Thesis: Point or No Point

What is the reasoning process skill?

• Causation

• Continuity and change

• Causation

In order to receive a point for thesis on LEQ andDBQ rubric, the write must

• A historically defensible thesis / claim that establishes a line of reasoning.

• A historically defensible thesis / claim

• Establishes a line of reasoning.

• Use vocabulary from the text and provide detailed evidence that supports the thesis/claim.

Does it earn the point?

• yes

• no

Why does the thesis not receive the point?

• Thesis is not long enough

• No line of reasoning

• Does not align with the prompt

• Is not historically defensible

Does it earn the point?

• yes

• no

What is the line of reasoning used in the thesis

• Europeans became the middle men of regional trade

• European expansion changed economies in South Asia

• European expansion and regional trade

• middle men in south Asia

Does the thesis earn the point?

• yes

• no

Does it earn a point

• yes

• no

This thesis does not receive a point because it does not

• Establish a line of reasoning

• Provide a historical defensible claim or thesis

• Thesis statement is too short

• Thesis is not aligned to the prompt

Does the thesis earn the point?

• yes

• no