Essay Exercise Number One
The Columbian Exchange
Exercise: You will take notes as you watch The Columbian Exchange. The information will be used to address the following question:
To what extent did the Columbian exchange impact the people of the Americas, Europe, and Africa? Use evidence from the video and your personal knowledge to support and develop your thesis.
You will then follow the “Core Structure of Essay Writing” to write your first essay in the following format:
Introductory Paragraph
Background information (one or two descriptive sentences) that set the time period, give parameters, and define terms (if necessary).
Thesis statement (a direct answer to the question):
First Support Paragraph
Sub-thesis topic (hint: see question – perhaps: people of the Americas?!), this sentence needs to address the question:
Supporting fact #1 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
Supporting fact #2 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
Supporting fact #3 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
OPTION -- Supporting fact #4 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
More facts could help OR two facts put together above would make your essay stronger.
Second Support Paragraph
Sub-thesis topic (hint: see question – perhaps: people of Europe?!), this sentence needs to address the question:
Supporting fact #1 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
Supporting fact #2 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
Supporting fact #3 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
OPTION -- Supporting fact #4 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
More facts could help OR two facts put together above would make your essay stronger.
Third Support Paragraph
Sub-thesis topic (hint: see question – perhaps: people of Africa?!), this sentence needs to address the question:
Supporting fact #1 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
Supporting fact #2 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
Supporting fact #3 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
OPTION -- Supporting fact #4 (Specific Factual Relevant Factual Information [SFRI]) with a BRIEF definition/description, and interpretive analysis (complex sentence):
More facts could help OR two facts put together above would make your essay stronger.
A fourth paragraph is possible but for this assignment – a basic essay – keep it to three support paragraphs.
Conclusion
Synthesize your paper – tie it together and explain how you your analysis relates back to the thesis.