Prepping for final exam!United States History

Ms. GirbalFriday, December 12, 2014

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• Period 5: 8590036 • Period 6: 8590064

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**You will be submitting your long essays from your final studyguide on Turnitin.com**

Final Studyguide is due day of your final (Thursday, December 18th) and so is your submission of the long essay- due Thursday, December 18th at 8:00AM.

Format of final exam• Multiple choice

• 70 questions (1 point each)• Majority are from Chapter 5

• Matching• 30 questions (1 point each= 30 points)• Chapter 5 terms

• Short answer • 2 questions (10 points each= 20 points)• Answer on the blue book provided. • Answer each of the questions below with 2-4

sentences.

Final exam

•Period 5 may start final at 8:00 am

•Period 6 will have until 12:30 pm

Format of final exam

• Long essay• 1 question (30 points)• Answer on the blue book provided. • Answer each of the essay question

below in at least 1 page, 3 paragraphs.• Ms. Girbal will pick (at random) one

from the two questions on the studyguide. The selection will be made at the beginning of the Final Exam period.

Essay #1

•How did Lincoln’s victory in the 1860 Presidential election help bring about the Civil War?

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Essay #2

• Toward the end of the nineteenth century, some American politicians and diplomats believed that the United States should become an imperialist power. Write an essay explaining at least three of the points in favor of increased U.S. involvement overseas.

Rubric for Long Essay

• 27-30 (A)

• Clear thesis (argument) that addresses the question

• 3 or more specific examples supporting the thesis

• Essay addresses all parts of the question

• Essay is at least three to four paragraphs

• Essay contains minor/no historical errors

Rubric for Long Essay

• 24-26 (B)

• Contains a thesis (argument)

• At least 2 specific examples supporting the thesis

• Essay does not addresses all parts of the question

• Essay is at least three paragraphs in length

• Essay contains some historical errors

Rubric for Long Essay

• 21-23 (C)

• Thesis (argument) is vague or does not address the entire question

• 1 specific examples supporting the thesis

• Essay addresses only part of the question

• Essay is less than three paragraphs

• Essay contains some significant historical errors

Rubric for Long Essay

• 19-20 (D)

• Lacks a specific thesis (argument)

• Examples are very general, lacks specifics

• Essay addresses only part of the question

• Essay is less than three paragraphs

• Essay contains some significant historical errors

Rubric for Long Essay

• 18 and below (F)

• No thesis (argument)

• No examples

• Essay does not address the question or is off topic

• Essay is less than three paragraphs

• Essay contains major historical errors

Extra Credit!

•If you have not used your late homework pass, you will get 5 points extra credit on your final

Homework

•Studyguide due on Thursday, December 18th (day of the final exam)

•Make sure to submit your LONG ESSAY on turnitin.com by 8am on Thursday.

Bingo- Chapter 5 Key Terms• Imperialism

• Extractive economy

• Alfred T. Mahan

• Social Darwinism

• Frederick J. Turner

• Matthew Perry

• Queen Liliuokalani

• Commodities

• Successor

• Manifest Destiny

• Jose Marti

• William Randolph Hearst

• Yellow Press

• Jingoism

• George Dewey

• Emilio Aguinaldo

• Rough Riders

• Treaty of Paris

• “Remember the Maine!”

• Monroe Doctrine

• Teller Amendment

• Insurrection

• Guerrilla warfare

• William Howard Taft

• Sphere of influence

• John Hay

• Boxer Rebellion

• Open Door Policy

• Russo-Japanese War

• “Gentleman’s Agreement”

• Great White

Fleet

• Foracker Act

• Jones- Shafroth Act

• Platt Amendment

• “Big stick” diplomacy

• Panama Canal

• Roosevelt Corollary

• “Dollar diplomacy”

• “Moral diplomacy”

• Francisco “Pancho” Villa