Final Social Studies Essay
Final Social Studies Essay
This past year, we have taken a look at the many trends that have transpired throughout the ancient world. We have navigated through how the hominids explored Northern Africa all the way to how the Romans created one of the largest Empires to date. In your final essay of 6th grade, I want you to choose one major trend that has evolved and transformed throughout ancient history. Some examples of major trends could include religion, politics/government, education, entertainment, medicine, etc…This will be due Tuesday, June 14 at the beginning of class! I will only accept a printed final copy unless you have made previous arrangements with me.
Use the outline below as a guide:
- An opening paragraph (3-5 meaningful sentences)
o Interesting opener
o A thesis stating your trend
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- Body Paragraphs 1, 2, & 3 (3-5 meaningful sentences)
o Opening/closing sentences
o Description of evolution
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o Examples from the text or other primary sources
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- Closing Paragraph (at least 3 sentences)
o Restate your thesis
o Summary of your main points
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o How this trend has lead to daily life today!
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o Closing statement
Works Cited Page
FOR BOOKS:
Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
FOR WEBSITES:
Author Last Name, First Name. Name of site. Date of resource creation (if available). Date you accessed
it. Copy of link address.
FOR PICTURES/PRIMARY SOURCES
TIPS!
- Avoid using “I”, “we”, “you”, “us”
- Restate who you are talking about with EACH new paragraph. For instance, if in paragraph one you are discussing the Egyptians and paragraph two you are describing religion in China, make sure that you are clear!
- Check your GRAMMAR (punctuation, spelling, sources)
- I will only read rough drafts up to Saturday (6/11) – You will have a response from me by Sunday
Point Breakdown:
- Opening Paragraph (5 pts)
- 3 Body Paragraphs (15 pts – 5 each)
- Closing Paragraph (5 pts)
- Work Cited (2 pts)
- Grammar/Formatting (5 pts)
o Double spaced, typed, 12 point font, Times Roman
- Rough Draft (3 pts)
- Outline: (5 pts) – simply turning this in
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