Walter Johnson assigns agency to slaves in the antebellum slave market in order to highlight their ability to act purposefully despite the constraints of slavery. He provides two examples of slaves exercising agency through resistance and negotiation. It is important to include the stories of everyday slaves in the mainstream narrative of southern slavery to provide a more complete understanding of their humanity and experiences under the inhumane institution.

1. History 103: Monograph Response Essay Rubric
Task Description:
Student:
Dimensions
Exemplary/ High Mastery
Competent/ Average Mastery
Developing/ Low Mastery/ Needs Work
Comments
Communication
20%
· Includes creative, original title
· Uses an appropriate variety of detailed and accurate
supporting evidence is cited, well integrated, and supports the
author’s points
· Uses quotations appropriately
· Sequencing of ideas is logical and effective
· Paragraphs are well-focused and coherent
· Includes title original
· Evidence cited generally detailed and supports the author’s
points, but more or greater variety are needed
· Quotations generally work but occasionally interfere with the
flow of the writing, seem irrelevant, or need more
· Sequencing of ideas shows some logic, but it is not under
complete control

2. · Paragraphs occasionally lack focus or coherence
· Title is either missing or a copy of monograph assigned
· Evidence cited is seriously lacking in detail, inaccurate or
seems to fail to support the author’s points
· Quotations tend to break the flow of the piece, become
monotonous, don’t seem to fit, or are not citied
· Sequencing of ideas seems illogical, disjointed, or forced
· Paragraphs generally lack focus or coherence
Critical Thinking
30%
· The paper displays insight and originality of thought
· There is sound and logical analysis that reveals clear
understanding of the relevant issues
· There in an appropriate balance of factual reporting,
interpretation and analysis, and personal opinion
· The author goes beyond the obvious in constructing
interpretation of the reading
· Applicable and accurate details are used to reinforce the
author’s arguments
· The paper is convincing and satisfying
· There are some original ideas, but others seem elementary
· Analysis of the relevant issues

3. · is generally sound, but there are lapses in logic
· The balance between factual reporting, interpretation and
analysis, and personal opinion seems skewed
· Paper shows understanding of relevant issues but lacks depth
· Generally accurate details are included but the reader is left
with questions—more information is needed to fill in the blanks
· The paper leaves the reader vaguely skeptical and unsatisfied
· There are few original ideas; most seem obvious or elementary
· Analysis is superficial or illogical, the author seems to
struggle to understand the relevant issues
· There is a clear imbalance among factual reporting,
interpretation and analysis, and personal opinion
· Author appears to misunderstand or omit key issues
· There are few details or most details seem irrelevant
· The paper leaves the reader unconvinced
Content
40%
· There is a clear thesis
· Transitions between ideas are thoughtful and clearly show how
ideas connect
· The paper satisfactorily addresses the topic and leaves no
important aspect of the topic not addressed
· The author fully answers the question

4. · Appropriate significance is assigned to the information
presented and irrelevant information is rarely included
· Analyses, discussion, and conclusions were explicitly linked
to examples, facts, and theories
· There is a thesis but it is ambiguous or unfocused
· Connections between ideas often work well, but some
transitions between ideas are fuzzy
· The paper satisfactorily addresses the topic, but more than
one important aspect of the topic needs more attention
· The author partially answers the question
· The paper often used information in a way that is
inappropriate to its significance or includes too much irrelevant
information
· The connection among analyses, discussions, and conclusions
is evident or implied, but it is not explicitly linked to examples,
facts and theories
· There is no clear thesis
· Connections between ideas are of the confusing or missing
· The paper needs to be substantially more closely related to the
topic and many important aspects of the topic left out
· The work seems to be a simple restatement of the assignment
or a simple, overly broad answer to the question without
substantially answering it
· The author has a poor grasp of the relevant information and
frequently uses information inappropriately
· There is no clear connection among analyses, discussions, and

