Mrs. Genvert
                                                                                                            History 201
                                                                                                            Spring 2013
Research Assignment
Captivity Narratives Comparison
Nabb Research Center

    The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast the lives of two settlers as presented in their captivity narrative.  Your sources are those documents found at the Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at SU.

    The product of this assignment will be the result of your own realistic creativity.  The purpose of your work is to examine two captivity stories.  The only requirement is that they should be at least 20 years apart and the states where captured must be different.  For example, compare someone captured in 1682 in Massachusetts and another narrative from 1756 in Pennsylvania.  Please proceed as follows:

                            1. Summarize each narrative briefly.

                            2. Compare and contrast these stories, keeping in mind some of the following details:

                                    -  situation when captured
                                    -  conditions while captured ( travel conditions, living quarters, food, chores, clothing,
                                        hygiene, marriage, children, etc.)
                                    -  kind vs. unkind treatment by natives
                                    -  any sense of religion by captive or captors
                                    -  situation of those left behind
                                    -  rescue details, if applicable, and assistance from accomplices

                            3. Draw any logical conclusions regarding the captivity experience in general, or as it pertains
                                to these two narratives.

    You will need to use the INDEX TO CAPTIVITY NARRATIVES

    This paper should not be shorter than 3 pages, or longer than 5 pages, double-spaced, typed, and carefully proofread.  Clearly, you will need to write concisely to do justice to these documents in 5 pages.  In addition to these text pages, please include a "sources cited" page listing the volume number, author, date of publication, state of capture and approximate date of capture for each captive.  If there was a group of people taken, please list all additional names. Also, please cover this paper with a title page to include your name, class, semester, and assignment title. Please be sure to store a copy of your paper on disc as back-up.

    Remember, the personnel at the Research Center are there to help you.  If you don't know where to find something or are confused, ask someone!

    All work is expected to be that of the student who submits it.

    This paper is due in class on, or before, April 11, 2013. No late papers will be accepted. You must also submit electronically a copy of your paper to Turnitin via MyClasses.

    Rules to observe while working at the Research Center:

            - Do not bring any food or drinks into the Research Center
            - Please sign in and out of the book located just inside the door.  This is important as the activity level in
                the center directly affects grant applications and donations.
            - Please show respect for all books and documents used and treat them as valuable resources. We want
                them to be available for use by future generations!
            - Please respect other individuals working there.  Loud talking is discouraged but conversations
                relevant to information sought or found is permissible if the noise level is kept low.
            - Please note the hours when the Research Center is open - they are not the same as Blackwell
                Library.
            - There is a charge for copies - $.25 for microfilm copies and $.10 for Xerox copies.