THE SOVIET UNION WHAT SHOULD TEXTBOOKS EMPASIZE DBQ

THE SOVIET UNION: WHAT SHOULD TEXTBOOKS EMPASIZE? DBQ ESSAY MODERN WORLD HISTORY 2016

TASK STUDENTS WILL WRITE AN ESSAY IN RESPONSE TO THE PROMPT: The Soviet Union: What Should Textbooks Emphasize? IN CLASS ESSAY

PREWRITING � WHAT IS THE ANALYTIC BEING ASKED BY THE MINI-Q? � WHAT TERM IN THE QUESTIONS NEEDS TO BE DEFINED? � RESTATE QUESTION IN YOUR OWN WORDS

SAMPLE ESSAY ONE

SAMPLE ESSAY TWO

SAMPLE ESSAY THREE

Writing Process � TUESDAY-ROUGH DRAFTS � WEDNESDAY-REVISION/COLLABOERATRION � THURSDAYS-FINAL REVISONS � FRIDAY- PAPERS DUE

TUESDAY: DRAFTING ( as in Rough Draft) � 5 paragraphs �Intro �Three body �Conclusion �Write on every other line �Continuous writing-pencil to paper at all times �Skip “Blocs” �Ignore spelling and grammar �Due at end of period-15 points

WEDNESDAY: REVISION �READ YOUR PAPER �CHANGE everything you feels needs changing �COLLABORATE-Have 3 students evaluate your paper �Rubric �Circle anything that you do not understand, or doesn’t make sense �State one thing that is done well �State one suggestion for improvement �Due end of period -10 points

A word about revision… �While it is beneficial to have others point out strengths and needs in you work … the real benefit is from you reading the work of others and gaining knowledge, insight, and perspective you can incorporate into your own final product.

THURSDAY: EDITING ( as in final draft) �CHANGE ( as in revise) anything that needs changing �Review essay as a whole �Review paragraph structure ( topic sentences) �Documentation �Check spelling , capitalization, and punctuation at end.

FRIDAY �STUDENT NEWS QUIZ �TURN IN ESSAY 100 POINTS �Essay � 5 Requirements pages �Black or blue ink �If digital- MLA standards �Documentation