“African Immigrants in Kentucky: One Personal Story of Migration and its Impact”
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ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Choose one interview from the African Immigrants in the Bluegrass Oral History Project at the University of Kentucky’s Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7tb27prz26. Listen to the interview carefully and write an essay analyzing its contents and what they say about migration and its impact on people’s lives and the countries that host them. Rather than presenting a mere summary of the interview, you must show that you are able to apply the kinds of skills that scholars use when engaging with sources of evidence. Feel free to use other secondary sources to supplement this primary source (at least 2-3 sources).
Helpful tips as you complete this assignment:
Construct a thesis (central or main argument), using specific details from the primary source(s) document to support that thesis. (Instructor Note: General Education, Clarity of Expression).
Who wrote this document, when was it written, why was it written, and who was the intended audience? What core historical concepts relating to African studies are discussed in this document? Be specific and identify terms and concepts we have learned in the course (Instructor Note: General Education, Comprehension).
Critically analyze the perspectives gleaned from the interview. Your essay should engage with the following questions: (a) Why and how did the interviewee leave their African country of birth? (b) What challenges did the interviewee face after resettling in Kentucky? (c) How did the interviewee utilize the opportunities they found in Kentucky to improve themselves? (c) What does the experience of this particular interviewee tell us about Kentucky? (Instructor Note: General Education, Integration).
What does this document reveal about the social-cultural, political, economic problems, progress, or promise of African immigrants in Kentucky and the United States? (Instructor Note: General Education, Perspectives E6).
To what extent does this document debunk or extend the historical or contemporary stereotypes, misconceptions, and misrepresentations about Africans immigrants residing in the United States? What is the significance of this document in understanding issues surrounding Africans in diaspora and their contributions to Kentucky and the United States?
Instructions:
The paper should be 4-5 pages in length, typewritten, double-spaced and paginated.
The paper should have a title.
The paper should contain a clear statement of thesis which should be included in the introduction, followed by a narrative that explicates the thesis, concluding with summation or restatement of the thesis.
The paper should be free of grammatical, spelling and syntactical errors.
The paper should contain at least 4 different quotes from the primary source (s) provided.
The paper should avoid plagiarism, whether intentional or unintentional. In general, both ideas and language (wording) taken from another writer must be properly acknowledged and cited (footnoted). Language borrowed from a source must be placed in quotation marks.
Use the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. Your Endnotes should be numbered sequentially throughout your paper in Arabic numerals. Numbers must be embedded automatically in the text (i.e. if endnotes are added or deleted the numbers change automatically).
GE ASSSSMENT WRITING RUBRIC
CRITERIA / SCALE
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Needs Improvement
Inadequate
Thesis
Thesis and purpose are clear to the reader; closely match the writing task
Thesis and purpose are fairly clear and match the writing task
Thesis and purpose are somewhat vague OR only loosely related to the writing task
Reader cannot determine thesis & purpose OR thesis has no relation to the writing task
Structure/Organization
Paper is logically organized; easily followed; effective, smooth, and logical transitions; professional format; has clear introduction and conclusion
Paper has a clear organizational structure with some digressions, ambiguities or irrelevances; easily followed; basic transitions; structured format; has some form of introduction and conclusion
There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevances are too many; difficult to follow; ineffective transitions; rambling format; vague introduction and conclusion
There is no apparent organization to the paper; difficult to follow; no or poor transitions; no format; no introduction or conclusion
Use of Sources/ Documentation
Uses sources to support, extend, and inform, but not substitute writer’s own development of idea. Combines material from a variety of sources. Doesn’t overuse quotes; conforms to Chicago style manual
Uses sources to support, extend, and inform, but not substitute writer’s own development of idea. Doesn’t overuse quotes, but may not always conform to required style manual
Uses relevant sources but lacks the skillful combination of sources; quotations & paraphrases may be too long and/or inconsistently referenced
Neglects important sources. Overuse of quotations or paraphrase to substitute writer’s own ideas. (Possibly uses source material without acknowledgement)
Sentence Structure, Grammar, Mechanics, & Spelling
All sentences are well constructed and have varied structure and length. The author makes no errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling.
Most sentences are well constructed and have varied structure and length. The author makes a few errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling, but they do not interfere with understanding
Most sentences are well constructed, but they have a similar structure and/or length. The author makes several errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling that interfere with understanding.
Sentences sound awkward, are distractingly repetitive, or are difficult to understand. The author makes numerous errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling that interfere with understanding.
HOW TO WORK ON THIS ASSIGNMENT ( EXAMPLE ESSAY/ DRAFT)
The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky offers insightful information about the lives of African immigrants in Kentucky through its African Immigrants in the Bluegrass Oral History Project. In order to investigate the effects of migration on people’s lives and the nations that receive them, this essay analyzes one of the interviews done for the project. This article specifically focuses on the experiences of one interviewee, detailing their reasons for leaving their native Africa, the difficulties they had after relocating to Kentucky, how they made use of the chances that were made available to them, and what this experience teaches us about Kentucky.
A woman from Liberia who left her country owing to political unrest and the start of a civil war is the interviewee.
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