Document Based Question
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Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.Discuss
- Class discussion on annotations of documents and answers to questions
Plan
- Write a bulleted outline for your essay
- Introduction
- Background (outside) information
- Thesis/Claim
- 3 Body Paragraphs
- Which documents (evidence) will you use?
- What outside information (historical evidence) will you use?
- Does it prove your claim?
- Are you offering analysis (POV, purpose, intended audience, historical context)?
- Conclusion
- Rephrase your claim
Homework
Read
- American Pageant - pages 424-429
- AMSCO - pages 268-270
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