Cesar Chavez and the Fight for Farmworkers Rights

Assignment Description

The Research Outline is a structured pre-write for your final research paper. It is not a rough draft paragraph essay. It must be a properly formatted outline that clearly organizes your argument, evidence, and historical reasoning before you begin writing the final paper.

This assignment ensures you can construct a clear, logical historical argument supported by primary sources.

Submission Requirements

• MLA heading (top left of first page)
• Centered title (no bold, no underline)
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• 1-inch margins
• Page numbers in the upper right corner
• Separate Works Cited page in MLA format

Failure to follow MLA format will result in point deductions.

Required Structure (Roman Numeral Outline Format)

***Please see the Outline Survival Example***

Source Requirements

• Minimum of two primary sources, two secondary sources
• Sources must be cited in-text using MLA parenthetical citation format
• A properly formatted MLA Works Cited page is required
• All sources listed must appear in the outline

What This Is Not

This is not:

• A paragraph draft
• A list of random facts
• A summary of sources
• An AI-generated submission

It is a structured argument showing your plan for your final paper.

this is the thesis statement i have

Csar Chvezs leadership exposed the struggles of marginalized farmworkers seeking justice in a rapidly changing America. Through the organization of the United Farm Workers, his commitment to nonviolent protest, and his public advocacy for labor rights, Chvez challenged the exploitation within the agricultural industry. In his 1968 speech The Mexican-American and the Church, Chvez emphasized the moral responsibility to fight injustice, helping bring national attention to the harsh working conditions faced by farmworkers and strengthening the broader labor rights movement.

ive attached files of examples of outlines the teacher gave me to go off.

ive also attached the rubric i want a good grade not outstanding just good enough to give me a A or B