Essay Outline and Citations Scoring Guide
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Exemplary
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___ Includes all of the proficient standards and also does one of the following:
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___Develops an entire introduction paragraph with relevant context
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___ Conclusion makes a comparison to a similar (specific!) event that we’ve studied
Proficient
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___ Thesis includes 3 categories that are specific (e.g. more specific than political,
economic and social)
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___Thesis answers the prompt and states a clear position
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___Thesis use academic language (vocab terms and transition words)
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___ Paragraph claims connect to the thesis categories and position
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___Paragraph claim is fully developed in a complete sentence
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___Paragraph claim does not repeat the same words as the thesis
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___ Evidence is specific proof (dates, names, events), not claims
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___ Evidence includes information beyond the textbook
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___ Evidence is fully explained in several complete sentences
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___States how the evidence supports the claim
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___Evidence is in your own words
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___ Conclusion doesn’t use clichés and extends the reader’s understanding of the topic
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___ Provides correctly formatted source information from 3 sources
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___ Sources are well chosen and reliable
HOT ROC
 HOT ROC- In what ways do adolescents and adults
clash?
 How do the images on pages 368 & 369 reflect the
divide between modernists and traditionalists?
 Be specific in your discussion about the images.
The Growing Divide
 Urban Attractions:
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Factory & Office jobs
Higher wages
Diversity
Entertainment
 Rural Problems:
 Export demands
dropped after WWI
leading to lower
income
Changing Values
 Traditionalists
 Felt attacked by
modernists
 Generally lived in smalltown
 Increased religious
fundamentalism
 Modernists
 Viewed some
traditionalists as
“backwards”
 Excited by city life
 Exposed to new ideas,
music, and social values
Traditionalism vs. Modernism Debate
 In the 1920s there was a
serious clash between
modernist views and
traditionalist values
 In a small group you will
look at the conflict that
arose between these two
groups and create a
hypothetical argument
between the two groups.
Traditionalism vs. Modernism Debate
Follow these steps to prepare for the discussion:
 1. Prepare your arguments.
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Read the appropriate section and complete the corresponding reading notes.
Meet with your group and prepare at least one argument from each
perspective.
Then prepare at least one more argument or counterargument from your
assigned perspective.
 2. For each opinion, create an argument and counterargument with one of these
prompts:
 “As traditionalists, I believe. . .”
 “As modernists, I believe . . .”
 3. You will earn points for the following:
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+1 point for any of the following:
 making a valid argument that supports your both the modernist and
traditionalists perspectives
 using a fact or Key Content Term from the text
 making a counterargument for both the modernist and traditionalist
perspective
 referencing the founding ideals
Traditionalism vs. Modernism
Debate Topics
 Opinion A (Section
29.3) Young people
today are totally out
of control.
 Opinion B (Section
29.4) Prohibition
has done more
harm than good.
 Opinion C (Section
29.5) Both evolution
and creationism
should be taught in
the classroom.
Follow these steps to prepare for the discussion:
 1. Prepare your arguments.



Read the appropriate section and complete the corresponding reading notes.
Meet with your group and prepare at least one argument from each perspective.
Then prepare at least one more argument or counterargument from your assigned
perspective.
 2. For each opinion, create an argument and counterargument with one of these
prompts:
 “As traditionalists, I believe. . .”
 “As modernists, I believe. . .”
 3. Your group will earn points for the following:

+1 point for any of the following:
 making a valid argument that supports your both the modernist and
traditionalists perspectives
 using a fact or Key Content Term from the text
 making a counterargument for both the modernist and traditionalist perspective
 referencing the founding ideals
 Debate Topics:
 Opinion A (Section 29.3) Young people today are totally out of control.
 Opinion B (Section 29.4) Prohibition has done more harm than good.
 Opinion C (Section 29.5) Both evolution and creationism should be taught
in the classroom.
Example
“As a
traditionalist, I
believe…”
“As a modernist,
I believe…”
+1 for a valid
argument
+1 for a key fact
+1 for a valid
argument
+1 for an ideal
+1 for a key fact
+1 for an ideal
Counterargument:
“I disagree with you
because…”
+1 for a valid argument
+1 for a key
fact
Counterargument:
“I disagree with
you because…”
+1 for a valid
argument
+1 for a key
fact