You have done all the leg work for your DBQ, now we start writing. I know some of you have already begun working on this at home, which is awesome. Today will be the only day in class that we have to work on it, as tomorrow we move to the Industrial Revolution. Your Final Draft of your DBQ is due Monday, May 12, 2014. After that date I will not ask you for it, but you may turn it in anytime before June 6th.
Today we went back through the structure of your essay from this DBQ. I know it is kinda scary to be writing so much, but you got this.
Don't forget...for each of your body paragraphs, you need to provide EVIDENCE or PROOF from your documents. Otherwise this would just be a plain old boring essay, as opposed to a Document Based Question. You don't want to be boring, do you??
Revolution Essays are still due Friday!
We are going to be working on preparing you for your future endeavours, through your history classes here at Bay View High School. We need to make sure that you are ready for college, life and the workplace. One of the most important skills that we are going to focusing on is written communication. It is a huge part of life. College professors will be giving you your topics and NOT walking you through the process of writing. Employers will be requesting written proposals. Notes/emails will be written to the teachers of your children and your own college professors.
This semester we are going to have you write THREE comprehensive FIVE paragraph essays. NOW, before you start freaking out about having to write, realize we are giving the essay to you NOW, even though it is not due for a few weeks. This will allow you to write it a paragraph at a time, while we are going through the information in class and through your readings at home.
So, HERE is your essay, just in case you lost yours. You can begin writing PARAGRAPH ONE TONIGHT. Don't put it off. See me if you have any questions.
You can hand write them NEATLY in ink OR you can type them up (through Word or Google Docs) - 12pt "normal" font, double spaced - and either turn in a hard copy or email me the electronic version.
Don't wait until the last minute. Start NOW!
PS - Don't forget to finish up p.243 (1, 3-5) and have it ready for the start of class!
