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Keys to the Continuity/Change Over Time Essay

Keys to the Continuity/Change Over Time Essay. Changes & Continuities in Life. Analyze the changes and continuities in your life between 1993 and 2008. What is the CCOT essay?. THE BASICS

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Keys to the Continuity/Change Over Time Essay

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  1. Keys to the Continuity/Change Over Time Essay

  2. Changes & Continuities in Life • Analyze the changes and continuities in your life between 1993 and 2008.

  3. What is the CCOT essay? THE BASICS • An essay discussing characteristics that changed and stayed the same in a given region between two time periods. (Comparison essay, but across time rather than region) • Know the required tasks & how they’re scored • the rubric

  4. What is the CCOT essay? THE BASICS – the rubric Strong statement stating your central argument and describes 3 controlling ideas (likely 2 changes and 1 continuity) Provides multiple specific examples for each controlling idea. At least once, the essay identifies the likely cause of a specific change At least one, places the discussed events in the broader scope of history by including related events Identifies at least 1 change & 1 continuity accurately • Addresses all parts of the question • Has acceptable thesis • Substantiates thesis with evidence • Analyzes process of change • Uses historical context

  5. Fundamentals of CCOT • Answering the question: • Remember continuities, not just changes • Establish a baseline before describing the changes that occur • Thesis • Establish time period boundaries & address entire period • Substantiating Thesis: • Give specific examples to support thesis claims (requires that you know history)

  6. Complexities of CCOT • Analyzing process of change: • Identifying a cause for continuity is weak – stick to changes • What are some common triggers for change: • Consider that change happens unevenly in places and overtime…often speeding up & slowing down • Are there steps to the change? • Intermediate points between the beginning & end of period are important

  7. Complexities of CCOT • Historical context • Remember that changes & continuities in a particular region do not happen in a vacuum • Use varying scope – global trends v. regional v. local • Don’t be afraid to note exceptions to a trend

  8. Ways to Answer CCOT - #1 • Direct approach – body ¶ org • Bases body paragraphs around the changes and continuities you identify • Topic sentence • Baseline • Cause of change or context • Evidence (early, middle, late) • Summary of change (status at end of period) & significance

  9. Ways to Answer CCOT - #2 • Narrative approach – body ¶ org • Describes the flow of history from beginning of period to end w/ embedded changes/continuities. Bases body paragraphs around sub-periods • Topic sentence • Context • Characteristics, events, & processes that change/stay the same • Cause of changes seen in period & significance

  10. Changes & Continuities in Life • Revisit the changes and continuities in your life. How can your initial answer be improved?

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