Unit 2: Geographic Luck 10.26.15

Please take out your homework, “Diamond’s Big Ideas” and pass it in. Entry Task Please take out your homework, “Diamond’s Big Ideas” and pass it in.

District Assessment Let’s start by looking at the prompt & instructions. Thesis statement 2 pieces of evidence from the documents 1 piece of evidence from your own content knowledge (aka not from the documents) Conclusion

District Assessment Thesis statements: Analyze THE most significant factor (this means ONE) Restating the prompt is not a thesis statement (thesis statements are arguments) In a 5 paragraph essay, the thesis statement should be the last sentence of the first paragraph BUT when you’re writing 1 paragraph, the thesis should be the first sentence

District Assessment Document Based Evidence Do you use 2 pieces of evidence from the documents? Historical Content Knowledge Did you include anything from outside of the documents?

District Assessment Analysis HOW does this evidence support your claim? AKA: the warrant Like a warrant for your arrest, it explains

District Assessment Style & Organization I Indians are from India, Native Americans are from North & South America (don’t perpetuate ignorance)

District Assessment Style & Organization Transitions In addition, Also, Another reason, Secondly, etc. In conclusion, To summarize, This all means, etc. Citations (where did you get this information?)

Textbook Notes We’ve looked at WHY some civilizations developed and succeeded Today we’re looking at HOW civilizations developed What is a civilization? How do civilizations change?

Textbook Notes Use Chapter 1, Section 3 to fill out the guided notes sheet. Notes on the front Vocab, summary, & synthesis on the back