Writing Historically 1 and 2

Writing Historically 1 and 2 Expressing ideas through sentences and constructing paragraphs

Writing Historically 1 – Writing Sentences in History • Begin with well-structured sentences that state clearly what you mean. • In a sentence you should make a statement about history, then, expand or develop the information in that statement. Examples: • ‘Slaves could be bought and sold in markets.’ Expansion: • ‘Many were brought back from foreign wars. Some were born as slaves to slave women.’ Expand on: • ‘In Roman society, a woman’s place was in the home.’

Writing Historically 1 – Writing Sentences in History • St Patrick was born in Roman Britain. This can be expanded on – • St Patrick was born in Roman Britain, but at the age of sixteen, Irish raiders captured him. He was kept a slave for six years tending sheep on mountains in the West of Ireland. Sometimes sentences can be too long and they will need to be broken into two or more sentences. Julius Caesar went as governor to Spain where he subdued warring tribes and brought peace to the area and then he returned to Rome where he, Pompey and Crassus jointly ruled the city and he brought in popular reforms such as redistributing land to the poor. Julius Caesar went as governor to Spain where he subdued warring tribes and brought peace to the area. On returning to Rome, he, Pompey and Crassus jointly ruled the city. Caesar brought in popular reforms such as redistributing land to the poor.

Writing Historically 2 – Writing Paragraphs in History The body of the paragraph with supporting information A soldier’s life was difficult. Soldiers trained hard everyday at running, javelin-throwing and sword-fighting. They sometimes went on fast route marches of 30 kilometres, which they covered in 5 hours. They had to be able to build temporary camps at the day’s march. Discipline was very strict. Soldier were flogged for disobedience. Every tenth man was execute if mutiny was suspected. In spite of the difficult life, it was the ambition on many Roman boys to join the army and defend the empire. The topic sentence, which says what the paragraph is about A conclusion to the paragraph

Writing Your Own Paragraph in History Explain ideas through paragraphs

Writing Historically 1 and 2