Social responsibility is defined as a demonstration of civic responsibility and its engagement in
various larger communities. Personal responsibility is defined as an evaluation of choices and
actions of others or one’s own actions, and relate the consequences (good and/or bad) to decisionmaking. Students must discuss these issues using critical thinking and effectively communicate
their views on these topics in their papers. The paper must discuss the social and personal
responsibility of both the writers of the documents and modern interpreters of the documents.
The easiest way to do this is to analyze the primary document (the Federalist Paper of your
choice) in the first half of the paper and use primary and secondary sources in the second half to
address how modern American deal with or dealt with the same issues in their time.
various larger communities. Personal responsibility is defined as an evaluation of choices and
actions of others or one’s own actions, and relate the consequences (good and/or bad) to decisionmaking. Students must discuss these issues using critical thinking and effectively communicate
their views on these topics in their papers. The paper must discuss the social and personal
responsibility of both the writers of the documents and modern interpreters of the documents.
The easiest way to do this is to analyze the primary document (the Federalist Paper of your
choice) in the first half of the paper and use primary and secondary sources in the second half to
address how modern American deal with or dealt with the same issues in their time.
***I have chosen Federalist Papers number 84.
Tips from the teacher:
Writing tips:
1. Statements such as “I think…” “I feel…” “I believe…” “This showed personal/social
responsibility by…” and any other statement like these should not find their way into your paper.
You can express these sentiments without resorting to high school level writing.
2. You do not need to introduce the book, author, etc. It is a waste of time in such a concise paper.
Get to the point!
3. Do not use contractions in formal writing (don’t, won’t, can’t, etc.).
1. Statements such as “I think…” “I feel…” “I believe…” “This showed personal/social
responsibility by…” and any other statement like these should not find their way into your paper.
You can express these sentiments without resorting to high school level writing.
2. You do not need to introduce the book, author, etc. It is a waste of time in such a concise paper.
Get to the point!
3. Do not use contractions in formal writing (don’t, won’t, can’t, etc.).
Social and Personal Responsibility Paper: Students will choose one of The Federalist Papers to
analyze and write a 1-2 page paper (Formatting requirements: single-spaced, Times New Roman,
12 point font, 1” margins, no headings except name and paper title); Papers not meeting the stated
formatting requirements will be docked 5 points). The definition of “1-2 page” is 1 full page (not
half a page or ¾ of a page), with no words on a third page. This is meant to help students learn to
write in a precise and concise manner. Citations must be done in Chicago (Turabian) format.
Papers done in MLA format will be docked points. A
analyze and write a 1-2 page paper (Formatting requirements: single-spaced, Times New Roman,
12 point font, 1” margins, no headings except name and paper title); Papers not meeting the stated
formatting requirements will be docked 5 points). The definition of “1-2 page” is 1 full page (not
half a page or ¾ of a page), with no words on a third page. This is meant to help students learn to
write in a precise and concise manner. Citations must be done in Chicago (Turabian) format.
Papers done in MLA format will be docked points. A
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/f/the-federalist/summary-and-analysis/section-xiii-conclusions-federalist-no-84-hamilton
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed84.asp
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