Then, contrast this view with the explanation proposed in the Ishmael book. In the second paper, you will examine the relationship between agriculture and the settlement of the Great Plains of the central United States, specifically its consequences for the environment and the people who settled. The role of women in the settlement of the Plains, especially their involvement in agriculture, is an understudied and often misunderstood topic. Use this or another book to discuss the human dimension of agriculture in the Great Plains, connecting back to the themes listed under Organizational Themes , above. If you would like to do your second paper on a different topic in the history of agriculture, that is also acceptable, but get the okay for the topic from me first.
Writing is a process .
However, with practice and repetition, we can all become better writers. To assist in that process, you will do an outline of each paper, due one week before the paper is due. I will read this outline and you will also discuss it with a small group in class. The outline should list, in bulleted form, the main points or arguments that you plan to make in the paper. Final drafts of the papers should be prepared using a computer word-processing program.