Order 1648153: US History - Expanding Rights

Assessment 5: Expanding Rights (60 points)

Essential Question: How did people on the margins of society fight for change during the early 20th century?

Assignment: It is the year 2300. The United Global Government (UGG) now runs planet Earth. Though it pretends to be a democracy, in truth it’s run by a small group of incredibly wealthy and powerful people who keep the rest of the world in a state of poverty and oppression. You are a freedom fighter with the People’s Front (PF), a revolutionary group dedicated to equality and freedom. After years of setbacks, it’s now time for the People’s Front to rethink their strategy for achieving their goals. You will write a four paragraph speech (intro, two body, conclusion) explaining how people in the past worked to overcome similar struggles.

Evidence may include documents from these lessons:

· 0 - Pullman Strike

· 2 - Jim Crow resistance (Washington, Wells, Du Bois, Garvey)

· 4 - Women’s Suffrage

· *Lessons 1 and 3 will be helpful for contextualizing your evidence, but not for answering the essential question*

Grading:

Criteria	Total Points
Introductory paragraph makes a specific claim/thesis that directly answers the essential question and is clearly explained	10
Topic sentences of body paragraphs expand on the claim/thesis by giving supporting reasons	10
Provides relevant evidence from the unit, including context, that relates to the body paragraph’s topic sentence	10
Explains WHAT the evidence means and HOW it connects back to the claim/thesis	10
Concluding paragraph restates claim/thesis and summarizes arguments from body paragraphs	10
Strong organization; contains minimal spelling/grammar errors	10