1. AGENDA – 10/3 Talk about yesterday And tomorrow Hand back DBQs
Talk about good things and things to improve
Writing workshop day
HEY! You were supposed to have read p today, remember?
Homework: QUIZ AND NOTES on Tuesday, TEST AND MAPS on Thursday/Friday

2. Writing workshop day!!

3. DBQ – things you did well
In general:
Good thesis statements
Good evidence
Good organization

4. DBQ – room for improvement
In general:
Topic sentences to stay organized
And concluding sentences to make sure you’re on track!
Don’t quote documents
Summarize in your own words
Stick to the facts in the documents
Linking your evidence back to the thesis statement
You did a great job of saying he’s a great leader, but not a great job of explaining how him being a great leader makes him deserving of the title “great”

5. DBQ – room for improvement
Explaining your evidence (providing reasoning) is so important
Don’t just jump over it – the connections you’re making in your head to draw a conclusion need to be articulate
Imagine that I know nothing and you need to lay it out for me
Or, imagine you’re explaining this to a six year old

6. DBQ – thoughts?

7. HOW TO FORMULATE AN ARGUMENT
Respond to the following prompt:
Defend or refute the following statement: Cats are better than dogs.
What do you think? Brainstorm evidence in your notes (t-chart!).

8. HOW TO FORMULATE AN ARGUMENT
Cats:
Are soft
Fold into you when you hold them
Are cute
Meow a lot
Are easy to care for
Are laid back
Are adorable

9. HOW TO FORMULATE AN ARGUMENT
Defend or refute the following statement: Cats are better than dogs.
Write out your answer in one body paragraph.

10. HOW TO FORMULATE AN ARGUMENT
Cats are better than dogs because they’re easier to care for. I can leave my cat Winnie alone when I leave town overnight and I don’t have to worry about walking her. I also can leave out extra food and I don’t have to worry about her eating too fast because she can pace herself. Also, cats clean themselves. I don’t have to take Winnie to a groomer because she’s always clean. As a result of that, her fur is always soft…
What did I just do here? I just listed a TON of evidence. What’s the prompt?

11. Cats are better than dogs because they’re easier to care for
Cats are better than dogs because they’re easier to care for. I can leave my cat Winnie alone when I leave town overnight and I don’t have to worry about walking her. You can’t leave dogs alone for longer than 12 hours because they need to go to the bathroom outside. Unlike cats, they can’t just use the litterbox. I also can leave out extra food and I don’t have to worry about her eating too fast because she can pace herself. Dogs, when given the opportunity, will eat everything in sight, so you cannot leave extra food out for them without worrying that they will barf everywhere. Also, cats clean themselves. I don’t have to take Winnie to a groomer because she’s always clean. Dogs don’t clean themselves, and, as a result, smell terrible and need to be groomed often. Because of the ease of care of cats as a pet, and because they’re less reliant on humans for survival, cats are in fact better than dogs.
There we go.

12. HOW TO FORMULATE A HISTORICAL ARGUMENT
Analyze causes of the fall of the Roman Empire.

13. HOW TO FORMULATE A HISTORICAL ARGUMENT
Step 1: Brainstorm

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Step 2: Write your introduction, which should include:
Historical context (2-3 sentences that set the stage)
An analytical thesis statement that specifically and directly answers the prompt
Use the word “because” 
“Analyze causes of the fall of the Roman Empire”

15. HOW TO FORMULATE A HISTORICAL ARGUMENT
Step 3: Outline your paragraphs

16. HOW TO FORMULATE A HISTORICAL ARGUMENT
Step 4: Write!
Make sure that you are always connecting the evidence that you use back to your original thesis (your original argument)

17. HOW TO FORMULATE A HISTORICAL ARGUMENT