Name: __________________________
Date: ________________
Section: 12.1
12.2
12.3
(circle one)
Modern World History
Independence Succeeds?
Do Now
Use last night’s homework, if necessary, to answer the following questions. (Phrases,
sentence fragments, or bullet-pointed lists are fine – but you must use your own words!)
1. How did British rule in India end?
2. Who was Muhammad Ali Jinnah? How did he influence the way India was ruled after
independence?
3. Why was Partition so violent?
Exit Ticket
Write your draft thesis statement for your essay here.
8
Awesome
7
Solid
6
Getting there
5
Needs serious
work
4
Missed the point
completely
Name: __________________________
Date: ________________
Section: 12.1
12.2
12.3
(circle one)
Modern World History
Indian Independence Essay
Over the next week, you will be planning and writing a five-page paper about Indian
independence. Your prompt is below:
To what extent did nonviolent resistance succeed in the Indian independence
movement? Why?
Your paper should include a discussion of the following topics:
 British rule in India, and the reasons why many Indians wanted independence
 Gandhi’s philosophy for achieving independence
 Specific examples of actions Indian nationalists took to achieve independence
 Whether and how nonviolent non-cooperation was effective in achieving Indian
independence
See the opposite side of this page for the rubric.
You will work on this essay according to the following timeline.
Thursday 10/9
Friday 10/10
Monday 10/13
Tuesday 10/14
Wednesday 10/15
Thursday 10/16
Friday 10/17
Monday 10/20
12.2 (A)
Outline + start
drafting essay
No class
Draft essay
No class – College
Boot Camp
Peer edit essay
No class
12.3 (B)
No class
12.1 (E)
Satyagraha in
practice
Outline + start
Outline + start
drafting essay
drafting essay
No school – Columbus Day
Draft essay
Draft essay
Draft essay
No class – College
Boot Camp
No class
Draft essay
Peer edit essay
Peer edit essay
Essay due
In conclusion: This essay is due in hard copy on Monday, October 20, for all sections.
Name: __________________________
Date: ________________
Section: 12.1
12.2
12.3
(circle one)
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7
6
5
Argument
(x3)
Argument completely
answers question
Clear topic sentences
provide support for thesis
Content reveals insightful
and sophisticated depth of
understanding of the topic
Argument completely
answers question
Clear topic sentences
provide support for thesis
Overall, ideas/content
reveal strong depth of
understanding of the topic
Argument somewhat
answers question
Topic sentences are
mostly clear and support
thesis
Most ideas/content reveal
understanding of the topic
Argument does not
answer question
Topic sentences do not
state the argument clearly
Some ideas/content reveal
understanding of the topic
No argument
Evidence
(x2)
Sufficient, precise evidence
for each claim
Uses a variety of
compelling primary and
secondary sources
Evidence is clearly cited
Sufficient, precise
evidence for all important
claims
Uses an appropriate range
of sources
Evidence is clearly cited
Sufficient evidence for
most major claims
Uses a somewhat limited
set of sources
Some evidence is cited
Little evidence for major
claims
Uses too narrow a range of
sources
Evidence is not cited
No evidence
Analysis
(x2)
Evidence is explicitly and
elegantly analyzed
Evidence is thoroughly
analyzed
Most evidence is analyzed
appropriately
Some attempt at analyzing
evidence
No analysis
Organization Sequence of ideas, claims,
The sequence of ideas is
mostly logical
The sequence of ideas is
sometimes logical
The sequence of ideas is
not logical
No clear
organizational
structure
Style
Appropriate language for
an academic paper
Some obvious transitions
Language is mostly
concise and precise
Language is occasionally
too informal
Some transitions are
absent or not logical
Most language is clear
Language is too informal
for an academic paper
No logical transitions
Some language is unclear
Impossible to
understand
Paper is neatly printed
and stapled
Footnotes are consistently
formatted in Chicago style
Paper is printed and
stapled
Footnotes contain some
errors in Chicago style
Paper is messy or looks
unprofessional
Footnotes contain
frequent errors in Chicago
style, or citations are
formatted in a different
style
Paper is unreadable
and evidence logically
advance the argument
College-level academic
language
Seamless transitions
Language is concise and
precise
Presentation Paper is neatly printed and
stapled
Footnotes are flawlessly
formatted in Chicago style
Conventions errors: ___/page = ___% deduction
Late penalty: ___ days = ___% deduction
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Subtotal: ___/80
Final score: ___/80