Extra Credit Opportunity

Read: Brannstrom & Neuman "Inventing the "Magic Valley" of South Texas, 1905-1947"
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Write: Short Research Essay

  • Discuss how developers used propaganda as place myth to attract settlers to this region
  • Discuss issues of race relations in the RGV given historical significance of region
  • Will replace lowest essay or presentation grade
  • 3-4 full pages
  • APA Style
  • No sources required
  • You will be graded on quality of writing, clarity, organization, good intro, good closing, well developed paragraphs, and meaningful integration of the readings
  • Due before the semester ends

Attach this to the end of the essay:


“This work is my own, complete, without consulting or discussing questions and answers
with others. All published and internet sources have been cited and not plagiarized.”

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