1. Brainstorming

2. Role of Brainstorming O In-Class writings require a prompt response O Time is limited to 55 minutes O The Essay must be clear and complete O Limited sources available for the essay

3. Role of Brainstorming (II) O Time Management O Determine what the question asks O Review documents (DBQ) O Develop a claim (thesis) O Organization O Brainstorm specific outside information ALL MUST BE DONE QUICKLY (c. 5 minutes)

4. Practice Brainstorm a list of eight (8) specific terms to use in writing the following essay: In a letter to newspaperman Horace Greely on August 22, 1862, Abraham Lincoln explained, “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.” A month later, however, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, making the abolition of slavery, as well as the preservation of the Union, a war aim. Discuss the relationship between Lincoln’s goals of preserving the Union and freeing the slaves.

5. Practice "The Civil War was not inevitable; it was the result of extremism and failures of leadership on both sides." Assess this statement, using the following documents and your knowledge of the period from 1830 to 1860.

6. Practice Brainstorm a list of ten (10) specific terms to use in writing the following essay: Discuss whether or not U.S. foreign policy from 1890- 1917 was principally guided by economic motives