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Unit 5 Writing Wrap Up

Teacher Resources

Unit Problem: How do human systems restructure themselves after catastrophes?

In this lesson, you’ll return to the WHP Writing Rubric and learn how to revise claim and focus. You will review the rubric, identify and revise claim and focus in a sample essay, complete a writing assessment, and use writing samples to better evaluate your own writing. Completing a series of rubric-based writing activities will give you a solid grasp on how your teacher will assess your writing.

  1. Evaluate how the collapse of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty impacted trade networks up to the thirteenth century.
  2. Learn how to revise claim and focus in historical writing.
  3. Create and support arguments using historical evidence to evaluate the impact of collapse on trade networks.
STEP 1
Writing – Claim and Focus Part 2
Activity

Activity

Writing – Claim and Focus Part 2
In this writing activity, you’ll circle back to the first row of the WHP Writing Rubric: Claim and Focus. You’ll move from identifying claim and focus in an essay, to identifying and revising these elements.
STEP 2
Unit 5 LEQ
Assessment

Assessment

Unit 5 LEQ
Collapse is a challenge no society wants to face. How did the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty China respond to societal and state collapse?
STEP 3
Unit 5 DBQ
Assessment

Assessment

Unit 5 DBQ
Use sources to develop an argument about how the collapse of the Roman Empire and Han Dynasty China impacted trade networks.
STEP 4
DBQ Writing Samples
Activity

Activity

DBQ Writing Samples
These DBQ writing samples provide example essays to help support writing instruction in different ways.