5. examples, facts and theories
Styling and Citations
10%
· Maintains a proper format, APA, MLA or Chicago
· Includes “Works Cited” if APA or MLA employed
· Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are consistent and correct
· Fonts are consistent
· Includes page numbers
· Employs a proper format, errors, while infrequent, exist
· Includes a “Works Cited” page is applicable, but it includes
errors
· Errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation exist but are
infrequent and not serious enough to distort meaning
· Fonts are inconsistent
· Lacks page numbers
· Has no proper format
· Has no “Works Cited” page although it is applicable
· Errors in grammar and spelling, and punctuation that is
missing or incorrect are frequent enough to become distracting
and interfere with meaning
· Fonts are inconsistent
· Lacks page numbers
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6. Adept Owl 6
ADEPT OWL
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Adept Owl
Question One
As a new member of the team at the Adept Owl, one would be
required to point out the various requirements of the
organization that are needed.
· A private sub-folder within the server of the organization is
one of the necessities required for one to input information at
the Adept Owl Company.
· To name files and store them at Adept Owl, one requires the
initials of their name and the respective date of the entry.
· The several elements needed for the quality design of
documents at the company include footer, placed at the right-
hand side of the page. The right-hand side footer usually holds
the page number. Footer is usually required at the left side of
the paper and it consists of the date on which the entry was
made. Secondly, another necessity for the quality designing and
production of documents at Adept Owl is it logo. The logo is
usually placed at the left side of the header (West, 2013, p.35).
· Two requirements to show compliance at Adept Owl is on
office equipment use are stated. To show compliance, each
member of the organization is required to sustain the high level
of confidentiality of both the customers and workers.
Additionally, there exists a policy concerning the stationery and
consumables. Application of the policy involves the requirement

7. of one to seek the approval of the department manager for all
purchases. They are also required to be processed by the
administrator of the concerned office. The stationery and
consumables purchase procedure usually prevents the
occurrence of unnecessary expenditures and budgets and
reduces chances of corruption (Patel, 2014, p.41). The formal
steps included also give the company to focus on its main goals
and make sure that there are no activities that take place without
proper monitoring and authorization.
· In relation to the production of documents, maintaining
confidentiality is one code of practice that all individuals are
required to observe when dealing with the company’s clients
and employees. Involved team members have to make sure that
they shred all the documents relating to its staff members,
retailers, and suppliers before transferring them to a secure
place of disposal. Additionally, the stated secure disposal can
only be identified by the company to ensure that all its
information is destroyed as it wishes. Making the issue of
confidentiality a key concern when handling the company’s
documents enhances the safety of its information and that the
privacy of its partners is assured (West, 2013, p.32).
Question Two
· The company’s information and technology group holds
enough capability to satisfy its needs in product designing and
producing. The information technology team makes sure that the
company’s needs in its department are fully addressed and in a
timely manner. The group’s leader has exceptional skills in
performing the required processes of designing and producing
documents. The leader is also skilled enough to train the rest of
the group members on their respective roles towards achieving
the company’s document requirements. As a result of the
continuous training and coaching at the department, the
company has a high possibility of possessing an information and
technology group that is all trained and capable of handling

8. challenges in the department. The team will be equipped with
the expertise that is required to make the information and
technology department successful (Patel, 2014, p.40). Further,
the less experienced members of the department are supervised
during their practice, which gives them a chance to learn,
develop skills and gain expertise especially from the direct field
coaching they receive.
· Knowledge gaps that are present in the administration
department are as a result of the variations that exist in the
expertise of individual members of the team to execute the
practitioner level tasks. A large variation of knowledge in each
skill requirement is evident among members of the
administration team. The knowledge gap makes it hard for the
team to achieve effectiveness unlike if it had a uniform skill
distribution (West, 2013, p.60). In the creation and use of word
and excel templates for instance, the leader of the team is
knowledgeable in all aspects. Pat on the other hand can
independently execute the tasks while Kim needs supervision to
complete it. On the contrary, Sam does not have any expertise
on the same activity. The knowledge gap in the group can be
narrowed by engaging in continuous team training and
coaching. Additionally, supervising the less skilled members
would enable knowledge sharing, identification of the major
differences, reduce expertise variation, and increase
effectiveness in the team.
· Among its future needs in the IT department capabilities, the
company has included aspects such as developing its computer
networking system. The company needs to build a networking
system that is more precise for it to be able to share and access
information with increased ease and speed. The network
however needs to be narrower to reduce the probability of
access by unintended personnel (Patel, 2014, 90). The network
system described by Adept Owl will enable it to establish and
sustain the required levels of privacy across the organization.
Creating a destination precise networking system also enables it
to prevent information that contains viruses from affecting the

