World History Paragraphs

Task
  • Write a single, concise, specific paragraph of 150-300 words.
  • Write a direct topic sentence and then include precise facts from the sources provided to support it.
  • Review each word, space, and punctuation mark for accuracy.

Sources
  • This is not a research assignment. Use only the sources provided to you by the teacher.
  • Cite your sources parenthetically, by document number or page number.
Due
  • Printed out, in the turn-in basket, before class on the assigned due date (no flexible late period on this assignment).
"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that he make every word tell."
— The Elements of Style
Grammar & Format
  • Use only the last four digits of your student number and your hour in the top-right corner of the page (0624-3)
  • Use the official prompt as your title.
  • Indent the paragraph, double space it, use a 10-12 size serif font.
  • Spell check, proof for spacing errors due to not reading over typing, follow basic punctuation rules, capitalize proper nouns.
  • Compose academic writing in the third person, not in first or second person voice.
Conciseness
  • Strive to make every word add to your writing. 
  • Eliminate unnecessary words at the beginning of sentences. Avoid repetitious words or phrases.

Topics

  • Nov. 21: Analyze the influence of humanism on the visual arts in the Italian Renaissance. Use at least ONE specific work to support your analysis. [documents]
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  • May 29: Explain much of the conflict in the Mideast today were planted by Britain and its Allies after World War I, when they carved up the remains of the Ottoman Empire.
    Reading: UpFront - How the Middle East Got That Way
  • May 15: Explain how the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan caused hostility.
    Reading: UpFront - 1947: The Birth of India and Pakistan [FLASH - password = teamhistory14] [PDF - use Google login]
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