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| Tip #1 | HIT ALL THE TASK DOTS!!! ALL OF THEM! (In each body paragraph). If you address all of them in a limited way, we have to award you no less than a 3. |
| How many paragraphs? | No LESS than 4 paragraphs: INTRO, 2 Bodies, CONCLUSION |
| How do I write an "ok" Intro? | NO LESS than 3 sentences! Remember: THEME, TASK, THESIS ... in that order!!!(Explain the theme in your own words, the task in your own words, and create a thesis that answers the task question in short.) Use the language given in the question, but reword it and make it look like your own!! (You like copying other people's work, remember you're good at this) |
| Body Paragraph Basics | Topic Sentence first! (Now let's first take a look at the historical circumstances surrounding....). The MEAT of your paragraph: remember- answer the Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? questions in your head, to get sentences!! Hit all the dots!!! Then- Closing sentence! |
| Tip #2 | THEME, TASK, THESIS, should be the basis of your Introduction |
| Tip #3 | Work in some vocab into each body paragraph that's not listed in the task, but has to do with the topic! |
| Tip #4 | Plan your essay out, but that doesn't mean write your essay twice! Create an outline so you know where you're going! |
| Tip #5 | Your body paragraphs should be in chronological order... don't talk about the Louisiana Purchase after the acquisition of Alaska... it just flows better! |
| Tip #6 | In your closing, your last sentence should be a lasting impact statement. Answer " How would our history be different had ***topics*** never happened? Remember if all else fails use the "WITHOUT sentence". "WITHOUT the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, WWII may have never ended... etc. etc. |
| Possible Themes: | Territorial Acquisitions, Reform (Organizations of people who brought about change), Technology (and it's effects), Foreign Policy, US Gov't Actions, Presidential Decisions, Technology, Constitutional Principles, Supreme Court Rulings, Change, Turning Points |
| THEME: Reform, or Reform Movements | You can write about: - Any Muckraker (Jacob Riis, Thomas Nast, Upton Sinclair), Labor Reform Movement (labor unions, working conditions), NAACP --> Civil Rights for AA's, National Women's Suffrage League --> Women's voting rights, etc. |
| THEME: Territorial Acquisitions or Geography | Louisiana Purchase, Panama Canal, Alaska, Mexican Cession, Homestead Act, Transcontinential Railroad |
| Tip #7 | You are not limited to the suggestions they make! If you know a topic better that will fit the theme, write about it! |
| THEME: Turning Points | Declaration of Independence, Brown v. Bd of Ed, Fall of Berlin Wall, Henry Ford's Assembly Line |
| THEME: Foreign Policy | Cold War/Containment, Latin America (Spanish-American War), Neutrality in the 20's and 30's |
| THEME: US Gov't Actions | Louisiana Purchase, Social Security Act, Atomic Bombs, Vietnam War |
| THEME: Presidential Decisions | FDR+ Japanese Internment, Truman+ Atomic Bombs, Polk+ Mexican American War |
| THEME: Technology | Cotton Gin, Automobile, Railroads, Light bulb/electricity |
| THEME: Constitutional Principles | Bill of Rights, Elastic Clause, Checks and Balances, Separation of Powers, Judicial Review |
| THEME: Supreme Court Decisions | ANY CASE I MADE YOU STUDY! state the amendment it goes to, outcome, effects, etc. |