9. all its channels. Additionally, the company needs to employ an
expert in networking and information to repair the system
internally in case of failure. In so doing, the company will
ensure that the system is minimally exposed to external parties
that can interfere with its normal functionality. Further, an
internal employee will reduce external exposure and increase
the level of confidentiality of the system.
· To facilitate the achievement of the desired changes in the
organization’s IT capabilities, it should adopt a mesh topology
of computer networking. A mesh topology minimizes the
possibility of spreading system threats and makes it easier to
identify any faults in the system. Adoption of the mesh topology
provides the assurance of minimized computer terminal
interactions. Thus a mesh topology ensures that minimum
damage occurs in case of a fault in a single terminal (Stone,
2014, p.69). Adept Owl also needs to employ more skilled
employees in the IT department (Stone, 2014, p.93). A high
level of education and experience also provide a highly
resourceful team that has more capability than ordinary teams.
Question Three
· Three types of documents required by Adept Owl are
memorandums, agendas of meetings that are held and the
minutes from the meetings.
Question Four
Mass Letter Mail-out Procedure
To develop a mass letter mail-out, one needs to:
· Make sure that the left part of the header consists of the full
logo of the company,
· Identify the letter’s target through in the address,
· Include the address of the company’s as a left justified header,
· Include the subject of the letter, i.e. the situation that led to
the letter.
· Indicate the date on which they had the letter signed as left-

10. hand side footer.
· Include what the paper is meant to achieve i.e. what the
recipient is expected to do on receiving the letter.
· Conclude the letter with their signature, name, and job title.
· Add page numbers as right-had side footers in case the letter
is more than one page.
Sending the letter, one should indicate whether there are other
people who received the letter. In case they are there, one
should include their addresses at the end below the signature
using ‘cc’. The ‘cc’ should then be followed by their real
names.
References
Patel, R., 2014. Enterprise Mobility Strategy &
Solution
s. PartridgeIndia.
West, C., 2013. Problem-solving tools and tips for school
leaders. Routledge.
Stone Jr, W., 2014. Teacher technology acceptance and usage
for the middle school classroom (Doctoral dissertation, Walden
University).
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11. Subject
American History
Topic
Johnson Soul by Soul Response Essay
Type
Essay
Level
High School
Style
APA
Sources
8 sources / Walter Johnson, Soul by Soul: Life Inside the
Antebellum Slave Market (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard
University Press, 1999). ISBN: 978-0674005396.
Language
English(U.S.)
Description
Explain how Walter Johnson assigns agency—the ability to act
purposefully in the service of goals—to slaves within the
antebellum slave market in Soul by Soul. What is his goal in
bringing to light the agency of slaves? Draw on at least two
specific examples of slave’s agency from the text to
contextualize your argument. To conclude your paper, take a

12. moment to reflect on the significance of everyday people in
history. Why is it important to add the stories of slaves in the
slave market to mainstream narrative of southern slavery?
Paper Guidelines:
Papers must be submitted in hard copy at the beginning of class.
The paper should be typed, double-spaced, in size 12 Times
New Roman or a similar font.
Original titles are required.
Papers should be 3 pages long.
Page numbers are required.
Quotations should be cited. You may choose the citation style
that you prefer, but it must conform to MLA, APA, or Chicago
style.
Refer to the book
Walter Johnson, Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave
Market (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press,
1999). ISBN: 978-0674005396.
Spacing
Double
Pages
3