Homework for Thursday is to submit your final draft of the five-paragraph essay. Please attach all other drafts of paper/paragraphs to the back of the final paper.
Here is the prompt and checklist for you to consider before pressing "PRINT"!
"After the end of the Revolutionary War, it was clear that the Articles of Confederation was not an effective way forward for the United States of America to govern. During the Constitutional Convention, two proposals to replace the Articles were suggested: the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. Neither of these plans satisfied the whole convention completely. In an essay, describe the strengths and weaknesses of all the political plans (Articles, VA and NJ Plan), explaining why the Connecticut Plan was such a good compromise."
Checklist:
Title
Historical Context - no vacuum. Don’t let James Madison float in space...!
Past Tense - all this happened in the past!
12pt Font (Times New Roman)
Spell and Grammar Check
More creative nouns other than “things”
NOT 1st person - I know this is what YOU think as it is YOUR paper :)
Paragraph Structure:
5-7 Sentences
Topic sentence - Let the reader know what is coming next.
Body - Facts and evidence!
Transition/conclusion sentence
Introduction:
Introduce the WHOLE paper
Thesis - what is your argument?
Conclusion
Summarize arguments and ideas
No comments:
Post a Comment