Essay Issues
French Revolution
Introduction
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Thesis must follow requirements
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No more than two sentences.
Must address the theme (revolutions).
Must have the date.
Take a stand (success or failure)
Clearly state three groups in chronological order.
Introduction/Conclusion
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Must be at least 5 sentences in length.
Sample Thesis
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1750-1900 was the Age of Revolutions. The
French Revolution was successful in improving
natural rights through: the breakdown of the
estates system, radical phases of government
and the Reign of Napoleon.
Introduction/Conclusion
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Must be at least 5 sentences in length.
Sample Thesis
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1750-1900 was the Age of Revolutions. The
French Revolution was not successful in
establishing democracy and this is evident
through: legal documents, the Reign of Terror
and the Reign of Napoleon.
Conclusion
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If you run out of time you minimally need to
have your THESIS!
OSI
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PERSIA GT
Historical Ws
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Who
What
Where
Why
How
When
Significance?
Enlightenment/American Revolution, lacking OSI
on the phases (directory)
OSI
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DEFINE ABSOLUTISM
Chronological order: STAGES OF THE
REVOLUTION
Need a balance of information.
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PROVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU STATE!
Women ->
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Don’t repeat facts.
Women marching to Versailles (weekly reading!!!!!!!)
Louis XVI vs. Louis XIV differentiate.
Documents
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SKIM and start writing.
Don’t quote the documents.
Don’t start the sentence with documents.
Not biased because it is STATISTICS!
POV was obvious for most docs!
Don’t repeat bias!
THEY ARE ALL
EXCERPTS/TRANSLATED!
Missing Voice
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Reasons = critical thinking.
Must connect to OSI in the body paragraph
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Women
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BE SPECIFIC: Louis XVI, Girondists
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Do not repeat
Do not use words/phrases like
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“Obviously”
“Clearly”
“As you can see”
“As I stated…”
Slang terms
“You” “We” “Our” “I”
Proof Read
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Grammar
Typos
No abbreviations
No etc.
Caps
Tense
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“Quotes”