Q: What is a 'quickwrite'?
A: Quickwrite's are informal writing pieces that are usually derived from opinion and/or commentary based questions. There is no wrong or right answer to a quickwrite as long as you support and justify your answer with evidence and reason. I want to know what you think, what is your opinion?
A: Quickwrite's are informal writing pieces that are usually derived from opinion and/or commentary based questions. There is no wrong or right answer to a quickwrite as long as you support and justify your answer with evidence and reason. I want to know what you think, what is your opinion?
Pre-quickwrite background research:
Before completing the quickwrite, gain evidence and support for your argument. Conduct some research on what the Renaissance was. Never make an argument without sufficient knowledge and understanding.
This quickwrite is due at the end of the unit, feel free to change your opinion based on your learning and understanding of the Renaissance throughout the unit. Think about this question as we are learning about the Renaissance. Gain information, create an opinion, then argue your opinion using facts and data. When making an argument, it should always be structured:
Before completing the quickwrite, gain evidence and support for your argument. Conduct some research on what the Renaissance was. Never make an argument without sufficient knowledge and understanding.
This quickwrite is due at the end of the unit, feel free to change your opinion based on your learning and understanding of the Renaissance throughout the unit. Think about this question as we are learning about the Renaissance. Gain information, create an opinion, then argue your opinion using facts and data. When making an argument, it should always be structured:
- claim: what claim are you making, be clear and concise.
- evidence: what valid evidence do you have that supports your claim/argument?
- explanation/analysis of your claim: what is your interpretation of the evidence of HOW and WHY the evidence supports your claim?
Quickwrite #1:
the set up: 'Renaissance means “rebirth” or “reawakening”, meant to describe the cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries.
the question: Was the Renaissance period an era of 'rebirth'? Was Europe 'reawakened' during the 14th - 17th centuries? Did European society transition from 'darkness to light' during the Renaissance period?
the set up: 'Renaissance means “rebirth” or “reawakening”, meant to describe the cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries.
the question: Was the Renaissance period an era of 'rebirth'? Was Europe 'reawakened' during the 14th - 17th centuries? Did European society transition from 'darkness to light' during the Renaissance period?