Long Essay Question |
Long essay questions challenge students to apply their cultural literacy skills and defend a historical thesis using outside information. Questions ask about cause and effects, continuity and change over time, periodization, and comparison. Students will have 35 minutes to compose a 4 paragraph essay.
Document Based Question |
Document based questions challenge students to defend a historical thesis by extracting information from primary and secondary source research. Special attention should be given to the significance of the documents' context, author, point of view, and/or purpose. Students will have 15 minutes to read the documents and 45 minutes to compose a 4-5 paragraph essay.
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