I made this ten-slide slide-show for my students this morning, to give them some quick reminders and pointers about writing essays and including core information in a historical essay. It’s all advice they’ve heard before (and so have you), but it may serve to remind a few of the useful basics:
Enjoy, and let me know what you think.
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This is our new (this year) Middle School English & History Writing Guide. Use it and abuse it:
http://homepage.mac.com/bengott/.Public/msguide.pdf
Thanks!