HWC 3A0 Egypt Research Essay



CHW 3M Mesopotamia or Egypt RESEARCH ESSAY

This is a research-based argumentative essay. You will work alone.

REQUIREMENTS:

o select a topic (max. 2 people per topic – essay to be written and researched separately) – please note that this will become your general topic for your CCA essay

o research the topic using books. Notes must be in proper format: one page per source, bibliographic information at the top, page numbers in the margin, notes in point form.

o as you research, narrow down your topic to three sub-topics

o come up with a thesis (argument) that can be supported by evidence

o prove the thesis in a 5-paragraph essay of at least 3-5 pages (double-spaced, computer printed)

o use properly formatted footnotes to give credit to authors wherever needed for their ideas, not just for direct quotations (minimum two footnotes per body paragraph)

o create a properly formatted bibliography of at least 4-5 sources other than the text or any encyclopedia (maximum two Internet sites – check for reliability – get form from teacher - and hand in paper copy of the website with the essay)

o participate in a peer evaluation/editing session of your rough draft (rough draft must include footnotes and bibliography)

TOPIC CHOICES: [numbers in bold correspond to CCA essay topics]

1. Why was Mesopotamia so prone to rise and fall of ruling groups? (e.g., Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, Chaldea) [11]

2. Hammurabi’s Code as a legal and social innovation [3,1,6,15]

3. Science and technology – areas such as medicine, arithmetic, astronomy, military (innovations, uses, benefits in Mes. or Egypt) [7,14]

4. Process of educating scribes (role of the educated in Mes. or Egypt; how it was done; why it was so important; role in promoting stability, benefits to society) [13, 1]

5. Development of writing in Egypt or Mes. [7]

6. Relationship between the state (government) and religion (theocracy, control, power in Mes or Egypt) [8]

7. Role of women in society (Mes or Egypt) [4,6]

8. Times of progress - when were some times when Egypt was prosperous, unified, stable, military dominant, etc.? (e.g., parts of New Kingdom ) [9]

9. Egypt’s foreign relations with other powers (how open or closed was it regarding trade, tribute, diplomacy, war, etc.) [11, 12, 1, 2]

10. How much power did Pharaohs really have? Who helped them rule? [10]

11. Treatment and role of slaves and/or lower classes in Egyptian society [17,6,15]

12. Egypt wasn’t always unchanging. Choose an area (e.g., art, women’s roles) in which Egypt did demonstrate change over time and develop an argument as to why and how. [2]

13. Role of literature in uniting Mesopotamian or Egyptian society [5]

14. Times of decline – when were some times when Egypt was not as prosperous, unified, or stable? (e.g., times of civil war, foreign invasion, etc.?) [16]

EVALUATION:

Essay Rubric (K, T, A, C) – T process mark includes bibliography, notes, outline, rough draft, peer evaluation

DUE DATES: (see summative plan)

Good copy of essay must include rubric and title page with your name, teacher, course, date and title; Internet reliability checks and paper copy of websites (if used)

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