Write an essay (IN ENGLISH) about “How the Hispanic Culture has influenced the American Culture” in the categories (topics) below.

*Research and then write an essay (IN ENGLISH) about “How the Hispanic Culture has influenced the American Culture” in the categories (topics) below.

*Choose ONE topic below: include background (history of when those influences started) information on the selected topic. USE RELIABLE SOURCES

TOPICS:
awrite an essay (IN ENGLISH) about “How the Hispanic Culture has influenced the American Culture” in the categories (topics) below.. Explain when, how, and where this influence occurred. Provide specific examples.
b. Art. Explain when, how, and where these influences occurred. Provide specific examples.
c. Language. Explain when, how, and where these influences occurred. Provide specific examples.
Also, include a description and a personal analysis on how these influences would keep, if, affecting the American culture in the future. Include this information in the concluding paragraph.

What temporal and spatial scales does David Christian suggest?

What temporal and spatial scales does David Christian suggest?
How does he fit world history into the science of cosmology?

What major problems did the young republic face after its victory over Great Britain?

Use a standard essay format for responses to all questions (i.e., an introduction, middle paragraphs and conclusion).
• Responses must be typed double-spaced, using a standard font (i.e. Times New Roman) and 12 point type size.
writing assignment…
What major problems did the young republic face after its victory over Great Britain? How did these problems motivate members of the elite to call for a federal constitution?

Develop a research question on a focused topic using the list of themes provided.

Research in History: Reinforcing Information Literacy

PART 1: Develop a research question on a focused topic and identify sources.

Summary: For this assignment, you will:

  • Work through a set of tutorials about research in history.
  • Develop a research question on a focused topic using the list of themes provided.
  • Use library resources to identify and locate sources for research on the focused topic
  • Write a short paragraph explaining how the sources were identified and located.

Grades will be based on the quality of the research question, the quality and relevance of the sources, and the quality of writing. The assignment will be graded according to the rubric provided.

Step 1: Tutorials

DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Your work will be evaluated based on the criteria presented in these tutorials.

Use this link to view tutorials on the topics listed below. Click the “Research Process” link to open additional options.

http://vle.credoreference.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/liberty-university-ilcm/5072/ilcm-student-multimedia

  • The Research Process
  • Background Research Tips
  • Narrowing Your Topic
  • Constructing a Thesis Statement

Step 2: Research Question

You will use two documents for this step, a List of Themes, and a Form for submitting your work.

  • Select a theme from the list provided and type your choice into the form.
  • Using what you learned in the tutorials from Step 1, develop a research question. Type the research question into the form provided. Your research question
    • Should not be a restatement of the theme, but should be more specific, considering some aspect of the theme that can be analyzed in a typical 8-10 page research paper.

Step 3: Tutorials

DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Your work will be evaluated based on the criteria presented in these tutorials.

Begin with tutorials from the Jerry Falwell Library on this page.

http://www.liberty.edu/library/research-tutorials/

Look for links called

  • Using the Jerry Falwell Library
  • Find Articles
  • Find Books
  • General Search Tips

Next, work through the tutorials on this page to learn more about evaluating sources for research.

http://vle.credoreference.com.ezproxy.liberty.edu:2048/liberty-university-ilcm/5072/evaluating-information-section-module

Pay careful attention to the five criteria for evaluating sources and how they apply to your topic.

Step 4: Identify and locate sources

Use library resources to identify and locate sources to be used for research. You will need at least three sources including

  • At least one book. Choose a work of historical scholarship that is directly relevant to your topic. Try to find the most recent and most relevant work. Do not use a textbook.
  • At least one article from a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal. Make sure your selection is an article, not a book review, letter to the editor, etc. Most scholarly articles in history will be at least 20 pages long and will be based on primary source material.
    • The best library databases for articles in history are
    • No more than one website. A website is not required, but if you use one, you must be able to demonstrate that it is credible and that it meets the qualifications for scholarly historical research. The History Channel, About.com, and Wikipedia are not considered scholarly sources.

Type identifying information about your sources on the form provided. You do not need to have fully formatted citations, but you should have all the information necessary to do so.

Step 5: Describe your work

Write one paragraph (100-150 words) explaining how you identified and located the sources. Do not include the research question or the titles of sources in the paragraph. If you need to refer to a book or article, use the author’s last name only. Type the paragraph, double-spaced, into the form provided.

Here is an example paragraph for researching this question: In what ways did the Magna Carta limit royal authority?

Searching for books using the terms “Magna Carta” and “authority” on the library’s main search page resulted in a list of several useful items including the essay collection edited by Sandoz and the Hindley history. Using the subject terms for these two works, a WorldCat search turned up several more books, the best of which was a recent work by Palitto. Similar search terms entered in JStor led to a long list of results, but most were book reviews. Changing the search terms to focus on King John led to a better list of results including the Barratt article. The remaining two sources were listed in Barratt’s bibliography.

Finish and Submit

Review Steps 1-5 above. Check your work to make sure it is accurate and complete. Review your paragraph carefully, revising and editing to achieve an example of the best writing you are able to produce. Use the resources provided in the Writing folder in Blackboard for additional writing help.

Save the form as a Word document and submit it in Blackboard.

 

Describe the motives for the creation of American public schools and the factors that shaped it from its inception through the 1980s.

Assignment Requirements: Your post (your response to the prompt) must include 6 citations minimum from each of the assigned pieces of Learning Content. ( can only use sources from the learning content provided) Furthermore, each piece of learning content must be cited a minimum of two times. your post, which is 500 words minimum, must answer the prompt below. It must be cited APA format to receive credit. Students will be graded on how well they understand the course concepts and content. The use of ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES will result in an automatic zero. Similarly, no in-text citations will result in an automatic 0. They will be graded on substance and quality of feedback and discourse. (do not add a conclusion)

Response Prompt: Describe the motives for the creation of American public schools and the factors that shaped it from its inception through the 1980s. In your discussion, note the ways in which race, ethnicity, class, and gender dynamics were structured into the American public schools’ system.

