Aim: How do we prepare for an AP Free Response question? Key Words: Free Response Essay Objective Questions: 1. How do we break down “assess?" 2. How do we prepare an outline and thesis?

Free-Response Question Assess the validity of this statement: The move towards a democratic, independent nation had its beginnings in the governments of the original thirteen colonies.

Democracy &WHY No Democracy &WHY NOT Independent Nation? New England Colonies Middle Colonies Southern Colonies Which is easier to argue? How do we connect democracy to other patterns in the colonies? What can we add to the statement?

Group Work Write a thesis statement as a group

Sample thesis statements: Example 1:

Pair Work Write an introduction

Pair Work Write the 1st body paragraph