Background Information/Research:  Contemporary World History, by William J. Duiker, pages 298-306, Class Lectures.   In addition to Kaffir Boy, you will need a minimum of 2 other sources, for a total of 3 sources in your bibliography.  You should go to the Saint Paul College library or your public library for books on Apartheid or South Africa.  Do NOT use internet encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.

 

Paper Questions:

What does this primary source document (Mark Mathabane’s Kaffir Boy) teach us about the era of apartheid in South Africa?  What are some of the historical themes that he illustrates in his memoir?  Does he do a good job of illustrating this time period/historical event?  Why or why not?

 

In answering these questions, you should provide some context:   explain what apartheid was, when it took place, and for what purposes.  Make sure that your essay is not merely a summary of the book (a book report), but rather an analysis of Mathabane’s memoir.   You should weave the background context into your analysis seamlessly.

 

Due Dates:

• Thesis, outline, and working bibliography due (please print out and turn in a paper copy). I will provide feedback on your outlines and return them to you after class.  Please feel free to email me your outline any time before then, particularly if you would like feedback on more than one draft.  Failure to turn in your thesis and outline will result in an automatic 10 point deduction. 
• Essay due via turnitin.com (If you have not created a turnitin account, please see the instructions on the last page of the Red Azalea Essay Guidelines, available on the course D2L under Materials/Content/Essays). The class ID is:  17217656.   Each day your essay is late, there will be a 10 point deduction in your grade.  After one week, I will no longer accept late essays.

Thesis/Outline:

By Thursday (or earlier), you should have:

• A clearly articulated thesis statement
• A well-organized outline with 3-5 sections (historical themes regarding the Apartheid Era that Mathabane demonstrates), with several specific examples underneath that
• Working Bibliography, with a minimum of three sources (one primary, two or more secondary)

 

Thesis:  Introduce the title of document/book, author, and historical themes that it illustrates.

 

Outline:  (this is just a suggestion for a framework, not a strict guideline)

 

1. First Historical Theme of Apartheid that Mathabane demonstrates
   1. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   2. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   3. Secondary Source background information (include quotes or page numbers)

 

 

 

1. Second Historical Theme of Apartheid that Mathabane demonstrates
   1. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   2. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
   3. Secondary Source background information (include quotes or page numbers)

 

• Third Historical Theme of Apartheid that Mathabane demonstrates
  1. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
  2. Primary Source example from book (include quotes or page numbers)
  3. Secondary Source background information (include quotes or page numbers)

 

 

Essay Content:

Your paper should have:

• An introductory paragraph which includes your clearly articulated thesis statement
• Historical Context, where you explain the historical backdrop of Mathabane’s book, the era of apartheid in South Africa
• The body of your essay, with 3-5 clearly defined sections according to your outline
• A clear conclusion, where you circle back to your thesis, only this time fleshed out with the benefit of the evidence that you have just shared

 

Essay Format:

• 4-6 typed pages
• Double-spaced, using 12 point font and 1-inch margins
• Any quotation or source information used MUST be cited correctly, using Chicago Manual of Style footnotes (do not use parenthetical references)
• A fully formatted bibliography, again using Chicago Manual of Style (see below)

 

How to Create a footnote in your paper:

If you are using Microsoft Word 2007:

1. In Microsoft Word, after you have typed your quote, after the quotation mark, click on Reference.
2. Click on Insert Footnote. This will place a superscript number after your quote and bring you to the bottom of your page.
3. Type in your bibliographical data in the correct format (see below).
4. When finished, click on the text of your paper again to continue writing.

 

Correct Footnote formatting:

Author First Name Last Name, Title of Book (Publication City: Publisher, Year), page number of your quote.

**Note:  After you have cited from a source once, if you cite from that same source again, you do not have to include a full citation, but only this:

Author Last Name, page number of your quote.

Correct Bibliography formatting:

Author Last Name, First Name.  Title of Book.  Publication City: Publisher, Year.