Analyze political and social changes and continuities in

“Analyze political and social changes and continuities in Western Europe from 600 – 1450” ESSAY WRITING IS FUN!

CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME • You will be arguing that one topic changed more while one topic stayed the same. – Your two options, therefore: • Politics changed and social aspects stayed the same • Social aspects changed and politics stayed the same

CONTINUITY AND CHANGE OVER TIME • Thesis statement: – X. However, A and B. Therefore, Y. – Politics changed from ____ to ____. However, social aspects, such as ____ and ___ stayed the same. Therefore, during the Postclassical Era in Western Europe, there were more continuities than changes. • Politics – Changes • Social – Continuities

PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE • What politics were like at the beginning of the time period – Specific evidence – kings’ names, vocab words, wars, etc • What politics were like at the end of the time period – Specific evidence – kings’ names, vocab words, wars, etc • WHY IT CHANGED – Analysis is KEY. What caused the change/continuity? • This will usually be due to an outside influence – global historical context. What major events outside of Europe affected change or continuity in Western Europe during the Postclassical Era? – Sentence stems are so helpful! • This changed because ___” • “This stayed the same because ____” • “Due to _____, politics changed from ____ to _____”