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Essay Writing General format
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Topic: Historical Writing Objective: Students will be able to identify the main elements of historical writing and begin the writing process Do Now: Use a Venn diagram to describe the differences and similarities of information vs. evidence: HW: Complete graphic organizer and outline for Reconstruction Open Response on Friday
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Bringing it all together… How does the story of Ota Benga relate to our lesson on “race” and Reconstruction in the United States?
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Information vs. Evidence What are the differences and similarities of information and evidence?
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Intro… Start with HISTORICAL CONTEXT: general explanation of topic and any previous events or information that play a role or are important to know CLAIM: answers essay question and/or is the general argument of your paper YOU have to PROVE your claim/thesis in your paper! Then state the issue’s importance: why is this important to society, politics, the economy or the country as a whole. Hook your reader!
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Body… 4-5 sentences minimum Topic sentence Warrant Element #1: Textual Evidence Warrant Element #2: Analysis Concluding/linking sentence
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What Perfect Paragraphs look like… When editing, read your Open Response to yourself and check for conventions and FLOW! Coherence: does it belong here? Sequence: is it in the right order?
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Conclusion… Summarize Thesis (CLAIM) restated Omit new info Perspective: Your analysis (opinion) of this issue’s overall importance in American History
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Creating Claims
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Outlines I. Claim (argument) A. Topic for Body Paragraph #1 1. Supporting Textual Evidence 2. Analysis B. Topic for Body Paragraph #2 1. Supporting Textual Evidence 2. Analysis C. Topic for Body Paragraph #3 1. Supporting Textual Evidence 2. Analysis
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Activity… Complete graphic organizer for essay and begin the outlining process for your Open Response on Friday!
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Analysis…relate it to the claim Question 1: explain how the Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson affect AA (provide examples) Question 2: explain how AA improved their lives through particular actions Question 3: explain how a particular law, event, action caused Reconstruction to fail or become a success Question 4: explain how the creation of race had an impact on America politically, socially, economically
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