s idea or facts. Compare and analyze both the author’s readings in ONE paragraph and not individual para for each. NO OUTSIDE SOURCES ALLOWED. You need to include (MANDATORY):
1)Vannevar Bush, As We May Think, The Atlantic, July 1945
2) Rebecca Lemov, Towards a Data Base of Dreams: Assembling an Archive of
Elusive Materials, c. 1947-61, History Workshop Journal 67, no. 1 (2009): 44-68
3) Professor Pietruskas video lecture from Module 11.2 and/or the Computer History
Museum video on History of Databases
Links of the videos- https://youtu.be/TuvicJ3ozPk
https://youtu.be/KG-mqHoXOXY
NOTE: Compulsorily use the above videos.

Write a first draft of your research paper. The first draft should be 3,000-3,750 words (approximately 12-15 pages if the template is used correctly), not including the required bibliography and cover page. Be sure to include the following:

1. Affirm your thesis on the approved American Southwest topic you have selected.
2. Describe key events and people that affected your American Southwest topic.
3. Explain the pertinent political, economic, and military background that provides the backdrop for your topic.
4. Explain cultural developments, including social, intellectual, and religious themes, which explicate your topic.
5. Discuss how your sources affect the theme of your research paper.
6. Utilize research to validate your ideas and supporting claims.