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Important Events of the 20th Century

Event

Cause(s)

Effect(s)

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Fads of the 20th Century

Fact - ___________________________________________________________

Opinion - ________________________________________________________

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Opinion - ________________________________________________________

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Fad - ___________________________________________

Fact - ___________________________________________________________

Opinion - ________________________________________________________

Fad - ___________________________________________

Fact - __________________________________________

Opinion - ________________________________________________________

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Fad - ___________________________________________

Fact - ___________________________________________________________

Opinion - ________________________________________________________

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Interview

Birth date of person being interviewed - _____________________________

Date and location of interview - ___________________________________

Question #1 - __________________________________________________

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Compare/Contrast Essay

Prewriting Chart

Area of Focus	Char. during 1900-1949	Char. In 1950-2000
Ex. School/Education	one room school house Lots of sports opportunities Mostly women teachers Study the basics	bigger schools few sports both sex teachers try new things and ideas
kids to school	Walked long ways to school	buses and parents take

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Compare/Contrast Essay Scoring Guide

Introduction

I have a good hook for my essay -

2 pts. - _______

I have mentioned the 3 areas my paper will focus on. -

3 pts. - _______

Paragraph 2

I have written about all 3 aspects of society.

2 pts. - _______

I have given at least 2 examples of how the aspects have been the same in both the 1st half and 2nd half of the century.

3 pts. - _______

Paragraph 3

I have written about all 3 aspects of society.

2 pts. - _______

I have given at least 2 examples of how the aspects have been different in the 1st half vs. the 2nd half of the century.

3 pts. - _______

Conclusion

I have written 4 sentences to summarize my essay.

2 pts. - _______

Overall

I have chosen important topics to discuss in my essay. It is neatly written and free from spelling mistakes. It has four solid paragraphs and they each have 5-6 sentences.

3 pts. - _______

Total

20 pts. - _______

Comments

Below write a comment or two explaining what is poor and good about your paper. In other words, tell why you feel you deserve the grade you have given yourself.

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