1. 2015 World History Gateway Prep

2. Week 1: Thesis Statements  Each day of week 1 we will take a few minutes each period and work on proper thesis statement writing using a sample Gateway Test prompt.  Students should record their practice in a notebook of their choosing. The notebooks will be collected once the review month has concluded. The notebook will count as a project grade!

3. Week 2: Document Analysis  For week 2 students will practice working with a variety of documents by critically analyzing them and incorporating Gateway writing skills.  Student work should continue to be recorded in their Gateway prep notebooks.

4. Week 3: Strong vs weak essays  In the 3 rd week of Gateway prep students will work on modeling strong essays & comparing strong essay to weaker essays.  Students will be asked to re-write short excerpts of “proficient” or “exceeding” scored writing as well as look for what makes the examples “proficient” or “exceeding”  Student work should continue to be recorded in their Gateway Prep notebooks

5. Week 1 Day 1  Identify and explain the issues that led to the Protestant Reformation and the ideas leading reformers offered to change the Catholic Church.  Identify the problems within the Catholic Church.  Identify the reform ideas of Martin Luther.  Identify the ideas that came out of the Counter Reformation. ****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****

6. Week 1 Day 2  Social Class Structure: Egyptian Social Class Structure  Explain how ancient Egypt was able to develop into a successful social structure?  Explain how their belief system and way of life contributed to their social structure?  Explain how leadership and religion helped to develop the social structure of the Egyptians.  How did the development of new jobs create a new social class structure. ****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****

7. Week 1 Day 3  Identify and Explain the Industrial Revolution and its impact. Be sure to discuss the following:  A. Changes in farming that led to substantial population growth  B. Inventions of the Industrial Revolution  C. Problems that faced the new factory workers and city dwellers. ****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****

8. Week 1 Day 4  Discuss Napoleon as a Reformer. Be sure to include the following:  A. Economic changes (ex. Taxes)  B. Political changes (ex. Style of gov’t)  C. Social & Cultural changes (educational system / estate system) ****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****

9. Week 1 Day 5  Explain how the Tang and Song Dynasties created a Golden Age in China. Be sure to include the following:  A. Inventions (paper, compass, gunpowder)  B. Luxury good (silk & porcelain)  C. Trade (silk road) ****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****