Homework M3: Analysis – Exploring American Monuments
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General Instructions: Answer questions in a thoughtful, clear, and complete manner by writing several full sentences
and including specific examples in your responses. You are encouraged to make connections to previous assignments,
other courses, and your own life experience. Please use the same numbering system and include the questions in your
document.
Do not use direct quotations. It is essential that you learn to paraphrase or summarize. You will be expected to use MLA
in-text citations and Works Cited at the end of each assignment for the primary source article and any other articles or
websites you used to develop your response. Italicize works of art, just as you would like books and film.
Refer to Purdue Owl for guidance on
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
(https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/using_research/quoting_paraphrasing_and_summarizing/index.html)
citing works (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/resources.html)
Assignment Instructions: Investigate all of the memorials listed below and consider them through form and content.
What is each memorial representing (context/history)? How does each on do this? What types of symbols, imagery,
architectural elements are used and to what effect? Are the memorials successful? How does each contribute to our
sense of American identity?
• Korean Veterans War Memorial (specifically the statues and wall)
• Manzanar National Historic Site
• Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
• Vietnam Memorial (including the controversy over its creation)
• 9/11 Memorial
4/8/2020 Homework M3: Analysis – Exploring American Monuments
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Total Points: 20.0
Criteria Ratings Pts
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Content: Relevance of response to the question
Answer is complete; sufficient detail provided to support assertions; factually correct.
Analysis
Organizes and synthesizes evidence to reveal insightful
patterns, differences, or similarities related to the
question.
Organization and Logic of Answer
Clear and logical presentation; good development of an
argument; Transitions are made clearly and smoothly.
Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Uses language that skillfully communicates meaning to
readers with clarity and fluency.
Clear, readable, prose. Good use
of transitions; no problems with
spelling, punctuation, or grammar. Infrequent and