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American Religion Experience

Brainstorming Web for Class Essay

Overall Structure of Your Essay

Introduction Paragraph

Section 3: Present a correlation between the topic addressed and contemporary

American religious experience.

Section 2: Provide examples of the interplay between religion and the American

Experience.

Section 1: Describe the Movement

2. Who are the key figures to the movement? How did these figures contribute to the movement?

1. Why did the movement begin?

Section 1: Describe the Movement

3. Identify and describe key ideas or philosophies (ways of thinking) of this movement.

Section 1: Describe the Movement

Example 1

Section 2: Examples of the interplay b/w

religion and the American Experience.

Example 2

Section 2: Interplay between Religion and the American Experience

Example 3 (Optional)

Example 4 (Optional)

NOTE: Don’t forget that for each example you want to: 1. describe the example 2. explain how religion influenced/shaped the American experience, or vice versa 3. any thoughts of your own regarding the matter that offer insight to the interplay.

1. Describe the current situation.

Section 3: Explain how the topic you

addressed relates to a contemporary situation in the

United States.

2. Explain how the two situations are similar.

Section 3: Correlation Between the Topic and Contemporary Experience

3. Explain how the two situations are different.

4. Draw final conclusions on this correlation.