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HOW TO APPROACH THE LONG ESSAY!. TEST CHANGES FOR 2015 EXAM 3 HOURS & 15 MINUTES 55 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 40% - 4 SHORT ANSWERS 20% - MAX. 3 PTS EACH 1 DBQ 25% - MAX 7 POINTS POSSIBLE
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HOW TO APPROACH THE LONG ESSAY! • TEST CHANGES FOR 2015 EXAM • 3 HOURS & 15 MINUTES • 55 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 40% - • 4 SHORT ANSWERS 20% - MAX. 3 PTS EACH • 1 DBQ 25% - MAX 7 POINTS POSSIBLE • 1 LONG ESSAY – CHOICE BETWEEN 2 15% - RUBRIC – MAXIMUM 6 POINTS POSSIBLE (USED TO BE CALLED THE FRQ OR FREE RESPONSE QUESTION) • 1 POSSIBILITY FOR THE LONG ESSAY IS SIMILAR TO THE CCOT IN WORLD
WHAT DOES A LONG ESSAY RESPONSE LOOK LIKE? • 3 PARAGRAPHS • EACH PARAGRAPH EXPLAINS, DESCRIBES, EVALUATES ETC. ONE TOPIC/CATEGORY • YOU MUST INCLUDE IN THE ESSAY THE REQUIREMENTS STATED • “In your response you should do the following” state a relevant thesis addressing all parts of the question, • support your argument w/ evidence using specific examples • Apply historical thinking skills as directed by the questions • Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay
USE THE QUESTION FOR HELP IN CONSTRUCTING YOUR CATEGORIES AS A GENERAL RULE MOST QUESTIONS CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO 3 BASIC CATEGORIES THAT FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA TERMS: POLITICAL, ECONOMIC & SOCIAL BUT P/E/S TOO BROAD OR GENERAL SO MUST BE MORE SPECIFIC SO…SYNONYMS ARE BETTER GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES CATEGORIES – BE CLEAR & SPECIFIC NOT GENERAL
DECONSTRUCTING YOUR PARAGRAPHS • TOPIC SENTENCE IS YOUR THESIS STATEMENT • USE TRANSITION WORDS OR PHRASES FOR CONTINUITY & TO KEEP READER FOLLOWING YOUR ARGUMENT • TO BEGIN, NEXT, THEREFORE, ALSO, FURTHERMORE, ADDITIONALLY, MOREOVER, INDEED, FINALLY, LASTLY ETC. • EVIDENCE IS SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE: EVENTS, PEOPLE, TREATIES, WARS, LAWS, REBELLIONS ETC. • EXPLAIN &/OR CLARIFY YOUR FACTS • Government in Massachusetts developed democratically beginning with the Mayflower Compact. This agreement created the first document to govern the actions of the 1st English settlers in MB. By the 1620’s the General Court had been established. All white males over 21 that held land participated in drawing up the laws of the colony.
