Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Scholarly Paragraph


What is the political philosophy behind the American Revolution?

1.   A sentence describing how the British government tried to control the colonies.

2.   Three specific examples of British control… “For example, ______, ________, and _______....

3.   Restate your first sentence using different words

4.   Thesis: Something about the colonies or the American Revolution and “self-government”

5.   Three individual sentences, each containing a specific event or way in which the colonies fought for or practiced self-government.  Within the sentence, provide the example and an explanation of that example.

Example: “Individual colonies set up assemblies to write laws for their colonies.”

6.   Restate your thesis using different words

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