History Sentence Starters
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Objective
I can select appropriate sentence starters to introduce evidence and analysis in history essays.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Practice
7 questions
Describe the three main parts of an introduction paragraph as outlined in the video.
Explain the purpose of the "hook" in an introduction and provide an example of a hook you might use for an essay about the American Revolution.
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Exit ticket
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“You are writing an essay about the impact of the printing press. Provide a sentence starter that would effectively introduce a piece of evidence demonstrating its impact on literacy rates. You are writing an essay about the causes of the French Revolution. Provide a sentence starter that would effectively introduce a piece of evidence demonstrating the economic hardships faced by the Third Estate.”
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