Unit 1 Power American Revolution Quiz MEL-Con Paragraph

Unit 1 Power – American Revolution Quiz – MEL-Con Paragraph Prompt: According to the documents used in class, examine the two most important causes of the American Revolution.

 This writing should be one paragraph in length.  Mark your text with the MEL-Con symbols before you hand it in, if you do not Mr. Huttenburg will hand it back to you.  When citing a source that Mr. Huttenburg gave you, just cite the name of the source and the page number. For example: (North America in 1763, p.3)

MEL-Con Rubric

Exemplary Paragraph/Essay meets required format. Paragraph/Essay shows deep understanding of, and reflection on, the material related to the question/prompt and demonstrates mastery of writing skills. (See rubric below) Grammar, spelling and penmanship make paragraph/essay easy to read. Proficient Paragraph/Essay meets required format. Paragraph/Essay shows appropriate understanding of, and reflection on, the material related to the question/prompt and meets expectations of writing skills. (See rubric below) Grammar, spelling and penmanship make response readable. Emerging Paragraph/Essay may not meet required format. Paragraph/Essay shows some understanding of the material related to the question/prompt and meets some of the expectations of writing skills. (See rubric below) Grammar, spelling and penmanship may make response difficult to read. Minimal Attainment Paragraph/Essay may not meet required format. Paragraph/Essay shows misunderstanding of material related to the question/prompt and does not meet the expectations of writing skills. (See rubric below) Grammar, spelling and penmanship may make response difficult to impossible to read. Incomplete

Main Idea Linking _____first sentence _____ explains how this (evidence) _____clear demonstrates that (main idea)… _____directly answers question/prompt [How is the fact offered important to your _____arguable (am I taking a position?) argument?] _____sources cited Evidence _____clear Transitions _____accurate _____connects one piece of information to _____specific another logically _____tied to the question/prompt _____varied

Concluding statement _____restate main idea in a different way _____summarize paragraph