Unit 6 Writing Wrap Up
Teacher Resources
Lesson 6.12 Teaching Guide
Writing Guide
Unit Problem: How did the first ongoing connections among the hemispheres promote change both globally and regionally?
In this lesson, you’ll work on your writing skills by revising an essay to improve its use of the analysis and evidence category of the WHP Writing Rubric. You will revise analysis and evidence 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.
- Assess the extent to which the Columbian Exchange transformed communities in the Americas.
- Revise analysis and evidence in historical writing.
- Create and support arguments using historical evidence to evaluate how the Columbian Exchange transformed communities.
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Writing – Analysis and Evidence Part 2
Activity
Writing – Analysis and Evidence Part 2
In this writing activity, you will identify and revise aspects of a student-written essay to improve it. Specifically, you will look at the Analysis and Evidence row of the WHP Writing Rubric.
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Unit 6 DBQ
Assessment
Unit 6 DBQ
Use sources to craft an argument about how the Columbian Exchange transformed the Americas.
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DBQ Writing Samples
Activity
DBQ Writing Samples
These DBQ writing samples provide example essays to help support writing instruction in different ways.