ESSAY BOOLETS

• Print name legibly• Shenendehowa HS• June 17, 2014

• UPPER RIGHT: Rider (Period #)

• TEXTBOOKS….

Thematic Essay Review…• 8 examples of questions…• Circle suggestions you’d choose– How would you address each task?– Be prepared to share

• Underline suggestions you don’t know• “Blocking” your essay before writing– Brainstorm ideas- – take notes to use to prepare…

CRITERIA:The extent to which…

Score of 5 Score of 4 Score of 3 Score of 2 Score of 1

student addresses the assigned task

Thoroughly develops all aspects of the task evenly and in depth

Develops all aspects of the task but may do so unevenly

Develops all aspects of the task with little depth OR develops most of the aspects of the task in some depth

Minimally develops all aspects of the task or develops some aspects of the task in some depth

Minimally develops some aspects of the task

Student utilizes higher level thinking skills in their response

Is more analytical than descriptive (analyzes, evaluates, and/or creates information)

Is both descriptive and analytical (applies, analyzes, evaluates, and/or creates information)

Is more descriptive than analytical (applies, may analyze and/or evaluate information)

Is primarily descriptive; may include faulty, weak, or isolated application or analysis

Is descriptive; may lack understanding, application, or analysis

Student support their ideas with fact, examples, and details

Richly supports the theme with many relevant facts, examples, and details

Supports the theme with relevant facts, examples and detail

Includes some relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some minor inaccuracies

Includes few relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some inaccuracies

Includes few relevant facts, examples, and details; may include some inaccuracies

Student organizes and develops a social studies essay

Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme

Demonstrates a logical and clear plan of organization; includes an introduction and conclusion that are beyond a restatement of the theme

Demonstrates a satisfactory plan of organization; includes an introduction and conclusion that may be a restatement of the theme

Demonstrates a general plan of organization; may lack focus; may contain digressions; may not clearly identify which aspect of the task is being addressed; may lack an introduction and/or conclusion

May demonstrate a weakness in organization; may lack focus; may contain digressions; may not clearly identify which aspect of the task is being addressed; may lack an introduction and/or conclusion

“Blocking” your essay-one way to make sure you address the tasks

Problem: Explain how it was a result of industrialization

Describe an attempt to solve it

Discuss extent to which it was successful

Increase in anti-immigration problems

-Rise of “un-skilled laborers” in factory system-“new immigrants” from eastern and southern Europe and Asia come for jobs- will work for cheaper-”nativism”- anti immigration feelings

Government- passes Quota Acts in 1920s“Quotas” of immigrants from different nationalitiesMeant to encourage immigrants from North and Western Europe

“New immigrants” greatly limited after 1920sRace based immigration around until the 1960s

Overcrowding of cities…

Piece of writing

Describe hist. circumstances surrounding issue addressed

Discuss an action taken by gov’t OR a group OR an individual in respone

PLEASE…..

• Take out thematic sheets and “blocks”• Read through essays, circling (or putting your

own) topics that you would choose

Tips on Thematic

• Write what you know about! What eras/ topics are you most interested in?

• Don’t just rely on their suggestions.• This year….– Your 20’s topic– Facebook reformer– Debate over dropping bomb– Debate over annexing Phillipines

Some “stories” that fit a lot of thematics:

• The Jungle- TR gets Meat Inspection Act passed

• Manifest Destiny- James K Polk- War with Mexico

• Internment of Japanese• Dropping the bomb• Trail of Tears• Segregation--- Civil Rights movement

Pres. Actions Describe hist. circumstances surrounding it

Discuss impact of the presidential action

SC case Describe hist. circumstances surrounding case

Explain SC’s decision

Discuss how decision limited or expanded rts.

Problem: Explain how it was a result of industrialization

Describe an attempt to solve it

Discuss extent to which it was successful

EVENT Describe how geographic factor or condition influenced it

Discuss political, social, and/or economic impacts

Individual Describe a problem in Am. Society tried to change

Discuss an important contribution made

Evaluate impact of contribution on Am. life

Turning points

Describe hist. circumstances that led to it

Discuss pol, soc, and/or economic changes

Period of migration

Describe hist. circumstances that led to it

Discuss the impact of the migration on US