Planning Part IToday you will create an outline for your

essayUse the White Planning Part I Sheet and the

following slides of the ppt. to plan your essayThe Planning Part I Sheet is due at the end

of the period

Group Exercise – Part OneWith your partner, in the time

allotted, share your overarching causes of conflicts chart.

If they have things you like, be sure to change your chart accordingly

Step 1 – Deciding on a topic for your paper

Think back to the two exercises we have done in our 6 person groups:Identifying commonalities between the

three conflictsIdentifying factors in conflicts between

societies and applying them to the three 20th Century conflicts

Use them to help you choose what to write about – what do you think is the most significant cause of conflict among societies. Make sure to pick something well connected to all three conflicts.

Finishing Step 1Write the factor you chose in the appropriate spot on the planner you have just been given

Step 2 – Identifying SupportThink of all the ways that the factor you have

chosen might be connected to the causes of World War I, World War II, and the Cold WarLook over your notes from your text reading,

your notes from student teaching , your preparation for the seminar, and your overarching causes of conflicts chart

Talk with the people in your six person groupFor each conflict choose the way that

illustrates the factor the best

Finishing Step 2Briefly state how the factor was related to

the causes of each conflict in the appropriate places on the planner

Step 3 – Writing Your ThesisRemember our definition:

A “thesis” is a statement of what your essay will prove. In a persuasive essay it is a statement of your position on an issue and the reasoning that supports your position.

Step 3 – Writing Your Thesis

Remember our rules for a good thesis statement • It must make the issue clear • It must clearly state the writer’s position

on the issue• It must be phrased as a debatable point

(no “I believe” or “in my opinion”)• It must clearly state the three arguments

reasons that will be used in the paper to “prove” the writers position

• It must address the prompt • It should control the order in which you will

be making the arguments in your paper

Step 3 – Writing Your Thesis

Imagine the assignment had been to write about the most significant cause of imperialism; here’s what a good thesis statement might look like:

“As demonstrated by the Spanish looting of their colonies, the British profiteering in India, and the vast fortune received by Belgian King Leopold from the Congo, the most significant cause of imperialism was greed.”

(support first and position second)

Step 3 – Writing Your Thesis

Another way to write a similar thesis could be:

“The most significant cause of imperialism was greed, as was demonstrated by the Spanish looting of their colonies, the British profiteering in India, and the vast fortune received by Belgian King Leopold from the Congo.”

(position first and support second)

Finishing Step 3Write your thesis in the appropriate

spot on the handoutAs demonstrated by___ in World War I,

___ in World War II, and ___ in the Cold War, the primary cause of conflicts in the 20th century was____.

The most significant cause of conflict in the 20th century was________as demonstrated in _____WWI,________WWII and _______in the Cold War.

Step 4 – Writing Topic SentencesYour first three body paragraphs contain the

support for your thesis. Here they must show how the factor you chose was the primary cause of World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.

Each paragraph should start with a strong statement of the claim the paragraph is making (the topic sentence).

Here’s an example based on the sample thesis:“The greed of Spanish imperialist was shown by the

way they looted their colonies economically.”“Aggression that caused WWII is displayed through

Germany’s aggressive geographic take over of Europe.”

Finishing Step 4

Write a topic sentence for each of the first three body paragraphs of your paper in the appropriate spots on the handout.

Follow the model: Sentence one: state how the factor was a

significant cause of WWISentence two: state how the factor was a

significant cause of WWIISentence three: state how the factor was

a significant cause of the CW

Step 6 - Deciding on your antithesisThink of other factors that played a

role in causing any of the 3 conflict. Pick one you understand fully. Make sure you can explain why it is less significant than the factor you chose.

Write it in the appropriate spot on the handoutIf you are writing a cause and effect essay please cross this section out.

Step 6 – Defining your antithesisThink how this factor was

connected to each of the conflictsOn the appropriate spot on the

handout briefly describe the connection

Step 7 - Determining your rebuttal

Decide why the factor you chose for your antithesis was not as important a cause of the three conflicts as the one you chose for your thesis

Briefly state why in the appropriate spot on the handout

Congratulations!

You have just planned the bulk of

your essay

HomeworkFrom our website choose 2 primary or secondary

source quotes from people’s one page handouts from WWI, WWII and the Cold War that you could will use for you paper. Turn them in to turnitin.com before the next class period. You should have 6 quotes total (to find the documents on

our website look at the screen shots on the following slides)

Be sure your quotes match the social science perspectives you have chosen for each paragraph

Go to our website and click on the drop down menu. Choose WWI then click Go

From the WWI page scroll down and find documents that match the event you are discussing in your essay. Also look at related topics as they may also have good quotes for you to use. Copy and paste the quote you want to use and its citation into a work document that will contain all your primary and secondary sources.

From the WWII page scroll down and find documents that match the event you are discussing in your essay. Also look at related topics as they may also have good quotes for you to use. Copy and paste the quote you want to use and its citation into a work document that will contain all your primary and secondary sources.

From the Cold War page scroll down and find documents that match the event you are discussing in your essay. Also look at related topics as they may also have good quotes for you to use. Copy and paste the quote you want to use and its citation into a work document that will contain all your primary and secondary sources.