Tasks:
- Introduction to essay writing in APUSH.
- Distinguish between "know" and "think"
- Essay prompts will assess your ability to think historically, but it's near impossible to succeed with this task, unless you know something about American history.
- Keep the relationship between "know" and "think" in mind as we continue to progress throughout the school year.
- Become familiar with essay prompts
- All essay prompts have three components
- Subject, Time period, Task
- Be able to identify all three components.
- Practice identifying components with essay prompt: "Compare and contrast the development of two distinct English colonial societies in the New England and Chesapeake regions prior to 1700, analyzing the reasons for similarities and differences in the development of English colonial societies in these regions."
- Distinguish comparison essay by identifying way to outline, or "map," essay.
- Identify similarities and differences What you know about the colonial regions
- Determine points of comparison
- Recognize reasons why similarities and differences in development occurred
- Homework: Write an argument.
- In one paragraph, introduce the topic and write your thesis, or argument, in response to the prompt.
Reminders:
- Test corrections due 9/9
- Guest Speaker at West 9/8 @ 3:00pm
