Change over Time Essay

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Change over Time Essay

• 2nd essay youll see on the AP World History
  exam, but you dont have to do it 2nd.
• Based on a analysis of a change over time of a
  society in a particular time period.
• You should have a choice of what civilization to
  pick.
• Your job is to organize the information you know
  to see how they relate to the topic and each
  other, making sure you discuss both change and
  continuity.

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What the directions mean

• Heres what you are suppose to do
• 1. Write a thesis telling the reader what you are
  going to say in the essay, using at least one
  change and one continuity based on the
  characteristic of a society you are given
  (PERSIAN).
• 2. Use concrete details you know about your
  topic. Support your thesis with them. Tell why
  you think you detail supports your thesis
  (commentary). Analyze the reason for a change or
  continuity over your time period (why).
• 3. Finish with a conclusion that restates your
  thesis (1 sentence)
• So to write a decent Change over Time essay, you
  need to write an essay that opens with a thesis,
  support that thesis with concrete details and
  commentary, then finishes with a conclusion.

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How the Change over Time Essay is Scored

• All AP World History essays are read for a basic
  core. It must include all of the following to
  get a score of 7 on the basic core of the Change
  over Time Essay
• Is your thesis acceptable? 1 point
• Have you addressed all parts of the questions?
  (both changes and continuities) 2 points
• Have you supported the thesis with appropriate
  evidence? 2 points
• Use relevant world historical context effectively
  to explain change over time and/or continuity? 1
  point
• Have you analyzed the process of change over time
  and/or continuity? 1 point

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Expanded core

• Worth up to two extra points
• Do you have a clear, analytical and comprehensive
  thesis?
• Have you addressed all parts of the question (as
  relevant) global context, chronology, causation,
  change, continuity, effects, content?
• Do you provide ample historical evidence to
  substantiate your thesis?
• Have you addressed all parts of the question
  evenly?
• Do you provide links with relevant ideas, events,
  and trends in an innovative way?
• Notice several of the items are simply more
  detailed basic core items. To get expanded core
  you must first get basic core. You dont need to
  do all expanded core.

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What this means to do

• 1) Write a detailed thesis that has a subject,
  precise opinion and blueprint (1 sentence)
• 2) Write 3 paragraphs that show the changes over
  time. It could be two paragraphs for changes and
  one for continuities, or two for continuities and
  one for changes.
• 3) Make sure you are covering the characteristic
  of society (PERSIAN) the question is asking.
• 4) Support your thesis with concrete details you
  know about the societies.
• 5) Use commentary to show why (analyze) the
  details support your thesis
• 6) Use the conclusion to restate your thesis. (1
  detailed sentence)

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Pre write

• Before you begin your essay brainstorm the topic.
  Write down what you know.
• Decide which society you know the most about in
  the terms of the characteristic the question asks
  about.
• Write down as many concrete details you know
  about the topic, these will be what you weave
  into your essay.
• The actual writing will be easier if you got a
  handle on the question.
• Youll probably need only 20-30 minutes to write
  the essay
• Plan, Plan, Plan before you write

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Work the question

• Process the Question
• You already know the directions, scan to make
  sure. Circle where you are getting your points
  from to make sure you hit them.
• Next read the question carefully and circle what
  you are suppose to analyze and the actions you
  need to take.
• Underline the important stuff (time period,
  culture, location, etc)
• Do your prewriting work in the green booklet, the
  sealed pink booklet is for your actual essay

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Build a Framework

• After you brainstorm the topic create a framework
  for processing the question
• Use PERSIAN as you work through the civilizations
• Decide which characteristic(s) the question is
  asking for.
• Write down the changes and continuities in the
  society for the characteristics you are to
  address.
• Make sure you have at least one of each.

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Write your Thesis

• First rephrase the question as a simple answer.
• Next decide which 3 characteristics your body
  paragraphs are going to talk about. Come up with
  another word to describe the characteristic that
  is more specific, yet still broad enough to write
  3 details about. Remember you could have three
  parts of one characteristic, read carefully what
  they are asking for
• Economic.. Trade
• Socialfamily structure
• Political revolutionary process
• You will have 2-1 ratio of changes or
  continuities, your choice but you must have both.
• Try to change the verbs to make a strong
  statement about what you are going to prove
• Changed.transformed
• Effectedinfluenced
• Remember to have a limited subject, precise
  opinion and blueprint

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COT Essay Outline

• Next outline your essay. Use this 5 paragraph
  form.
• 1) Thesis (1 detailed sentence). Use Rule of 3
• 2) Body 1 Thesis. (1st of your 3)
• Pre change context
• Change or Continuity
• Post change context
• Commentary to analyze why change or continuity
  happened
• 3) Body 2 Thesis. (2nd of your 3)
• Pre change context
• Change or Continuity
• Post change context
• Commentary to analyze why change or continuity
  happened
• 4) Body 3 Thesis (3rd of your 3)
• Pre change context
• Change or Continuity
• Post change context
• Commentary to analyze why change or continuity
  happened
• 5) Conclusion (restate thesis in one sentence)

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Write the Essay

• Now write the essay by following your outline.
  Limit it to one good detailed sentence.
• Have a good body thesis for each paragraph that
  ties back into your main thesis.
• Be sure to describe the context before the change
  or continuity. What was the society like before
  the change or continuity occurred.
• Next tell what change or continuity occurred.
• Then tell what the society was like after the
  change or continuity occurred.
• Finish your body thesis to include commentary as
  to why you think this change or continuity
  occurred.
• Try to have 3 solid body paragraphs describing
  either a similarity or difference. Make sure you
  have a least one of each.
• Your last paragraph should be a conclusion that
  should just restate your thesis. Again it should
  only be one sentence.