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In this final assignment, you will once again ask and answer a research question by utilizing primary source databases available through the UCI Library. Your research question should relate to course material presented after the midterm (1980-present). The final paper also asks you to reflect on the progress of your writing in this class. The science of teaching and learning shows us that assessing your own progress and intentionally employing acquired skillsets help you to retain these strengths in the future. Like the midterm, you must complete each constituent component of this assignment. A successful example submission has been posted to the module. RubricStudent completed Step One and clearly reflected on the feedback received on the midterm – 3 pointsStudent completed Step Two and clearly reflected on the skillsets practiced in the micropapers – 3 pointsStudent completed Step Three and offered a powerful analytic research question related to the history of migration in Europe, 1980 to the present – 2 pointsStudent completed Step Four and located a primary source using a library database and provided its complete citation – 3 pointsStudent completed Step Five, offered a robust and clearly written answer with citations of both lecture(s) and primary source – 4Student completed Step Six and reflected on how they practiced and integrated writing skills in their assignment – 1 Step One: Reflect on the midterm (4-8 sentences total)In this step, return to the feedback you received on the midterm assignment and summarize it in 1-3 sentences. Taking into account the feedback issued by your TA and your own assessment of your work, identify in three-five sentences the greatest strength of the assignment and the area in which you most need to improve. Please also identify how you will address this feedback in your final paper. Step Two: Reflect on the micropapers (4-6 sentences total)Look at the grades you have earned on your micropapers. Return to the assignment instructions for the micropapers on which you earned the highest and lowest grades. Identify in four-six sentences the skills in which you excelled and those where you can improve. Note that when I say “skills,” I mean the core focus of each micropaper assignment: for example, paraphrasing quotations, analyzing perspective, formulating a research question, integrating context, etc. These skills are flagged at the top of every assignment as well as in the “learning goals” section. State how these skills might be relevant to this assignment. Step Three: Identify a research question (1-2 sentences)Identify a research question related to the history of migration in modern Europe (1980-present). Unlike the

midterm, you do not need to show how you arrived at this question. Instead, record the final research question that you wish to employ in this paper. For tips on formulating research questions revisit these resources: micropaper 4 on asking a research question; midterm info session Q&A and midterm slides.Step Four: Choose a database, locate and cite a primary sourcePick from among only the databases listed below. An asterisk signals that you will need to login using your UCI VPN. Identify a primary source related to your research topic and provide a complete citation using MLA style. A complete example of this assignment, including the citation, is provided in the module. Access World News * (Links to an external site.)Articles from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources. Most newspapers have only 1990s – CURRENT content.Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1941-1996) * (Links to an external site.)English translation of foreign broadcast transcripts and news.The Guardian (Manchester, England) * (Links to an external site.)Coverage: 1821-2003(London) Times Digital Archive * (Links to an external site.)Coverage: 1785-2008Proquest International Newsstand * (Links to an external site.)A collection of more than 600 of the world’s newspapers. Coverage varies but mostly includes only the last 5 to 10 years of a newspaper. Make sure to search within European newspapers.The Economist (Historical Archive) * (Links to an external site.)Coverage: 1843-2014. Presents comprehensive analysis of global news every week.Europeana (Links to an external site.) Draws from diverse European museums and libraries; literary, textual and visual sourcesSee especially Europeana: Migration Collection (Links to an external site.)And stories from and about refugees (Links to an external site.).Gallica (Links to an external site.) [in English with most sources in French] Step Five: Answer your research question (1-2 paragraphs)Reflecting on the breadth of skills and content acquired in this class, write a 1-2 paragraph answer to your research question by analyzing your chosen primary source. Be sure to provide in-text parenthetical citations for lectures & sources. For tips on writing a well-organized paragraph that advances an argument, integrates evidence, and reflects on the significance of the research findings, see the example for this assignment as well as the example for micropaper 4, which outlines successful organization. Step Six: Self reflection (4-6 sentences)Re-read the answer you provided in step five and now write a reflection addressing to what extent your answer built upon strengths you identified in the midterm and micropapers and whether your answer corrected the areas where you most needed to improve.