CCOT PREPARATION

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CCOT PREPARATION
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INTRODUCTION

• Use the words of the question to help create an
  introduction make sure you have time and place!
• General information about your topic
• Last sentence is your THESIS
• Answers Question
• With 2-3 parts
• -parts deal with themes or continuities/changes

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EXAMPLEQuestion Discuss the continuities and
changes in Europe from 800 1500 c.e.

• Basic Introduction and thesis
• From 800-1500 c.e., Europe experienced the
  Middle Ages in which medieval society practiced
  economic and social feudalism. During this time
  period, the Christian religion stayed strong
  throughout, but political power changed hands as
  the Pope lost influence and Kings gained more
  power.

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EXAMPLEQuestion Discuss the continuities and
changes in Europe from 800 1500 c.e

• Basic Introduction and Thesis
• From 800-1500 c.e., Europe experienced the
  Middle Ages in which medieval society practiced
  economic and social feudalism. Socially,
  religion was important to Europe throughout the
  time period while political and economic changes
  helped usher in the new era of the Renaissance.

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ORGANIZING AN ESSAY

• IT CAN BE ORGANIZED BY
• CONTINUITIES AND CHANGES-continuities should go
  first, there are fewer!)
• OR
• THEMES/EVENTS

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EXAMPLE

• During this time period, the Christian religion
  stayed strong throughout, but political power
  changed hands as Kings gained more power
• Organize by CONTINUITIES (religion/social) and
  CHANGES (politics, power)

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EXAMPLE

• Socially, religion was important to Europe
  throughout the time period while the political
  and economic changes helped usher in the new era
  of the Renaissance.
• ORGANIZE BY THEMES Social/Relgion, Politics and
  economics within each there could be continuity
  or change

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• YOU ONLY NEED TO SHOW ONE CONTINUITY AND ONE
  CHANGE
• NOT a continuity and change for every theme/event

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BODY PARAGRAPH

• TOPIC SENTENCE! (Reflects thesis and shows theme
  and/or continuity or change)
• Please let the reader know whether you will be
  discussing a change or continuity
• EVIDENCE- You need SPECIFIC EVIDENCE (historical
  events not generalizations! This is where
  memory needs to come into play!)- 6 PIECES OF
  CORRECT EVIDENCE

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BODY PARAGRAPH

• ANALYSIS (Why did something continue or change?
  Why is it important? How did it happen and what
  did it lead to?
• - You must discuss WHY something continued and
  why it is important
• You must discuss WHY something changed and why it
  is important to our understanding of the region
  or time period.

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BODY PARAGRPH

• GLOBAL CONTEXT
• - What is happening OUTSIDE your area that is
  helping cause the change?
• Think BIG PROCESSES (industrialization,
  imperialism, nationalism, etc)
• How are those processes affecting your area and
  other areas? Are there similarities?
• What is the GLOBAL TREND that applies to most of
  the period

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GLOBAL CONTEXT cont.

• GLOBAL CONTEXT can be put into the last
  paragraphWhat trends are unfolding worldwide
  during this time period (environmentally,
  technological, culturally, politically,
  economically, socially) relate it to your
  idea- Does it fit into your topic how?- Does
  it run against the general grain? How?

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GLOBAL CONTEXT cont.

• Examples of Global Trends and ContextsGrowth of
  trade networks in Africa from 600-1450
  expansion of Islam (context trend)
• Rise of Atlantic slave trade (change) growing
  appetite for cheap labor caused by exploitation
  of colonies, plantations and industrialization
  (context)
• Cultural and intellectual advancement in Europe
  during the Renaissance (change) general
  flouishing of arts and cultural in
  technologically advanced societies worldwide
  (context)
• The fall of an empire (change) does it relate
  to a larger migratory pattern (i.e. invading
  tribes) or a widespread environmental trend (i.e.
  desertification)
• The rise of religious fundamentalism in the
  modern era (change) does this fun counter to
  the general tendency for modern societies to be
  more secular?