For your Reflection Paper assignment, You will:
- Read The 1619 Project and listen to its companion Podcast
- Read The 1776 Report (Chapters 1-4)
- Produce a one to two-page paper, which should include addressing the questions below. Your paper should also consider the materials (readings, videos, documents, etc.) presented throughout this course.
- Do these projects differ in how they approach early American History? If yes, how?
- What are the significant differences between these projects’ overarching narratives of the nation’s founding?
- Do you agree or disagree with either project, as a whole or in part? If in part, specify which part(s).
- Provide your overall assessment/critique of both projects.
- Why do you think these projects sparked a nationwide debate about how we teach American History in this nation?
