Where does an essay start? Absolutely Must Include:

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1 1. Notebook Entry?: Expository Essay 2. What are the parts of an essay? What makes a strong essay? EQ: What barriers prevent success in the writing of expository essays? By the end of class our objectives are to review: -the Expository Essay Model -the content that will be covered on the Q3 Interval -where we stand with regard to Q3 and the year Q3 Interval Tomorrow: Multiple Choice (bring a pencil) Friday: Thematic Essay Where does an essay start? The writer needs to take control of the essay. How can you control an essay, shape the topic, and write as an expert? Expository Essay Model Literally from a position From general to specific and back again Follows scientific method you are trying to prove a singular topic with argument and evidence Absolutely Must Include: A position (a stance on an issue) What are you going to prove? Support for your thesis Arguments (clearly stated) Analysis (explained and proven) Answer to the question WHY? Thesis Paragraph (Introduction): First paragraph Fully addresses the question Takes a position with regard to the question Presents your plan of attack providing the format your organization will take and the era to be discussed Provides the organizational categories that will be used in your essay Topics introduced here will indicate the arguments to be found in the body Thesis Statement: Last sentence of the introductory paragraph Clear, declarative sentence Does not include arguments or categories Does not include conjunctions (steer clear of and & or ) 1

2 Body Paragraphs: An argument (Topic Sentence) Support evidence and examples ANALYSIS Answer Why? How? Change over time Comparisons Contrasts Validity Adverbs Connection to thesis statement Conclusion: Restate the Thesis Statement using alternative wording Reinforce the evidence presented Make a connection Thesis Statement Last sentence of the introductory paragraph Clear declarative sentence Does not include arguments or categories No and What you will prove Align your arguments to support your thesis Theme: Change Individuals have brought about great changes in history. These individuals have had positive and/or negative effects on nations or regions. Choose two individuals from your study of global history and geography and for each individual chosen: Discuss two specific changes made by the individual in a specific nation or region Evaluate whether these changes have had a positive or a negative effect on that nation or region You may use any example from your study of global history and geography. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include Napoleon Bonaparte, Toussaint L Ouverture, Nelson Mandela, Fidel Castro, Boris Yeltsin, Deng Xiaoping, and Yasir Arafat. 2

3 Theme: Change Turning Points Political, economic, and social conditions have often led to turning points that have changed the course of history for nations and peoples. Identify two turning points from your study of global history and for each: Describe the causes and key events that led to the turning point Explain how each turning point changed the course of history for nations and peoples You may use any turning point from your study of global history. Do not use the United States in your answer. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include: French Revolution, the year 1914, Chinese Communist Revolution, the collapse of European imperialism, the fall of the Berlin Wall/collapse of Soviet Union. Theme: Political Systems Political systems have affected the history and culture of nations and societies. Choose two different political systems and for each Describe the characteristics of the political system Discuss how the political system has affected the history or culture of a specific nation or society You may use any political systems from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, direct democracy, theocracy, communism, and fascism. Theme: Change Not all revolutions are political. Nonpolitical revolutions have brought important intellectual, economic, and/or social changes to societies. Identify two nonpolitical revolutions that brought important intellectual, economic, and/or social changes to societies and for each Describe one change brought about by this nonpolitical revolution Discuss an impact this nonpolitical revolution had on a specific society or societies You may use any nonpolitical revolution that brought important intellectual, economic, and/or social changes from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the Scientific Revolution (16th 18th centuries), the Enlightenment (17th 18th centuries), the Agricultural Revolution (18th 19th centuries), the Industrial Revolution in Europe (18th 19th centuries), and the Green Revolution (late 20th century). Theme: Economic Change Since the 19th century, industrialization has had positive and negative effects on the lives of workers. Define the term industrialization Select one nation you have studied and discuss two specific examples of the ways in which industrialization changed the lives of workers in that nation Discuss the response of the workers, reformers, and/or government to these changes You may use any nation from your study of global history except the United States. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include: Great Britain (19th century), Japan (19th or 20th century), Russia (19th or 20th century), Korea (post World War II), and Brazil (20th century). Theme: Conflict Conflicts between groups of people have threatened peace in many nations and regions. Identify one conflict that has threatened peace in a nation or region and Discuss one major cause of that conflict Identify two opposing groups involved in the conflict and discuss one viewpoint of each group Discuss the extent to which the conflict was or was not resolved You may use any major conflict from your study of global history. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the French Revolution, World War I, the Russian Revolution, the Chinese civil war, the partition of India, the policy of apartheid in South Africa, the Rwandan civil war, and the Bosnian War. 3

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