Select any jazz musician you have learned about throughout modules 1-5 to do deeper research on, explaining their influence on jazz history. Discuss the various events and people that shaped their life and career.
Checklist and Template for your History of Jazz Music Essay
*Use Times New Roman font, size 12, double spaced.
Page 1 – Cover Page: Includes the following information, centered.
Title of Assignment
Student Name
Course Name
Pages 2 and 3 – Main Essay: Includes 5, total paragraphs.
Paragraph 1 – Introduction: What/Who is your essay about and what main points will you focus on?
Paragraphs 2, 3, & 4 – Body: Presentation of facts and main points.
Paragraph 5 – Conclusion: Summary of your main points.
Page 4 – References Page in APA format: Includes our course textbook and two other sources. (*Reminder that Wikipedia is not allowed as a source).
Cite our textbook as: Ulven, J. (2022, August 18). History of Jazz Music. Excel High School. https://www.excelhighschool.com
To cite a source with a given author: Author’s last name, First initial. (Year, Month, Day). Title of article. Title of page. web address
To cite a source without a given author: Title of article. (Year, Month, Day). Title of page. web address
*If no date is given, use (n.d.) in the date spot.
In-text Citations: Add an in-text citation from each source within your essay. In-text citations come after a direct quote or piece of information taken directly from the source.
To in-text cite a source with a given author: (Author’s last name, Year). For example, our textbook is in-text cited as: (Ulven, 2022).
To in-text cite a source without a given author: (Title of article, Year).