APUSH Thesis Practice

APUSH Thesis Practice

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I know it's going to be a challenge, but you really have to force yourself to READ every single word on the following slides!

Be sure to read each of the above so that you get a clear sense of what works & what does not.

​Watch full excerpt for elaboration on how/why thesis must make a clear argument.

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​you may want to take some notes on this video

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Why is it important that your thesis make a clear argument?

​Watch full excerpt for elaboration on how/why thesis must contain lots of SFI (specific factual information).

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​you may want to take some notes on this video

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​this is haggis -> you are welcome

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What is SFI? (what does it stand for?)

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Why is it important that your thesis contain SFI

Now let's put it all together - you may want to take some notes on this video for your own reference.

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Now you try! Just write a thesis (off the dome)

Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which the goals of Reconstruction (1865–1877) regarding African Americans achieved by 1900?

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Now you try! Just write a thesis (off the dome)

Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the COnstitution marked a turning point in United States politics and society.

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Now you try! Just write a thesis (off the dome)

Prompt: Evaluate the extent to which the lives of African Americans changed during the Reconstruction Era 1865-1877.

Poll

How confident are you in your thesis writing ability?

• SUPER confident

• I'm ok

• Eh, not so much.

• I got nuthin'

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What questions do you have regarding thesis writing?