Request Type
Basic Outline
Class Subject
History
Description
CREATE AN OUTLINE ON THIS: Between the first days of the recovery in Afro-Eurasia to the middle of the 18th Centurythere were both winners and losers in the game of wealth and power. List, in rank order,the most significant groups of winners and losers. What factors best explain the relativeconditions of the groups on your lists? Connect causes and consequences to each. Werethese outcomes inevitable? If so, why?
The goal of the Project Period Question Outlines is for students to practice constructing and demonstrating historical arguments using historical concepts and evidence. This assignment is designed so that students can demonstrate their competency in the historical content, in their historical skills, and their analytical thinking.
For EACH Project Period, you are expected to outline EACH exam question demonstrating your argument THROUGH EVIDENCE. Students will use concepts, evidence and examples from class dialogue and source texts to support their argument. The Project Period Question Outlines are a brief, structured presentation of your argument.
You are free to format your Project Period Question Outlines however you wish. A template will be provided if you wish to use it. However, the requirements below must be clear.
ALL OUTLINES must have:
Title
Thesis Underlined
Structured Argument
Evidence and Specific Examples
Citations for ALL evidence
Narrative exploration of question implications
To RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE on the outlines, the student must effectively and thoroughly answer the exam question through evidence and examples from class discussion, assigned texts and available resources to support your conceptual argument.
Grading Criteria (weighted equally)
Content: Did I answer the question, all of the question, and all that was implied by the question?
Argument: Did I present a solid thesis and a reasonable progression of ideas?
Examples: Did I include the best examples and illustrations to demonstrate the validity of my ideas and concepts (including relevant graphic presentations from the text, class dialogue and other sources)?
Citations: Did I mention and cite specific evidence from the appropriate reading material, class dialogue, and my own original ideas (each should comprise approximately 1/3 of the essay’s content)?
Conclusion: Did I discuss the implications of the question?
Disqualifying Criteria
If when completing your assignment any one of the following apply your submission will be automatically disqualified and receive no credit:
Plagiarism
Submission does not relate to the assignment
No sources cited
Submission includes blatant hate speech
Missing a majority of assignment elements in grading criteria
