1. Charts and Partitions

2. Two Goals Identify the type of question – Continuity and Change over time – Comparison – Causation – Periodization Partition the question in a way that makes information and analysis flow

3. 1) They give you the partition: The Jacksonian Period (1824-1828) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did this period live up to its new characterization? Consider TWO of the following in your response. Economic development Politics Reform movements

4. Strategy: You follow it ALWAYS (one column for each paragraph) Economic Development PoliticsReform Movements Skill: Continuity and change over time

5. 3) Compare and contrast questions: Compare and contrast the ways in which economic development affected politics in Massachusetts and Virginia in the period from 1607 to 1750.

6. Strategy: One paragraph for each topic Use the conclusion to reinforce similarities and differences MassachusettsVirginia Economic Development Politics Similarities Skill: Comparison

7. 4) Make your own partition questions: Choose 2 or 3 topics Analyze the reasons for the Anti-Federalists’ opposition to ratifying the Constitution. Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing sectional tension in the period 1820-1861.

8. Strategy: Know the content well Choose topics that are broad enough for a full paragraph Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Crittenden Compromise Political Compromise Effectiveness Skill: Both are causation

9. Obvious Change Over Time Question How did the French and Indian War change the relationship between England and its American colonies?

10. Strategy: -One before paragraph, one after paragraph -One before paragraph, one event paragraph, one after paragraph -Choose two or three significant events to divide a time period BeforeFrench and Indian War After Skill: Continuity and change over time

11. Partition by region Analyze the impact of the Atlantic trade routes established in the mid 1600s on economic development in the British North American colonies. Consider the period 1650-1750.

12. Strategy: consider regional trends of the time period (ex: NE/Middle/South, North/South, North/South/West, etc.) New EnglandMiddleSouth Atlantic Trade Route Impact on Economic Development Skill: Causation

13. If necessary, define your terms in a paragraph (complex historical concept) Analyze the impact of the market revolution (1815-1860) on the economies of TWO of the following regions: The Northeast The Midwest The South

14. Strategy: -provide key contextual information to prep reader for your analysis -look for the word IMPACT in the prompt Market Revolution: Definition NortheastMidwestSouth Inventions Inventors Innovations Skill: Causation

15. Obvious Cause/Effect Question Analyze the ways in which British imperial policies between 1763 and 1776 intensified colonists’ resistance to British rule and their commitment to republican values.

16. Strategy: simple cause and effect prompts can be disguised- make sure to thoroughly read the prompt British PoliciesColonial Response Resistance: Republican Values: Skill: Causation

17. Assess the validity, evaluate the accuracy (if partition is not obvious- regions, etc.): “The Union’s greatest advantage in the Civil War was Abraham Lincoln”. Assess the validity of this statement.

18. Strategy: -Two paragraphs: one for each side -Back up the position you took in your thesis Valid: Abraham Lincoln Not Valid: Other Union Advantages *Make sure your analysis stresses how these advantages or more or less important than Lincoln Skill: Comparison

19. Curve Ball To what extent was the Constitution a radical departure from the Articles of Confederation?

20. Strategy: combine change over time AND compare/contrast Articles of Confederation Constitution: radical departure Constitution: not a radical departure Skill: Comparison

21. Periodization Some historians have argued that the Spanish- American War in 1898 marked a turning point in US foreign policy. Support, modify, or refute this contention using specific evidence.

22. Depends on the response For Support or Refute For Modify Reason #1Reason #2 Reasons Why It Is CorrectWhy Modification Is Better Skill: Periodization

23. Moving On To The Body Paragraph Topic Sentence should directly answer the question for one portion. It should be almost exactly like your partition sentence Is essentially a thesis for the body paragraph Then: – Facts: details – Analysis: tying facts back to the thesis

24. Example Facts – South had fertile soil – Long growing seasons Analysis – Was primarily responsible for the development of plantations and a highly stratified social system

25. Your Homework Assignment Do a body paragraph for the geography prompt

26. Your Homework Assignment 1)Chart the following prompt 2)Write an introduction "Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of British colonies in North America." Assess the validity of this statement for the late 1600s.

27. New EnglandMiddleSouth Geography Development Other Factors