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Unit 2 LEQ

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STUDENT MATERIALSSTUDENT MATERIALSS-1LEQ: NETWORKS OF EXCHANGE, C. 1200–1450 CEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 2.3 ASSESSMENTPreparation• Download the WHP LEQ Rubric• Have the Comparison, CCOT, and Causation tools available for your students (find all resources on the Student Resources page)PurposeThis LEQ is another opportunity for you to write in response to a historical prompt. It will help foster your general research and writing skills and will give you a formal opportunity to see how your writing abilities are advancing. It will also help you recall and reinforce some of the important content you’ve learned in this unit and help prepare you for the AP® World History: Modern exam. ProcessDay 1 In this activity, you’re going to prepare to respond to an LEQ, or long essay question. To do this, you will conduct research and think about any relevant information you’ve learned so far in the course to help you form a response to the question. This particular LEQ asks you to respond to this prompt: Develop an argument that analyzes the similarities and differences between various networks of exchange from c. 1200 to 1450 CE. To make sure you’re clear on what the prompt is asking, take out the Question Parsing Tool. Work with your classmates to deconstruct the prompt. Once you have deconstructed the prompt, choose the relevant historical thinking tool to help you organize your research findings. Now, it’s time for some research! You can use materials from the course and conduct further research online for additional evidence. As you gather evidence for your essay, write it on the tool you chose. Next, use the evidence you gathered to help you form a thesis statement that directly responds to the question. Make sure your thesis statement is relevant to what was asked of you! Finally, it’s time to contextualize. As you know, ALL historical essays require you to contextualize. As needed, you can use the Contextualization Tool to help with this part of the process. Day 2 This second day is your writing day. Feel free to use your tools and notes from any prewriting work you completed as you craft your essay response. Make sure you have a copy of the WHP LEQ Writing Rubric available to remind you of what’s important to include in your essay. And don’t forget to contextualize! In doing so, think of the entire time period, not just the time immediately preceding the historical event or process you are writing about. Your teacher will give you a time limit for completing your five- to six-paragraph essay responding to the LEQ.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-2LEQ: NETWORKS OF EXCHANGE, C. 1200–1450 CEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 2.3 ASSESSMENTUNIT 2 LEQDirections: Respond to the prompt below, using what you have learned about this historical time period to help support your claim. In your response, as part of meeting the criteria on the WHP LEQ Writing Rubric, you should do the following: qRespond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.qDescribe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.qSupport an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.qUse historical reasoning (such as comparison, causation, or continuity and change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.qDemonstrate a complex understanding of the topic by using advanced argumentation and/or effective use of evidence.Develop an argument that analyzes the similarities and differences between various networks of exchange from c. 1200 to 1450 CE.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-3LEQ: NETWORKS OF EXCHANGE, C. 1200–1450 CEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 2.3 ASSESSMENTQuestion Parsing ToolDirections: Follow the steps to parse the prompt you are presented with. Use the key at the bottom to help you with the historical reasoning process and composition questions.1. Prompt: 2. Rewrite the prompt in your own words:3. Periodization: What is the time period you are being asked to consider? Write out the years if you are given something in terms of century (for example, twentieth century = 1900s).4. Location: What areas of the world are included in this prompt?5. Topic: What is the main topic being asked about in this prompt?6. AP Theme: What AP theme is the prompt asking you to address as part of your response? Please explain your reasoning. PIECES is a helpful reminder for the AP themes.
Name:Date:Name:Date:STUDENT MATERIALSS-4LEQ: NETWORKS OF EXCHANGE, C. 1200–1450 CEWORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 2.3 ASSESSMENT7. Historical reasoning process: What historical reasoning process is this prompt asking you to engage in? Provide justification for why you chose the one you did.8. Composition: What is the prompt stem asking you to do as part of your response? Remember the prompt stem is usually a verb.KeyHistorical Reasoning ProcessWords/Phrases to Look ForCausationCause, effect, led to, lead to, emergence, resulted, bring about, give rise to, be the cause of, result in, produce, generate, spawn, precipitate, prompt, induce, promote, foster, provoke, triggerComparisonSimilarities, differences, compare, contrast, set side-by-side, juxtapose, differentiate, liken, equateCCOTContinuities, changes, continuation, persistence, consistent, over time, two points in time Prompt Stem ExamplesWhat It’s Asking in Simpler LanguageTo what extentWeigh, evaluate, assess Evaluate, assessHow much—needs a quantitative answer/thesis/claim (Note: A quantitative answer is one that includes an amount or a number. For example: a lot, a little) Analyze, developDescribe and explainArgue, argumentMake a claim