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CCOT: Transoceanic Connections to Revolutions

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WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 4.5ACTIVITYCCOT: TRANSOCEANIC CONNECTIONSTO REVOLUTIONSUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “CCOT: Transoceanic Connections to Revolutions,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeBuild on yourcontinuity and change over time (CCOT) skillsas youidentify, categorize, and evaluate changes and continuities. By focusing on the changes and continuities that took place from one unit to the next, you’ll further develop this historical thinking practice by applying your historical knowledge to formulate thesis statements for two CCOT prompts.Process1.List all the continuities and changes you can think of that took place in the period spanned by these two units:Unit 3: Transoceanic Connections (1450–1750 CE)and Unit 4: Revolutions (1750–1914 CE). Put a +next to those you think are positive, and a –next to those you think are negative. Your teacher will let you know if you’re doing thisactivityindividually or working in a group and using sticky notes.Continuities between Unit 3and Unit 4Changes between Unit 3and Unit 4
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 4.5ACTIVITYCCOT: TRANSOCEANIC CONNECTIONS TO REVOLUTIONS2CCOT Tool2.Using your notes from page 1, complete the CCOT Tool by adding each continuity and change depending on how much of a continuity or change it was, and how much of a positive or negative it was.Posi1veCon1nuityChangeNega1ve
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 4.5ACTIVITYCCOT: TRANSOCEANIC CONNECTIONS TO REVOLUTIONS33.Write the dates for the time period being studied.4.Were there more changes or continuities? Explain why there were more of one than the other for this time period.5.Look over the changes on your graph.•Were the changesmore positive or negative, overall? Explain why these were more positive or negative during this time period.•What was the most significant change during this time period? Why?6.Look over the continuities on your graph.•Were the continuitiesmore positive or negative, overall? Explain why these were more positive or negative during this time period.•What was the most significant continuity during this time period? Why?7.Craft a thesis statement in response to each of the following CCOT prompts:Historicalsignificancecan be determined in several ways. Use the acronym ADE to help you:•Amount:Howmany people’sliveswere affected by the continuity/change?•Depth:Werepeople living in the time period being studied deeplyaffectedbythe continuity/change?•Endurance: Were thechangespeople experiencedasaresult of this continuity/ change long-lasting and/or recurring?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1200/ LESSON 4.5ACTIVITYCCOT: TRANSOCEANIC CONNECTIONS TO REVOLUTIONS4•To what extent were the changes that occurred from c. 1450 to c. 1914 CE positive?•To what extent were the continuities that occurred from c. 1450 to c. 1914 CE positive?