1. Unit 2: Geographic Luck

2. Please take out your homework, “Diamond’s Big Ideas” and pass it in.
Entry Task
Please take out your homework, “Diamond’s Big Ideas” and pass it in.

3. District Assessment
Let’s start by looking at the prompt & instructions.
Thesis statement
2 pieces of evidence from the documents
1 piece of evidence from your own content knowledge (aka not from the documents)
Conclusion

4. District Assessment Thesis statements:
Analyze THE most significant factor (this means ONE)
Restating the prompt is not a thesis statement (thesis statements are arguments)
In a 5 paragraph essay, the thesis statement should be the last sentence of the first paragraph BUT when you’re writing 1 paragraph, the thesis should be the first sentence

5. District Assessment Document Based Evidence
Do you use 2 pieces of evidence from the documents?
Historical Content Knowledge
Did you include anything from outside of the documents?

6. District Assessment Analysis
HOW does this evidence support your claim?
AKA: the warrant
Like a warrant for your arrest, it explains

7. District Assessment Style & Organization I
Indians are from India, Native Americans are from North & South America (don’t perpetuate ignorance)

8. District Assessment Style & Organization Transitions
In addition, Also, Another reason, Secondly, etc.
In conclusion, To summarize, This all means, etc.
Citations (where did you get this information?)

9. Textbook Notes
We’ve looked at WHY some civilizations developed and succeeded
Today we’re looking at HOW civilizations developed
What is a civilization?
How do civilizations change?

10. Textbook Notes
Use Chapter 1, Section 3 to fill out the guided notes sheet.
Notes on the front
Vocab, summary, & synthesis on the back