New York in the Civil War

 Your final essay will be based on NEW YORK IN THE CIVIL WAR GOTHAM, 852-905. Your essay should be submitted through the Assignment Link which will connect to SafeAssign. Write a three – five page critically thinking essay based on pages 852-905. You are to present your argument and back your argument up with the correctly cited documentation You “must” do research outside of the text. This research must be included in your paper. Example: You can do research on The Fugitive Slave Laws or Dred Scott Decision. Critical Thinking/Essay SafeAssign can only come back the maximum 20% cited sources. If SafeAssign comes back more than 20%, you will receive a “0” on your final paper. The final essay “must” be in MLA style Go to purdue owl or JJ Library for correct way to cite Checklist: 1. What is your purpose in the essay? Does the essay fulfill the assignment? 2. What is the tone of the essay? How does the tone align with the overall purpose, the intended audience, and the context of the writing? 3. Is your topic sufficiently focused? What is the thesis statement? 4. What assertions do you make to support the thesis statement? How do you support these assertions? What specific evidence do you provide? 5. Are paragraphs arranged in an effective sequence? What order do you use? Is each paragraph thoroughly developed? 6. Is the introduction effective? How do you engage the reader’s attention? 7. Is the conclusion appropriate for the essay’s purpose? Does it draw the essay together, or does it seem disconnected and abrupt?