Guidelines for the Essay Assignment:Read: Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants Since 1882, by Roger Daniels.Answer the following questions based ONLY on the book:1. Discuss the attitudes toward immigration of both politicians and the public prior to the Civil War.2. Explain the major changes in immigration policy from 1882-1965. Include the reasons (political, social, or both) for those policies, and the consequences of those policies.3. According to the author, what influence did 9/11 have on immigration policies? Does he offer implications or suggestions for the future?Writing the paper:1. In the upper left hand corner, include your name, class time, and date. This should be single spaced.2. Include a title, centered on the page. (DO NOT include a title page)3. Use 10 point font, left alignment for the main body of your text. The body should be double-spaced.4. You must include an introduction, no more than one page, and a thesis statement. Here, you want to introduce the topic, you can use information from the book itself or your textbook. You can also use outside sources, but the sources MUST be from academic journals. To find these journal articles, utilize the HCC library webpage. Two good search engines to find articles are: Academic Search Complete and JSTOR. DO NOT USE NON-ACADEMIC SOURCES. This means no Wikipedia or similar websites. You MUST cite your work.5. You must have a conclusion.6. Your paper must be at least 5 full pages.7. Use quotations sparingly, you should have no more than 4 in your paper. Each quotation MUST be cited.8. Even if you do not use quotations, you MUST CITE YOUR WORK. At the very LEAST one citation per paragraph. You can use either MLA style OR Chicago style for your citations.9. You MUST have a Works Cited page.10. Check your work for spelling and grammar errors. This will count for 10% of the overall grade.11. Do your own work!12. To turn in the paper:a. Save your paper to your computer or a flash drive. Please have your last name in the title.b. Click on the link titled “Guarding the Golden Door Paper.”c. Click on “Submissions”d. Follow the links to upload your papere. You may be prompted to register through Turnitin.comAND AGAIN: You can also use outside sources, but the sources MUST be from academic journals. To find these journal articles, utilize the HCC library webpage. Two good search engines to find articles are: Academic Search Complete and JSTOR. DO NOT USE NON-ACADEMIC SOURCES. This means no Wikipedia or similar websites. You MUST cite your work.
