2015 World
History
Gateway Prep
Week 1: Thesis Statements
 Each
day of week 1 we will take a few
minutes each period and work on proper
thesis statement writing using a sample
Gateway Test prompt.
 Students should record their practice in a
notebook of their choosing. The
notebooks will be collected once the
review month has concluded. The
notebook will count as a project grade!
Week 2: Document Analysis
 For
week 2 students will practice working
with a variety of documents by critically
analyzing them and incorporating
Gateway writing skills.
 Student work should continue to be
recorded in their Gateway prep
notebooks.
Week 3: Strong vs weak
essays
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In the 3rd week of Gateway prep students will
work on modeling strong essays & comparing
strong essay to weaker essays.
Students will be asked to re-write short
excerpts of “proficient” or “exceeding”
scored writing as well as look for what makes
the examples “proficient” or “exceeding”
Student work should continue to be recorded
in their Gateway Prep notebooks
Week 1 Day 1
 Identify and explain the issues that led to
the Protestant Reformation and the ideas
leading reformers offered to change the
Catholic Church.
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Identify the problems within the Catholic
Church.
Identify the reform ideas of Martin Luther.
Identify the ideas that came out of the
Counter Reformation.
****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis
statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****
Week 1 Day 2
 Social Class Structure: Egyptian Social
Class Structure
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Explain how ancient Egypt was able to
develop into a successful social structure?
Explain how their belief system and way of
life contributed to their social structure?
Explain how leadership and religion helped
to develop the social structure of the
Egyptians.
How did the development of new jobs
create a new social class structure.
****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis
statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****
Week 1 Day 3
 Identify
and Explain the Industrial
Revolution and its impact. Be sure to
discuss the following:
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A. Changes in farming that led to
substantial population growth
B. Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
C. Problems that faced the new factory
workers and city dwellers.
****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis
statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****
Week 1 Day 4
 Discuss Napoleon as a Reformer. Be sure
to include the following:
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A. Economic changes (ex. Taxes)
B. Political changes (ex. Style of gov’t)
C. Social & Cultural changes (educational
system / estate system)
****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis
statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****
Week 1 Day 5
 Explain how the Tang and Song Dynasties
created a Golden Age in China. Be sure
to include the following:
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A. Inventions (paper, compass,
gunpowder)
B. Luxury good (silk & porcelain)
C. Trade (silk road)
****Take this sample Gateway Writing Prompt and create a thesis
statement from it. Record this in your Gateway Prep Notebook *****