Social Studies Gateway Review Day 1: Organization and Thesis Statements

Overview of the Gateway Essay Social Studies essays will be graded on: – How well you answer the question, support your ideas, and make connections (focus, development, analysis) – How well you used documents and outside information as factual support (knowledge) – How well you organize, use transitions, and develop an intro/conclusion (organization) – How well you use grammar, spelling, punctuation, citations (conventions)

What is life like for a typical American teenager? Be sure to discuss the following topics: * School * Home * Leisure Time Sample Gateway Topic: Use the prompt and develop an outline, outside information, and thesis statement

What is life like for a typical American teenager? * School * Home * Leisure Time Document A * U.S. high school students spend an average of 180 days in school * Japanese students spend on average 220 days in school * German students spend 240 days in school on average Document B Document C “My mom makes me take out the trash and clean the dishes after dinner every night. —Nick, 14 year old

Develop a thesis and outline for the following prompt

Document A England in 1500 England in 1750

Document B The agricultural revolution was a period between the 18th century and the end of the 19th century, which saw a massive and rapid increase in agricultural productivity and vast improvements in farm technology New Inventions of the Agricultural Revolution: Iron and steel plow Jethro Tull’s seed drill “Scientific” farming, such as crop rotation Enclosure movement Sickles, Reapers, & Harvesters

Document C

Document D

Document E “It is not only necessary to have people with money. They must also be prepared to risk losing that money in order to make a profit by investing it in new businesses. In Britain this " middle class risk mentality " existed; in the rest of Europe it did not. Another vital point was that Britain was the only country in Europe to have a national bank, the Bank of England, and a national Stock Exchange, or bourse, which encouraged people to invest money in companies in order to earn a profit.” --The Rise of Industrialization in Britain

Document F The development of the railway stimulated the economy in two important ways. First, cheap and efficient transportation lowered the carriage cost of goods. This meant that goods were cheaper in the shops and this increased the demand. The increase in demand led to the expansion of factories which required more energy. The need for coal grew because it provided power for the factory engines, steam powered ships and steam locomotives. Second, the demand for iron increased. |Iron was needed to make the railway tracks, steam locomotives and the giant Watt steam engines that provided energy to run factory machinery. —Iron and Steel Manufacturing during the Industrial Revolution