Context Use knowledge not found in the documents to explain how your argument fits in the context of broader historical events, developments, or processes. – Must go beyond a phrase or a reference; should consist of multiple sentences or a full paragraph. Evidence Beyond the Documents Provide an example or an additional piece of evidence beyond those found in the documents to support or qualify the thesis. – Must be different from evidence used to earn other points in this essay, and must go beyond a phrase or a reference. Synthesis Extend the argument by explaining the connections between the thesis and one of the following. Must go beyond a phrase or a reference. – A development in a different historical period, situation, era, or geographical area A course theme and/or approach to history that is not the focus of the essay (political, economic, social, cultural, or intellectual history, etc.) A different discipline or field of inquiry (economics, government and politics, art history, anthropology, etc.)
Context – Use knowledge not found in the documents to explain how your argument fits in the context of broader historical events, developments, or processes. Must go beyond a phrase or a reference; should consist of multiple sentences or a full paragraph. Evidence Beyond the Documents – Provide an example or an additional piece of evidence beyond those found in the documents to support or qualify the thesis. Must be different from evidence used to earn other points in this essay, and must go beyond a phrase or a reference. Synthesis – Extend the argument by explaining the connections between the thesis and one of the following. Must go beyond a phrase or a reference. A development in a different historical period, situation, era, or geographical area A course theme and/or approach to history that is not the focus of the essay (political, economic, social, cultural, or intellectual history, etc.) A different discipline or field of inquiry (economics, government and politics, art history, anthropology, etc.)
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