Writing Your Commentary (Essay Or Paper)

NAME ______Period ______Writing Your Commentary (Essay or Paper) TOPIC - Circle your topic: Aztec & Spanish Conflict (Cortez/Montezuma), Incas & Spanish Conflict (Pizarro/Atahualpa), Columbian Exchange, Influence of Slavery on the Americas, Spanish & Portuguese’s Influence on Language &Religion on Latin America, Latin American Independence Movement – Toussaint L ’Ouverture (Haiti), Latin American Independence Movement – Simon Bolivar (South America), Latin American Independence Movement –Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico), Impact of the Cuban Revolution, Impact & Political outcomes of the Zapatista Movement.

What is (are) the main issue(s) that you are going to talk about in your 1-2-page commentary? ______

HOOK: How are you going to hook your listener? (What fact have you learned that will make your reader want to read the rest of your paper? Like a movie trailer that makes you want to go see a movie). ______

SIGNIFICANCE: Why is this topic important enough to write about it? ______EVIDENCE: What evidence (statistics, quotes, details) are you going to use to support your statements? ______

CONNECTION: How does your topic relate to a current day event (1992-present). Use specific examples. ______NAME ______Period ______

CONCLUSION: What provocative statement/question are your going to leave your listener with? If you have a solution to suggest, include it here. ______Don’t forget to add a current day issue that is similar to your paper (between the years of 1992- 2017).______Be sure your paper has: ____What is your hook? ____Who was involved? ____What did they do? ____When did it happen? ____Where did it happen? ____Why did it occur? ____How could this have been avoided? ____What is a possible solution? Why? ____How does relate to a present day event? ____What is your ending? ____Did you use the rubric to check your work? ____ Is my paper 1-2 pages long? ____Do I have an Artifact (visual)?

Things to turn in: ____Commentary draft (this page completed) NAME ______Period ______Creating your commentary step by step (sign off sheet) ____paper rough draft (4th period needs to upload to learner profile) ____final copy of paper ____Peer(x2)/Teacher/Parent reviews ____Visual Artifact (Model, drawing, book, newspaper article, new cast, poster) NO PPT, PREZI, GOOGLE SLIDES – NO copy past projects  ____Presentation (audio, video)