Name: _____________________________
World History
Western African Kingdoms- Reading and Lecture Notes Essays
Standards and
assignment
Your Notes
2.0
3.0
3.5
I have not received a 3.0 yet
because,
I have my Cornell Notes correctly
written about:
-Empire of Ghana- p. 413-4
-Empire of Mali- p. 415-7
-Empire of Songhai- p. 417
I have completed all of
the 3.0 steps and also
have added 7-8 text
connections and/or
inferences on my Cornell
notes
2.10.1 Cite
textual evidence
to support
analysis of what
the text says
explicitly as well
as inferences
drawn from
complex text
Topic Sentences
in short essays
3.10.3 Create
more complex
topic sentences
that tie
information to
thesis
11.10.2- Explain
how trade was a
source of power
and wealth in the
rise and fall of
the West African
Kingdoms.
I have my lecture notes correctly
written on:
I have not received a 3.0 yet
because:
Empire Ghana
Empire Mali
Songhai Empire
Topic sentences restate question,
and add details, replacing some
words with synonyms in all four
paragraphs
4.0
I have taken
and additional
12-15 notes on
the Ghana, Mali
and/or Songhai
Empires
independently
using my own
resources and
also cited the
resource(s) in
MLA format
Topic sentences restate question, and add
very strong details, replacing key words
with very clear synonyms in all four
paragraphs
Your topic sentences are easy to read and
make it perfectly clear to the reader what
you will be stating.
I have not received a 3.0 yet
because:
I have written three full paragraphs
about the rise and fall of Ghana,
Mali and Songhai using:
-At least 2-3 details from only the
reading notes
-At least 2-3 details from only the
lecture notes
-At least 2-3 details from Details
that were both in the reading and
lecture notes
For + 0.5 I have
Added 1-2 text connections or inferences that
strengthen my facts in my paper per
paragraph
For + 1.0 I have:
Added 4-5 details per paragraph from
another source and cited that source with a
in text citation and a additional works cited
page
1. How did trade led to wealth and power for Ghana?
Ghana
Inferences/Text connections and/or
additional research (3.5- 4.0 option)
Facts from
reading notes
Only
(2-3 required)
Facts from
lecture notes
Only
(2-3 required)
Facts from Both
reading and
lecture
(2-3 required)
Now you will write a paragraph using the information from you graphic organizer on Ghana:
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Write a topic sentence that answers the question:
How did trade lead to wealth and Power in Ghana?
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Now use your topic sentence and your reading and lecture notes to write a paragraph that answers the question:
How did Trade lead to wealth and Power in Ghana?
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2. How did the Mali Empire rise and fall with leaders like Sundiata and Mansa Musa
Mali
Facts from
reading notes
only
(2-3 required)
Facts from
lecture notes only
(2-3 required)
Facts from both
reading and
lecture (2-3
required)
Inferences/Text connections and/or
additional research (3.5- 4.0 option)
Now you will write a paragraph using the information from you graphic organizer on Mali:
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Write a topic sentence that answers the question:
How did the Mali Empire rise and fall with leaders like Sundiata and Mansa Musa?
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Now use your topic sentence and your reading and lecture notes to write a paragraph that answers the question:
How did the Mali Empire rise and fall with leaders like Sundiata and Mansa Musa
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How did the Songhai Empire rise and fall with leaders like Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad?
Songhai
Inferences/Text connections and/or
additional research (3.5- 4.0 option)
Facts from
reading notes
only
(2-3 required)
Facts from
lecture notes only
(2-3 required)
Facts from both
reading and
lecture (2-3
required)
Now you will write a paragraph using the information from you graphic organizer on Mali:
Write a topic sentence that answers the question:
How did the Songhai Empire rise and fall with leaders like Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad?
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Now use your topic sentence and your reading and lecture notes to write a paragraph that answers the question:
How did the Songhai Empire rise and fall with leaders like Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad?
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