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Introduction to Your Reflective Essay: Meet your new best friend, ____________________. He/she just moved to the Key Peninsula from ___________________. Their accent is strange to you, but you both have similar interests and are of roughly equivalent height. Because of this, you quickly become best friends. Over a breakfast of Pop Tarts, Cheetos and Mountain Dew, you get to talking about Peninsula High School. Of course, you tell him about all the bad stuff first (“We can’t do like, ANY drugs on campus and they don’t let us swear and stuff! It’s pretty much like being a slave or in prison.”), but eventually get to the good things. The different classes you have taken intrigue him/her, and so you explain some of them and the big ‘takeaways’ you have had from each. You describe the content you found most interesting in biology, and the ways in which it can be applied in the real world. You depict a particular book in your English class and how it will alter the ways in which you view the world around you. Eventually, you get to your least favorite class: history (“Seriously dude, it was the fricken worst!!!”). Your new friend has always loved history though so he insists that you answer a laundry list of questions for him. Just as you are opening your mouth to respond to his queries though, something ridiculously outlandish happens and suddenly King 5 news is on the scene, documenting the event. Sadly, the two of you have to go your separate ways just as the school year comes to a close and summer vacay begins. You know how excited they were to hear all about World History though, so you decide to write him a two page, double-spaced, 12pt, Times New Roman letter. You want to be thorough, so you are sure to cite your sources in proper MLA format. It’s possible you could have just called him on the phone or texted him, but you’ve never been the brightest bulb in the shack. As you sit down to write your letter, you carefully consider the questions he asked and set out to answer them in full. Obnoxious questions: “What topic or idea did you most enjoy from your World History course and why?” “Can you please summarize that topic or idea for me?” “You kept talking about ‘perspective’, ‘sources’ and ‘point-of-view’. What did these mean in your study of history?”“How would you ever use this in the real world?” Assignment: Your assignment is to write an essay (it can be in letter format, but this creative aspect is not required) that answers the above questions in the proper format. Introduction (one paragraph) Explain the topic, event or idea you most enjoyed (or learned the most from) in this class and why. Examples include: Absolutism, The Columbian Exchange, World War I, etc. Topic/Content (two paragraphs)Illuminate and summarize the chosen event, topic or idea. This should be elaborate enough to give a full explanation, but succinct enough to make it comprehensible to someone unfamiliar with the topic. Perspective, Point-Of-View, Sources Clarify what these concepts mean and how they impact your study of history and our view of the past. (one paragraph)You should describe these ideas and then relate them to a ‘real-world’ situation or topic. Examples include: a lunchroom fight, a disagreement with a friend, or a national issue such as Obamacare. In other words, there are two sides to every story or controversy, please give an example. (two paragraphs)ConclusionBring the essay to concise and clear conclusion. Feel free to wish your new friend an awesome summer as he vacations through _______________________. (one paragraph)Requirements: 12 pt font, double spaced, two pages in length (7 paragraphs) Thoughtful and clear description of ideasMLA format citations (You will cite Mr. Kendall’s website, the textbook, and any other source you use) Submission to Mr. Kendall through Google Docs. Total points: 30 ................
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