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Writing 11 Mods 3,4 May 2, 2008

The Progressive Era
Here is a short video regarding women’s suffrage during the Progressive Era.

Writing 11 Mods 3,4 May 1, 2008

US History DBQ
We are working on a Progressive Era DBQ.  Below, find a short, fifty second video that summarizes this period in American history.  Please look for other videos over the next week.

Thematic Essay for Friday

Please complete the thematic essay from August, 2006 found at http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/socstre/ushg806.pdf.
You will have two days of class time to complete this task.  Mr. Koffenberger will be grading the essays over the week-end, so that you will have an idea where you stand.  You have already worked through the task with either myself, Ms. Shearer, or [...]

Writing the Thematic Essay

Below you will find the Mexican War part of the tree map I have been using.  Then you will find an expanded version to which I have added details and made sure that I have written in complete sentences.  Finally, you will find a paragraph on the Mexican American war.  The comments in parentheses are to [...]

Writing 4/27/06

YESTERDAY we began planning for the Thematic Essay via a tree map.  If you were absent, please look over yesterday’s post.  For today, please continue filling out the tree map.  Check with me if you feel your’s is complete, or if you have a problem.  Please be as detailed as possible.  Remember to ask yourself [...]

Thematic Essay 4/26/07

REVIEW OF YESTERDAY
Please review yesterday’s post and use the comment function to answer the following question (how to post a comment instructions are in yesterday’s post): 
TODAY

Please open the copy of the test that I placed in your network folder.
Please open the tree map we started on Tuesday.
Think about how you might begin altering your tree [...]

The Thematic Essay 4/25/07

REVIEW OF YESTERDAY 
Yesterday we looked at the definitions at the top of the THEMATIC ESSAY.  These should be looked at with the task, as they will define words that are found there.  We also looked at the directions and translated the language there (introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion) into a tree map for planning purposes.

We [...]

Writing Class Agenda April 24, 2007

I have created a new folder in each of your network folders called US History Essays.  Inside that folder is one file called USHG-107.  This is the January Regents that we had trouble downloading yesterday.   The first thing I want you to do today is find it and open it up and find the THEMATIC [...]

US History Essay Review Begins Today

To begin today’s class, please click on this link and allow the file to download.  The file you are downloading is the Regents Exam in American History for January 2007.  You will be taking a similar exam in June.  Much of the preparation has taken place in Mr. Koffenberger’s class, but we will be spending a [...]

Writing the Research Drafts

A couple of things as I begin to see the first drafts of your research papers.

Those papers being written from a tree map have (BY FAR) fewer organization and citation problems.
I am seeing way to many “This essay is going to…” and “In my essay I will…”  You developed a thesis statement, please use that [...]