Students choose from the 3 long essay questions, which deal with periods 1–2, periods 3–4, or periods 5–6 of the course.
The 3 question options all address:
Same theme &
Same reasoning skill
Same theme &
Same reasoning skill
Students must develop an argument and support it with an analysis of specific, relevant historical evidence of their choosing.
Long essay questions ask about large-scale topics specifically mentioned in the concept outline, but they are framed to allow students to provide in-depth discussion of specific examples drawn from the concept outline or from classroom instruction.
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| LEQ choice not only for which topic, but how you choose to develop an argument. Compare? Change & Continuity Over Time? Causation? Be sure to think like a historian and develop one of these types of arguments. |
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| 1. Thesis that makes a claim you can defend. 2. Explain historical context. 3. Use one of the historical reasoning skills below. |
Comparison, Causation, & Continuity and Change Over Time are reasoning skills for our essays. However, we often use those historical reasoning skills in Multiple Choice format and also even on the Document-Based Question and Short Answer Questions.
2012 LEQ Comparative Columbian Exchange
2010 LEQ Comparative - Racial Ideologies
History of the World in Six Glasses
Tips on Writing Thesis Statements
2015 - LEQ - Comparative - Trading Networks
2014 - LEQ - Comparative - Religion & Politics
Don't be like SpongeBob
Investigate a crime (murder).
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| The "body" is QuestLove - Drummer & bandleader of The Roots. :) |
Gather & analyze evidence then ask questions of witnesses, relatives/friends, & persons of interest.
3rd: Identify the answer to the prompt & form a thesis (answer) for the prompt.
Identify the criminal who did the crime & form a motive for the crime.
4th: Organize the evidence, consider point of view, begin to plan a basic outlined approach to build a convincing solution.
Organize the evidence, interview witnesses, work with the court to prepare for trial.
In the courtroom, make your opening statement: Murder used weapon in location to kill and give brief motive and explanation of evidence that will prove your assertion correct.
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| Just like the opening statement, the thesis is a BIG part of the case. You are telling the jury what you will prove. |
Present evidence and call witnesses to verify motive, location, ability to commit the crime, all showing beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused committed the crime.
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| While presenting evidence, think "Does this support my thesis?" |
Closing statement drives home the opening statement and jury is convinced the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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| Drive home your thesis. Remember to use analysis (the how & why). |
