Unit 4 Summative Assessment:
Argumentative Essay
Argumentative Essay
unit 4 summative assessment dates:
In-class essay [criterion A, C, & D]: May 28/29, 2024 @ 8:30am
Class Presentations: May 23 - June 17, 2024
Class Presentations: May 23 - June 17, 2024
Statement of inquiry: Societies can adopt, adapt, or resist significant ideas.
Investigation Focus Areas:
- Leadership or government issues
- Social inequalities
- Economic problems
- Philosophical influences / new ideas
All revolution focus on at least one of the 4 areas above. All revolutions aim to create an alteration in a political system, social system, economic system, or have been influenced by a new philosophical idea. *These four applied to our study of the French Revolution of 1789; your chosen revolution may have other investigation focus areas.
Task description:
Using the information we collect and learn about the French Revolution, you will write an argumentative essay. On the day of the assessment you will be given 4 essay questions, you will choose 1 and write an argumentative essay, you will NOT be given the questions in advanced. You will have the entire class time to complete your essay. All 4 of the possible essay questions will revolve around this prompt:
In the completion of the in-class essay, you are required to:
Using the information we collect and learn about the French Revolution, you will write an argumentative essay. On the day of the assessment you will be given 4 essay questions, you will choose 1 and write an argumentative essay, you will NOT be given the questions in advanced. You will have the entire class time to complete your essay. All 4 of the possible essay questions will revolve around this prompt:
- How the significant idea that sparked the revolution was adopted, adapted, or resisted at the end of the revolution and evaluate whether or not the revolution was effective as a result.
In the completion of the in-class essay, you are required to:
- Formulate a clear and focused thesis statement based on your chosen essay question.
- Each body paragraph should begin with a topic sentence.
- Each bod paragraph should contain at least 2 supporting evidences followed by a detailed explanation that connects back to your thesis statement.
- Each body paragraph should end with a concluding sentence.
- You concluding paragraph should re-state your thesis and provide a summary of your argument.