Title: Winter Break ESSAY

Big goal: Scholars will be able to think, write, and speak as high school ready historians and 100% of all 8th graders will score 80% or higher on the end of the year final. SWBAT review and recall major topics from their 8th grade Social Studies topics Directions: Write an essay that answers the following task below. Your essay should have an introduction, body paragraph(s), and a conclusion. Make sure you reference the criteria for success. Historical context: In both the Revolutionary War and World War I alliances played a crucial1 role in each war.
TASK

Discuss how alliances were used in the Battle of Saratoga (Revolutionary War) and World War I. Explain why alliances were used in World War I and the Revolutionary War (meaning after the Battle of Saratoga. Criteria for success o Reference and thoroughly explain how alliances were used in World War I and the Battle of Saratoga o Use textual evidence to support your reference to the Battle of Saratoga & World War I o Write explanations that clarify your textual evidence and support your claim (meaning that actually answer the question.

REFERENCE THE RUBRIC ON THE NEXT PAGE AS YOU WRITE YOUR ESSAY, GO FOR A 5
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Rubric
Essay score of 5 Essay has an introduction that goes beyond copying the historical context and gives a brief summary of the historical events that create a background for the essay claim/answer Body paragraph(s) answer each question of the task with accurate and strong textual evidence and the explanations clarify the textual evidence and connect it to answering the question Conclusion-goes beyond a mere summary of the body paragraphs-it actually synthesizes the information and explains why what was discussed in the essay is important Essay score of 4 Essay has an introduction that goes beyond copying the historical context and gives a brief summary of the historical events that create a background for the essay claim/answer Body paragraph(s) answer each question of the task with accurate and strong textual evidence and the explanations clarify the textual evidence and connect it to answering the question, yet the explanations are too concise Conclusion-goes beyond a mere summary of the body paragraphs-it actually synthesizes the information and explain why what was discussed in the essay is important Essay score of 3 Essay has an introduction that goes beyond copying the historical context yet does not create a good background for the upcoming essay Body paragraph(s) answer each question of the task with accurate and strong textual evidence and the explanations expect the quote to explain itself Conclusion-goes beyond a mere summary of the body paragraphs-it actually synthesizes the information and explain why what was discussed in the essay is important Essay score of 2 Essay has an introduction that goes beyond copying the historical context yet does not create a good background for the upcoming essay Body paragraph(s) answer each question of the task with accurate and strong textual evidence and the explanations expect the quote to explain itself Conclusion is merely a summary of the body paragraphs Essay score of 1 Essay has an introduction that goes beyond copying the historical context yet does not create a good background for the upcoming essay Body paragraph(s) answer each question of the task with weak textual evidence that is not accurate and the explanations expect the quote to explain itself Conclusion is merely a summary of the body paragraphs

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