western civilization paper

Analytical Essay

Due June 8, 2013

Write a 750-800 word analytical essay. (I require all students to write their essays in Times New Roman, 12 font, 1” margins on right, left, top and bottom. If you follow these directions, you will have an essay that is 4-5 pages). Use only the primary documents I uploaded in folders 1-5 as the sources to write you essay. In otherwise, you are not required to do extra research. In fact, I strongly recommend you do not do extra research. An analytical essay should tell the story of western civilization from 16th century until the 19th century from a student’s perspective.Renaissance Protestant Reformation begins The Age of Exploration  scientific revolution and age of absolutism French Revolution)

Use the primary document to provide proof for your perspective. In your interpretation of western civilization you will need to discover a common theme that connects the different historical periods discussed in the various documentaries you have viewed with specific supporting evidence from the primary document readings. Make certain to use the primary documents to support your perspective (thesis or main idea) of the theme that connects these different periods of western civilization.

The essay will be 30% of your total grade.

Essay Rubric

1. The essay does not state in the introduction the
five or more primary documents
the student will use to prove his thesis. -6pts.

2. The essay has no clear thesis statement in the introduction. -11pts.

3. The essay contains 5 or less spelling errors and/or grammatical mistakes. -6pts.

4. The essay contains 6 or more spelling errors and/or grammatical mistakes. -11pts.

5. The essay refers to less than five primary documents. -6pts

6. The essay refers to no primary documents. -11pts

7. The essay has a weak conclusion. -6pts.

8. The essay has a weak thesis. -6pts.

9. The essay is less the 750 words. -6pts

10. The essay does not have a conclusion. -6pts

11. The essay does not have an introduction. -6pts

12. The essay is not divided into paragraphs (with specific main ideas that function as sub-main ideas of the thesis statement). -6pts

13. The essay does not have a title. -6pts

14. The essay does not have the appropriate style, font, and/or margins. 6pts

15. The essay is plagiarized. -100pts