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 Endu curriculum.social-studiesTimothy Lent - tlent@ Kameelah Rasheed - krasheed@Please Read: We encourage all teachers to modify the materials to meet the needs of their students. To create a version of this document that you can edit:1. Make sure you are signed into a Google account when you are on the resource. 2. Go to the "File" pull down menu in the upper left hand corner and select "Make a Copy." This will give you a version of the document that you own and can modify. Teacher Overview: How to Write an Enduring Issues Essay ThesisPlease note that these materials were created as open educational resources by New Visions for Public Schools, a New York City based nonprofit. All of our resources are intended to guide teacher decision making. Unit and course-level decisions should be made by individual teachers, administrators or districts. These are suggested materials to support individual teachers, administrators, or districts in preparing students for the new Global History and Geography Regents exam. For more information about the new exam, please click here. For more Regents resources, please click here. If you have any questions, please contact us: Timothy Lent - tlent@ and Kameelah Rasheed - krasheed@ Objective:How to Write an Enduring Issues Essay ThesisIdentify the components of a thesis for the Enduring Issues Essay.? Directions: Read the question and responses below, then respond to the prompts. Image created by Janine is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.QuestionWhy is it important to eat breakfast?Response AIt is important to eat breakfast because it is important to eat. Response B It is important to eat breakfast because it is my favorite meal of the day.Response CIt is important to eat breakfast because today I had oatmeal and two eggs over easy. Response D It is important to eat breakfast because it gives you energy to start your day.1. Identify which of these responses establishes a claim that answers the question. 2. Explain why you chose that response and not one of the others. Examine The Enduring Issues Essay PromptAnnotatePredictThe Enduring Issues Essay is the only essay on the Global History and Geography II Regents Exam. The prompt gives you directions for what needs to be included in your essay. Luckily, the prompt will be the same on EVERY Regents exam. ? Directions: Read and annotate the prompt for the Enduring Issues Essay by following the directions below, then complete the tasks that follow. Underline important words and phrases that indicate what you will need to do in your essay. Circle words and phrases that you do not know or have questions about. Ask questions and add comments that you have in the left and right margins.PART 3–EXTENDED ESSAYAn enduring issue is an issue that exists across time. It is one that many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success.In your essayIdentify and define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents.Using your knowledge of Social Studies and evidence from the documents, argue why the issue you selected is significant and how it has endured across time.Be sure toIdentify the issue based on a historically accurate interpretation of three documents.Define the issue using evidence from at least three documentsArgue that this is a significant issue that has endured by showing:How the issue has affected people or been affected by peopleHow the issue has continued to be an issue or changed over timeInclude outside information from your knowledge of social studies and evidence from the documents.1. In the space below, explain what you will need to do when you write an Enduring Issues Essay. 2. Turn to a partner and explain what they will need to do when they write an Enduring Issues Essay.What is a Thesis? A thesis is the part of your essays introduction in which you establish your CLAIM and identify the topics you will discuss in the essay to prove your claim. A thesis tells your reader what your essay will be about, so they know their purpose for reading. A thesis can be more than one sentence.THESIS=CLAIM+TOPICSYour claim depends on the question being asked or the prompt that is given. The claim for your Enduring Issues Essay must respond to the highlighted sections of the prompt below. PART 3–EXTENDED ESSAYAn enduring issue is an issue that exists across time. It is one that many societies have attempted to address with varying degrees of success.In your essayIdentify and define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents.Using your knowledge of Social Studies and evidence from the documents, argue why the issue you selected is significant and how it has endured across time.Be sure toIdentify the issue based on a historically accurate interpretation of three documents.Define the issue using evidence from at least three documentsArgue that this is a significant issue that has endured by showing:How the issue has affected people or been affected by peopleHow the issue has continued to be an issue or changed over timeInclude outside information from your knowledge of social studies and evidence from the documents.The thesis in your Enduring Issues Essay should follow this formula:CLAIM+TOPICS______is a significant enduring issue because___________as demonstrated by____, ____, and ____. Enduring IssueReason(s) the issue is significantList of topics that will be discussed in the essay to show the issue has endured and is significantPractice: Identify the components of an Enduring Issues thesisAnnotate? Directions: Read the example theses below and annotate by labeling each section with the following letters:The Enduring IssueThe Reason(s) the issue has endured over time and is significantThe topics that will be discussed in the essay to show the issue has endured and is significantClaim 1. Human rights abuses are a significant enduring issue because the victims suffer violence and discrimination that can have lasting effects on their society for generations as demonstrated by the Armenian Genocide, Holocaust, and Rwandan Genocide.Claim 2. Competition for natural resources is a significant enduring issue because it often leads to large conflicts that have long lasting effects on those involved as demonstrated by British imperialism in India and the Sepoy Rebellion, Japanese imperialism between World War I and World War II, and disputes over oil-rich areas in the Middle East. Claim 3. Inequality is a significant enduring issue because it has led to conflicts that have had long lasting effects on societies all over the world as demonstrated by the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and Apartheid. Enduring Issues are HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT. What makes something historically significant?We encounter enduring issues in our own lives and see evidence of enduring issues in the world around us. All of the enduring issues we observe are significant, or important, in one way or another. In Global History, we study those issues that have endured and are historically significant. To prove that something is historically significant one needs to show that it affected a lot of people and had long-lasting effects. Something is SIGNIFICANT if it is IMPORTANT.Something is HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT if it... affected a lot of people.has long-lasting effects.Practice: Why are these enduring issues significant?? Directions: Read the example theses below and circle why the author claims the enduring issue listed is significant. Circle as many reasons as the author provides. ClaimReason(s) why the enduring issue is significantClaim 1. Human rights abuses are a significant enduring issue because the victims suffer violence and discrimination that can have lasting effects on their society for generations as demonstrated by the Armenian Genocide, Holocaust, and Rwandan Genocide.Affected a lot of peopleHas long-lasting effectsClaim 2. Competition for natural resources is a significant enduring issue because it often leads to large conflicts that have long lasting effects on those involved as demonstrated by British imperialism in India and the Sepoy Rebellion, Japanese imperialism between World War I and World War II, and disputes over oil-rich areas in the Middle East. Affected a lot of peopleHas long-lasting effectsClaim 3. Inequality is a significant enduring issue because it has led to conflicts that have had long lasting effects on societies all over the world as demonstrated by the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and Apartheid. Affected a lot of peopleHas long-lasting effectsWhy are the enduring issues in Global History significant?? Directions: Choose three of the enduring issues in Global History from the bank below, then based on your knowledge of global history and your observations of the world, explain why that issue is significant and provide at least two events (historical or personal) that support your claim. Enduring Issues BankConflictCooperationPowerInequalityInnovationInterconnectednessIdeas and BeliefsEnvironmental ImpactScarcityEnduring IssueReason(s) why the enduring issue is significantEvents (historical or personal) that show the issue is significantFASuggested Enduring Issues Thesis Components? Directions: Examine the thesis below and respond the prompts that follow. Construct ArgumentsThesisConflict is a significant enduring issue because people often resort to violence when they can not have what they want, which can lead to wars that affect the millions of people involved in them and later generations. Write out the sections of the thesis for each of the components listed below. ComponentSection of the Thesis1. Enduring Issue2. The Reason(s) the issue has endured over time and is significant3. The topics that will be discussed in the essay to show the issue has endured and is significant4. According to the author, circle the reasons why the enduring issue identified is significant.Affected a lot of peopleHas long-lasting effects ................
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