Historical Argumentation

Journal # Should schools replace books with tablets? Brainstorm ideas supporting your assigned side. After a 3 minute deliberation, we’ll have a class debate.

What is Historical Argumentation? Using all the other skills to create an argument for your opinion

Arguing as an Academic (alliteratively) Historical Argument- a set of propositions designed to demonstrate that a particular conclusion, called the thesis, is true. Thesis- What you hope to prove with your argument Evidence- Reasons that you will use to prove it

Create a Historical Argument in 3 EASY steps! Historians hate him! To create a historical argument, follow this three step process: Analyze the sources Write a claim Use evidence to support your claim

S’more Historical Argumentation How to setup a historical argument…

Identifying Historical Arguments Being able to identify what an author is trying to prove is valuable, so that we aren’t tricked by a source’s bias. For each of the documents, identify what the author is trying to prove.

Try it Yourself As partners, turn to the correct page in the document book and analyze the first document on your worksheet. Make sure to identify the author’s claim and evidence that he uses to support it. Now individually do the last two. Again, first identify the claim, then find some evidence to support it.

The AFHS Writing Rubric The most common way you will present formal arguments in this class is in an essay. This rubric details the expectations I have for those essays. We will emphasize a portion of this rubric in each of our first few units so you can be familiar with it over time. HOMEWORK: read it through once, just so you aren’t surprised by anything when we get to it.

Reference Sheet Review When’s the test? Let’s make sure you’ve got a good study sheet to go off of