CCOT essay

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CCOT essay

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• A (different) sample question answer

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Read Question carefully!

• Analyze the social and economic transformations
  that occurred in the Atlantic world as a result
  of new contacts among Western Europe, Africa and
  the Americas from 1492-1750.

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Clearly note time, place, categories

• 1492 (why?) 1750
• Western Europe, Africa, Americas
• Social, economic

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Thesis

• Must be explicit, address all parts of the
  question (including time period) with an argument
  / answer
• NOT just a restatement of question!
• Try to put full thesis in introduction (although
  AP readers dont require it)

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To what extent does this thesis fulfill the
requirements?
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Essay body Bake the cake

• Addresses all parts of the question though not
  necessarily evenly or thoroughly (2 or 1)

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Substantiates thesis with appropriate historical
evidence (2 or 1)

• Generalizations should be backed up by reference
  to people, places, dates, events, etc. never
  use etc
• ALL parts of the question require evidence

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Evidence

• To what extent does the essay fulfill the core
  requirements?
• How many pieces of CORRECT information are
  included?

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Uses relevant world historical context to
explain change /continuity over time

• Global historical context connections between
  areas, relation to other, similar events/changes

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World historical context

• What examples of world/global historical
  context are included in this essay?

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Analyzes the PROCESS of change over time

• Explain how/why the change occurred
• Analyze the process by which the change developed

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Analysis

• Where and how does the essay analyze a process?

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Icing - beyond the core scoring

• Pays attention to sequence of change
• Analyzes cause and effect
• Isnt weaker on one category shows solid
  knowledge on all
• Provides exceptional amount of historical evidence

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More icing

• Links to other relevant events as support also
• Something exceptional

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Change words

• new, novel, fresh, different, transmitted,
  introduced, initiated, brought in, instituted,
  started, then set up, brought an alteration to,
  exchanged, broke the pattern of interaction,
  began, transformed, modified, altered

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Continuity words

• non-stop, remained, unremitting, permanent,
  consistently, constant, unbroken, lasting,
  enduring, uninterrupted, continuously,
  maintained, didn't change, persisted, continued,
  remained steady

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Read Question carefully!

• Describe and analyze the cultural, economic and
  political impact of Islam on ONE of the following
  regions between 1000 CE and 1750 CE. Be sure to
  discuss a continuity as well as changes.

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Clearly note time, place, categories

• 1000CE 1750CE
• Place CHOICES (only one!!!)
• WEST AFRICA
• SOUTH ASIA
• EUROPE
• Cultural, economic, political

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Sample question

• Analyze the changes and continuities in commerce
  in the Indian Ocean region from 650 C.E. to
  1750 C.E

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Thesis

• Must be explicit, address all parts of the
  question (including time period) with an argument
  / answer
• NOT just a restatement of question!

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To what extent does this thesis fulfill the
requirements?

• It fulfills the basic core requirements, but is
  not analytical. no icing for thesis

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• Try to put full thesis in introduction (although
  AP readers dont require it)
• Essay body must also address all parts of the
  question although not necessarily evenly

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• Does this essay address all parts of the
  question?
• How is the essay organized?

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Substantiates thesis with appropriate historical
evidence

• Generalizations should be backed up by reference
  to people, places, dates, events, etc. never
  use etc
• ALL parts of the question require evidence

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Evidence

• To what extent does the essay fulfill the core
  requirements?
• How many pieces of CORRECT information are
  included?
• Around 10?

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Uses relevant world historical context to
explain change /continuity over time

• Global historical context connections between
  areas, relation to other, similar events/changes

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World historical context

• What examples of world/global historical
  context are included in this essay?

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Analyzes the PROCESS of change over time

• Explain how/why the change occurred
• Analyze the process by which the change developed

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Analysis

• Where and how does the essay analyze a process of
  change?

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Continuity

• What remained more or less constant/ the same
  from before the beginning of the time period
  though until the end (within the categories)

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• Does the essay effectively address an appropriate
  continuity?

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Icing - beyond the core scoring

• Pays attention to sequence of change
• Analyzes cause and effect
• Isnt weaker on one category shows solid
  knowledge on all
• Provides exceptional amount of historical evidence

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More icing

• Links to other relevant events as support also
• Something exceptional
• Does this essay have icing?

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Continuity words

• non-stop, remained, unremitting, permanent,
  consistently, constant, unbroken, lasting,
  enduring, uninterrupted, continuously,
  maintained, didn't change, persisted, continued,
  remained steady

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Change words

• new, novel, fresh, different, transmitted,
  introduced, initiated, brought in, instituted,
  started, then set up, brought an alteration to,
  exchanged, broke the pattern of interaction,
  began, transformed, modified, altered