WHAP Essay Reminders Types of Essays Cause/Effect Comparison Analyzes causes & effects Analyzes similarities & differences Compare the emergence of Latin American nation-states during the 19th century with the causes and effects of the Mongol conquests in the 13th and 14th centuries. →Analyze → the emergence of nation-states in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 20th century. the social & economic effects of the global flow of silver b/t the 16th & 18th c. →Analyze Always causes & effects Always similarities & differences Periodization Change & Continuity Outline Thesis the point is to compare, so do Analyzes how circumstances before Analyzes changes & continuities Topic sentence restating a sim/dif this repeatedly using two things in & after a turning point were similar & within a time period (how is the end from 1st prong same sentence & different of the time frame similar & different Detail from Thing#1 transitions(similarly, likewise, from the beginning of the period) Detail from Thing #2 on the contrary, whereas, Direct comparison analyze – conversely) have argued that the Industrial →Historians what is actually Revolution was the most pivotal event in how political transformations →Analyze similar/different about these world history. To what extent is this true? contributed to changes and continuities in details? the cultures of the Mediterranean region Detail from Thing #1 during the period c200 CE to 1000 CE. Detail from Thing #2 argue that the discovery of the →Historians Direct comparison analyze – New World was a turning point in the history what is actually of Asia’s Gunpowder Empires. Defend, similar/different about these refute, or modify this statement. details? Reason why topic sentence Always modify / always note Always changes continuities & sim/dif occurred ways it was & was not turning pt
WHAP Essay Reminders Types of Essays Cause/Effect Analyzes causes & effects →Analyze the causes and effects of the Mongol conquests in the 13th and 14th centuries. →Analyze the social & economic effects of the global flow of silver b/t the 16th & 18th c. Always causes & effects Comparison Analyzes similarities & differences → Compare the emergence of Latin American nation-states during the 19th century with the emergence of nation-states in Sub-Saharan Africa during the 20th century. Always similarities & differences Periodization Analyzes how circumstances before & after a turning point were similar & different →Historians have argued that the Industrial Revolution was the most pivotal event in world history. To what extent is this true? →Historians argue that the discovery of the New World was a turning point in the history of Asia’s Gunpowder Empires. Defend, refute, or modify this statement. Always modify / always note ways it was & was not turning pt Change & Continuity Analyzes changes & continuities within a time period (how is the end of the time frame similar & different from the beginning of the period) →Analyze how political transformations contributed to changes and continuities in the cultures of the Mediterranean region during the period c200 CE to 1000 CE. Always changes & continuities the point is to compare, so do this repeatedly using two things in same sentence & transitions(similarly, likewise, on the contrary, whereas, conversely) Outline Thesis Topic sentence restating a sim/dif from 1st prong Detail from Thing#1 Detail from Thing #2 Direct comparison – analyze what is actually similar/different about these details? Detail from Thing #1 Detail from Thing #2 Direct comparison – analyze what is actually similar/different about these details? Reason why topic sentence sim/dif occurred
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