Year 8 Civil Rights Assessment

Writing a good paragraph is important to making sure your thoughts and ideas are clearly understood

Make a clear statement on the topic Point Make a clear statement on the topic It should be a single clear sentence Evidence Use your knowledge to add factual evidence to support your point Explain Explain how the evidence supports the point you have made Link Link the evidence and explanation to the question

Point Evidence Explain Link It can be argued that Martin Luther King was not as important as people have said Evidence Other leaders of the Civil Rights movement such as Malcolm X also played a big role in campaigning for Civil Rights Explain Malcolm X was another important figure in the campaign and he was also prepared to risk his life to achieve better lives for black Americans Link Martin Luther King was the highest profile person in the Civil Rights campaign but other like Malcolm X also played an important part which would support the idea that Martin Luther king was not as important as he is often said to be.

Was Martin Luther King as important as people say he was? Planning your essay Introduction: Outline the topic e.g. Black civil rights issues and the background story of Martin Luther King A paragraph in favour of Martin Luther King being important A paragraph against Martin Luther King being important Conclusion – Based on the evidence a summary and final statement on the question.