Tasks:
- Introduction: Today we are going to be transitioning away from thinking about how the French and Indian War changed the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies toward an independent United States of America. On the timeline below, we are moving from I to II. We are going to be working to develop an argument (thesis) in response to the question from the AP 2015 Exam.
- Analysis of essay prompt: Evaluate the extent to which the Seven Year’s War marked a turning point in relations with Great Britain, analyzing what changed and what stayed the same from before the war to the period after it.
- What is the subject?
- What is the time period?
- What is the task?
- Spend the rest of class working through the "mapping" of this essay.
- Assignment:
- Write a thesis in response to the question. Remember, a thesis is an argument that provides degree and specifics about the topic.
- Source the Declaration of Independence.
Reminders:
- Topic selection due Friday 9/25.
- Short Answer Quiz on Chapter 7 (Friday 9/25).
- Test Corrections Period Two due 10/8.
