December 8 - 12 Warm Up
Map Monday - December 8
HIPPO Tuesday - December 9
“We assert that fourteen of the states have deliberately refused for years past to fulfill their constitutional obligations, and we refer to their own statutes for proof.…Those states have assumed the right of deciding upon the propriety of our domestic institutions; and have denied the rights of property established…and recognized by the Constitution…they have permitted the open establishment among them of societies, whose avowed object is to disturb the peace of and eloign [take away] the property of citizens of other States.…A sectional party has found within…the Executive Department, the means of subverting the Constitution itself.…On the 4th of March next this party will take possession of the Government.…The guarantees of the Constitution will then no longer exist; the equal rights of the States will be lost. The Slaveholding States will no longer have the power of self-government, or self-protection, and the Federal Government will have become their enemy.”
•South Carolina Declaration of the Causes of Secession, December 24, 1860 Frank Moore, ed., The Rebellion Record, Volume I (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1861).
•Complete the HIPPO Analysis
–Historical Context
–Intended Audience
–Point of View
–Purpose
–Outside Information
•South Carolina Declaration of the Causes of Secession, December 24, 1860 Frank Moore, ed., The Rebellion Record, Volume I (New York: G.P. Putnam, 1861).
•Complete the HIPPO Analysis
–Historical Context
–Intended Audience
–Point of View
–Purpose
–Outside Information
Who Dunnit? Wednesday - December 10
•Who Dunnit? In the following situations –
–Called the Manifest Destiny president?
–Led the Texas Independent Movement?
–Sent to Texas and sparked the Mexican – American War?
–Led the Mormons to Utah?
–Treaty that was only possible because of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? (What Dunnit?)
–Three trails that led settlers out west? (What Dunnit?)
–Treaty that created vast Indian Territory but was repeatedly violated? (What Dunnit?)
–Called the Manifest Destiny president?
–Led the Texas Independent Movement?
–Sent to Texas and sparked the Mexican – American War?
–Led the Mormons to Utah?
–Treaty that was only possible because of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? (What Dunnit?)
–Three trails that led settlers out west? (What Dunnit?)
–Treaty that created vast Indian Territory but was repeatedly violated? (What Dunnit?)
Thesis Thursday - December 11
Understanding the Thesis Statement
Almost every assignment you complete for a history course will ask you to make an argument. Your instructors will often call this your "thesis" -- your position on a subject.
What is an Argument?An argument takes a stand on an issue. It seeks to persuade an audience of a point of view in much the same way that a lawyer argues a case in a court of law. It is NOT a description or a summary.
Every paper must argue an idea and every paper must clearly state that idea in a thesis statement.
A thesis statement is different from a topic statement. A topic statement merely states what the paper is about. A thesis statement states the argument of that paper.
Be sure that you can easily identify your thesis and that the key points of your argument relate directly back to your thesis.
Your Goal Today is to identify which statement is a topic sentence and which is a thesis statement. Copy these into your warm up document and write topic or thesis next to the statement.
EXAMPLES
"Writing a Thesis and Making an Argument." The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts &
Sciences. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://clas.uiowa.edu/history/
teaching-and-writing-center/guides/argumentation>.
"Thesis Statements." University of Mary Washington History and American Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. 10
Dec. 2014. <http://cas.umw.edu/historyamericanstudies/history-department-resources/
final-papers/thesis-statements/>.
Almost every assignment you complete for a history course will ask you to make an argument. Your instructors will often call this your "thesis" -- your position on a subject.
What is an Argument?An argument takes a stand on an issue. It seeks to persuade an audience of a point of view in much the same way that a lawyer argues a case in a court of law. It is NOT a description or a summary.
- This is an argument: "This paper argues that the movie JFK is inaccurate in its portrayal of President Kennedy."
- This is not an argument: "In this paper, I will describe the portrayal of President Kennedy that is shown in the movie JFK."
- This is an argument, but not yet a thesis: "The movie ‘JFK’ inaccurately portrays President Kennedy."
- This is a thesis: "The movie ‘JFK’ inaccurately portrays President Kennedy because of the way it ignores Kennedy’s youth, his relationship with his father, and the findings of the Warren Commission."
Every paper must argue an idea and every paper must clearly state that idea in a thesis statement.
A thesis statement is different from a topic statement. A topic statement merely states what the paper is about. A thesis statement states the argument of that paper.
Be sure that you can easily identify your thesis and that the key points of your argument relate directly back to your thesis.
Your Goal Today is to identify which statement is a topic sentence and which is a thesis statement. Copy these into your warm up document and write topic or thesis next to the statement.
EXAMPLES
- This paper will discuss Harry Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
- This paper will demonstrate that in his decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, Truman was unduly influenced by hawks in his cabinet.
- Harry Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima was motivated by racism.
- The purpose of this paper is to delve into the mindset behind Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
- This paper will explore how Harry Truman came to the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
- The US confrontation with the Soviets was the key factor in Truman’s decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima.
"Writing a Thesis and Making an Argument." The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts &
Sciences. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://clas.uiowa.edu/history/
teaching-and-writing-center/guides/argumentation>.
"Thesis Statements." University of Mary Washington History and American Studies. N.p., n.d. Web. 10
Dec. 2014. <http://cas.umw.edu/historyamericanstudies/history-department-resources/
final-papers/thesis-statements/>.