Over the course of the semester students will write two brief reports on assigned primary sources, that is to say, direct historical evidence of a time period, event, person, group, etc. You will report on each article by writing a 1–2-page paper that explains how the source can be used as evidence to support the Global Storylines and relates to key terms we’ve encountered in Worlds Together, Worlds Apart.
With this paper, you will be constructing an argument of sorts to explain what point (or points) the primary source describes. Make sure to include a thesis statement in your first paragraph about what you will be saying. Include specific evidence from the text of the primary source to back up your point.
For this second Primary Source Analysis, you will be using one or more of the songs that were assigned as part of your reading, which covered the period from World War II to the end of Apartheid. You can write about just one song and how it relates to the larger historical context given in WTWA or you can compare songs, write about songs with a similar themes, etc. Just make sure to reference specific lyrics and, when appropriate, musical elements in the songs when making your comparisons to Global Storylines and key terms.
Remember to include full citations of your sources somewhere in your report (in a footnote or in a separate bibliography/works cited; whatever you’re comfortable with).
WTWA SONGS:
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/moskva-odessa-moskva-odessa-moscow-odessa.html