The CCOT Essay Writing Tips

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The CCOT Essay Writing
Tips

• Continuity and Change Over Time

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CCOT - 2006 EXAM Prompt

• Analyze the cultural and political changes and
  continuities in ONE of the following
  civilizations in the last centuries of the
  classical era.
• INDIA 300CE to 600 CE
• CHINA 100CE to 600 CE
• ROME 100CE to 600 CE

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READ, Plan, Answer the Question

• Identify
• at least 1 change 1 continuity accurately
• Establish a baseline before describing the
  changes that occur
• Can be a year when a big event caused chg
• When planning
• consider that change often happens in steps

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Create a working timeline
Base line year Crisis of 3rd century invasions,
civil strife, depression, plague 284 CE
division of empire 312 CE Christianity
legal 330 CE - Constantinople

• 100 CE
• Pax Romana
• Cultural highpoint

• 600 CE
• Christian
• Political fragmentation

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Thesis

1. Intro with thesis stating time period and
   location (must state both)
2. Thesis should have 3 main ideas related to change
   continuity

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Thesis 2 examples

• 2006 EXAM
• Analyze the cultural and political changes and
  continuities in ONE of the following
  civilizations in the last centuries of the
  classical era.
• India 300CE to 600 CE
• China 100CE to 600 CE
• Rome 100CE to 600 CE

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2006 Thesis example 1

• In the classical era between 100 CE and 600 CE,
  the Roman civilization experienced many political
  and cultural changes and continuities. The
  Roman government went from a republic to Empire
  dominance that crumbled in 476. But cultural
  aspects of the Roman Empire remained the same.

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Thesis example 2

• Between 100 CE and 600 CE, the Roman empire
  underwent a change in government as the empire
  collapsed due to corruption within. Also, the
  influence of Christianity increased greatly.
  However, the Eastern Roman Empire, the
  Byzantines, kept the culture going.

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CHANGE 1 or 2 paragraphs

• Change 1 simple sentence that definitely
  mentions change shows change with supporting
  details
• Analysis must have the because statement global
  context
• Change 2 same as above

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CONTINUITY1 or 2 Paragraph(s)

• Continuity paragraphs are set up just like Change
  paragraphs
• 1 analysis for
• 1 global context each

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Required Element Support

• Give multiple, specific examples to support
  thesis claims (requires that you know history)
• Dont be afraid to note exceptions to a trend
• Have goal of 3 supporting details per body
• Good historical writing paragraph structure
  call for statements of analysis

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Rule of 3Penn States advice

• 3 controlling ideas in thesis
• 3 body paragraphs
• 3 supporting details per paragraph
• 3 examples of global context 1 per paragraph
• 3 causes of change or continuity 1 per paragraph

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Conclusion

• You must have it
• It must restate the thesis

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Finally

• This is a 4, 5 or 6 paragraph paper
• Global context in every paragraph
• RUBRIC thesis address pp for chg, and for cont
  evidence facts global context and analyses
  must be present in body paragraphs
• Do not use words like
• change and continuities or similarities and
  differences at all!!!

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EXAMPLE

• Choose ONE of the following regions and discuss
  the changes and continuities of gender roles from
  1914 to the present. Discuss both change and
  continuity
• China
• Latin America
• Russia
• South Asia

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Assignment List details/examples for each

• 1 What is the appropriate historical evidence in
  the essay?
• 2 What examples of world historical context show
  change over time?
• 3 How are the processes of both change over time
  and continuity addressed?