Transcript Warm-up March 31, 2008

Warm-up March 31, 2008
• Who was Suleyman I the Magnificent?
• What empire did he rule/What time period?
• Why was he important?
Warm up April 1, 2008
• Where was the Safavid Empire?
• What faith did the Safavid’s use as unifying
force?
Warm up April 2, 2008
• Where was the Mughal Empire?
• Who was Akbar and what was he known
for?
Essay Question:
• Discuss how technological developments
from 1450-1750 changed the Ottoman
Empires global influence. Be sure to
describe its position of power and influence
in the beginning of the period as your
starting point.
Review
“Change over time” Essay
• Step 1: Break up the question
What key terms will need to be in your essay?
Choose ONE of the following political units, and
discuss how technological developments from
1450-1750 changed its global influences. Be sure
to describe its position of power and influence in
the beginning of the period as your starting point
Step 2
• Build a frame work. The purpose of this is
make sure you do not leave anything out of
your essay.
Baseline:
Impact:
What was it like before?
Change:
What changes occurred?
Continuity:
What stayed the same?
What had the impact?
How was the political unit
impacted?
Step 3: Build your essay
• Fill in your graphic organizer with details
• This means, people, dates, places, names of
technology, ect.
Step 4: Write it
• First, you need to figure out if you want to say if
something had or did not have an impact. Once
you have done this:
– Rephrase the question as an answer; include all key
phrases
– Address each part of the question with a statement and
evidence
– Make the transition to the body of the essay with a
sentence like, “To better understand these changes we
need to look at the area prior to …”
Step 4 cont….
• Your first paragraph is your THESIS paragraph,
which should contain that STRONG statement of
what you are going to write about.
• Second, write 4-6 paragraphs (Thesis, body, body,
body, Closing)
• Use transitional words and trigger words to
highlight important points
Contrast, Change
Similarity or Continuity
but, however, although, though in
contrast, alternatively
Since, moreover, similarity, as well
as, still, likewise, therefore
Conclusion
• Should restate your thesis, and restate how
you have supported your thesis (what did
you do to show what you wrote is correct?)
Warm up April 2, 2008
• Name a similarity between the Safavid,
Mughal, and Ottoman Empires
Warm up April 3, 2008
• What was the dyarchy?
– What dynasty instituted the dyarchy?
– Why was it important?
Warm up April 4, 2008
• Why did the population increase so
drastically during the Qing dynasty?
Warm up April 7, 2008
• Who were the Three Great Unifiers, and
what did they do for Japan?
Writing a DBQ
• Step 1: Break down question. What words
stand out?
• Step 2: Create/Build Framework. What is
the question asking you to do?
Compare/Contrast? Right and wrong way
(to govern)? Positives and negatives?
Step 3 & 4: Work the documents
• Circle the source: writer and time period
• Make notes about the what the document is
talking about
• Then frame & group documents
Step 5: Analyze and add
• You must analyze TWO documents for
either bias or point of view, plus an
additional document as part of the question
• Be sure to explain why you feel these
documents will add to your analysis, don’t
just describe them. What make these
documents particularly important?
Document #
Comments
Step 6: Organize
the documents
-refer to strongest documents
Thesis
Support
-documents that are strongest,
that will support thesis
Group 1
-group according to question
Group 2
-group according to question
Group 3
-group according to how they
relate to each other
POV 1
-list doc. you want to use
POV 2
-list doc. you want to use
Number
Use as check list (use all but 1)
Additional Document
-what doc would add interesting
analysis, why? (need 2)
Step 7: Writing and Thesis
• DBQ Thesis
– Open with something like, “After reviewing these document, it is
clear that…”
– Rephrase the question as an answer; include all key phrases. Write
your response to the answer
– Address each part of the question with a statement and a document
reference or an example (compare, contrast, and change over time
as appropriate
– Suggest, describe, and justify the inclusion of the additional
document as part of the last sentence
– Make the transition to the body of the essay by citing the additional
document: “ To better understand how these documents relate to
each other, a document about x would be useful.”
Warm up April 8, 2008
• Take 10 minutes to work on or proof read
your essay
April 9, 2008
• Name five things that you need to include to
write a TSGGGPPNA (Tom said go get
grapes, pretty please, not apples) DBQ
Warm up April 10, 2008
• What did the Scientific Revolution assert
about women?
Warm up April 11, 2008
• Who wrote The Social Contract?
• Why is this document important?
Compare and Contrast Essay
• Typically involves how two societies
responded to a major theme or event
– How different societies responded to each other
– How different societies changed-or didn’t -in
response to some event
– How different societies developed
– How different socieites responded to new
tehcnologies or new ideas
Step 1: Break apart the question
Music, art and literature often reflect the
changes within a culture. Compare and
contast the art, music and literature of the
Enlightenment period in Europe with
Tokugawa Japan. You should explain the
major themes in the socieites and how each
culture reacted to the changes of the time.
Be sure to explain how the art styles
differed or were the same.
Step 2: Build a framework
Society 1
Music, art,
literature
Similarities
Differences
Society 2
Steps 3 and 4
• Step 3: Build you essay inserting into your
diagram DETAILS that will support each
answer
• Step 4: Write it
Compare/Contrast Thesis
• Restate the question as an answer; include all key
phrases
• Address each part of the question with a statement
and evidence
• Include both similarities and differences
• Make the transition to the body of the essay with a
sentence like, “To better understand the
similarities and differences between these two
societies…” (one must first take a look at the
significant themes of the time periods…)
Step 4 cont….
• Your first paragraph is your THESIS paragraph,
which should contain that STRONG statement of
what you are going to write about.
• Second, write 4-6 paragraphs (Thesis, body, body,
body, Closing)
• Use transitional words and trigger words to
highlight important points
Contrast, Change
Similarity or Continuity
but, however, although, though in
contrast, alternatively
Since, moreover, similarity, as well
as, still, likewise, therefore