First Writing Assignment for EUH 2030—Modern Europe

Students must write a research paper--using both primary and secondary sources--that
answers the following question:

Discuss how and to what extent Enlightenment ideas influenced the political, social,
and cultural policies of the French Revolutionary period (1789-1815)? Make sure
you have a thesis (a general argument) and provide examples and details to support your
answer.

• The Rough Draft of the writing assignment is due on Friday Sept 25. You will
bring a hard copy of your rough draft to class on that date and use it for peer
review. The Final Draft is due on Wednesday, Sept 30. The Final draft will be
uploaded to Turnitin.com before midnight. Late papers will be penalized by one
grade per class session.

• This paper is worth 20% of the course grade.

• The length of the paper should be 4-5 pages (approximately 1500 words not
including citations).

• The paper must be typed in Times New Roman and double-spaced.

• For background information refer to Chapter 19 in Levack and Part IV in

Kishlansky. You must provide at least 3 outside sources (besides Levack and
Kishlansky). Do not use an Encyclopedia, including Wikipedia, as an academic
source. Encyclopedias are reference works and not research!

• All sources must be correctly cited using the Chicago Manual of Style. You must
use footnotes or endnotes and also have a Bibliography page. You can find
information about the Chicago Manual of Style at
www.chicagomanualofstyle.org or you can go to Dianahacker.com to look up
citations and bibliographic information.