Why are global events in current period the challenges to the United States or US Foreign Policy?

The class is American Foreign Policy
Answer the question below.
1-Why are global events in current period the challenges to the United States or US Foreign Policy?
Try to make it simple and easy to read, no need an academic writing, its a discussion post. also one paragraph is fine, its acceptable.
Thanks

Why did racial ambiguity develop into rigid caste lines?

Need to read chapter 3 of a book called ” A different Mirror a history of multicultural America by Ronald Takaki” before writing. I made a pdf of chapter 3 and upload the file.

In Chapter 3 (“The ‘Giddy Multitude’: The Hidden Origins of Slavery”), Ronald Takaki reveals an early period in U.S. history when large numbers of laborers in bondage (enslaved or indentured servants) were white.

Both white and black captives were exploited in a period when racial ambiguity “had not yet developed into rigid caste lines.”

Given our common understanding of slavery and race in the United States, what happened?

Why did racial ambiguity develop into rigid caste lines?
In addressing this overarching question, your short paper must respond to two specific questions. How did the racial difference in labor laws and citizen rights emerge in the 1600s?
What impact did it have on the construction of race in the U.S.?
In other words, how did the need for cheap labor, enslaved or free, influence ideas and attitudes about race in the American colonies?
also, focus on bacon’s Rebellion ( pg 58-62 )

What were the issues underlying Bacon’s Rebellion? What was the outcome? How does Takaki view the results of Bacon’s Rebellion in relation to racial divisions and differences?

**The paper length should be 2-to-3 pages, double-spaced,12-point font, Times New Roman, Chicago-style footnotes. Please include a title and send as a word document.**

PROJECT: THE AMERICAN PARTY SYSTEM The American political culture speaks to its people’s values and debates. Our political climate supports the deep-seated idea that every person deserves representation. Since Americans don’t all share the same views, how can everyone be represented? Within our political system, we have two main political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. Each party has a platform built on two opposing ideas of government. But, there are also a slew of minor parties. The minor parties have a tremendous, although indirect, impact upon the platforms of the major parties. In order for the major parties to compete with each other, they must take into consideration the needs and issues of the minor parties. Although the number of voters within a minor party may not be enough to cause their presidential candidate to win a majority of the votes in the Electoral College, the voters can use their grouping to entice the candidates of the larger parties to address the minor party’s political philosophy. Thus, the details of the Republican and Democrat platforms are rewritten to include portions of the minority party’s stance, in hopes of swaying more voters towards the larger parties. Politics often include debates as a way of negotiating important issues. In these debates, there is always a claim and counter claim. The oral arguments are important, as they offer information that might persuade the reader into a different line of thinking. For this project, you will be delivering a speech in an effort to influence your parents’ or guardians’ voting during the next election. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Examine the Prompt Before you begin, look closely at the prompt and determine what information you have been asked to find. You may want to make a checklist that includes the subject, a list of requirements, and any open-ended questions the prompt expects you to answer. Take Notes Plan plenty of time for your research. When you start your investigation, relax and jot down all the sources you find along the way. You never know which source you may need more information from when you start writing. Write down interesting information and facts that support your answers to the prompt questions. Remember, every bit of evidence in your notes may not make it into your research paper. However, when writing your first draft, too much information is better than too little when it comes to your notes. Notes do not need to be perfect, but they need to withstand the test of time. Would you still be able to read and understand your notes if you had to stop researching for a few days? Could you relocate the original source if you needed extra information for your final draft? If not, slow down, write neatly, and add more details to your notes. Make sure your notes are in your own words. This will help you to avoid plagiarism when you begin writing. If you do like a quote, make sure you include quotation marks in your notes, or else you might accidentally use those words as your own. Claim Since you are writing a speech as a part of an oral argument, you must gather information about both sides. Remember, every argument has at least two sides, but when it comes to politics there can always be more. The main sides are called claim and counter claim. Your claim should state exactly why you and others should support a specific political party. For this argument, the speech should contain a claim section supporting a political party to which you most closely align. Counter Claim The counter claim must offer the views of an opposing or minor party. The counter claim section should offer facts in a straightforward fashion, but you should pick a party that contradicts your opinion. In an argument, you will want to point out the limitations of the opposing party’s beliefs. The counter claim section will indicate what you perceive as mistaken assumptions or missing issues of the opposing party. It is important that you find facts to back up all of your opinions for each side. THE DRAFTING PROCESS Craft a Thesis After you have a clear understanding of the prompt and have completed the majority of your research, you are ready to formulate a thesis. Your thesis is your main point or opinion about your favorite party and the party within the counter claim. It should be one sentence stating your point of view. Make sure your thesis directly answers the questions asked within the prompt and presents the subject of your body paragraphs. Write with Your Audience in Mind All writers must consider the reason they are writing and the audience for whom they are writing. Each time you write for school, your audience is ultimately your instructor; so make sure you address the entire prompt. Sometimes the prompt will ask you to focus on a certain audience. For example, today’s prompt suggests that you focus on your parents or guardians. This means that some of the information you offer will be understood. Because of your assigned audience, you will not have to explain that ultimately, the United States only has two main parties. However, let’s imagine you were writing to a foreign exchange student. In the latter scenario, you would have to clarify the party system because your audience may not know the information. As you plan your speech, remember your purpose and audience; both can change the type of information you include. Begin Your Outline When you understand your prompt, it’s time to begin an outline of your speech. An outline helps you organize your ideas into a logical flow. Start by writing short answers to all the questions within the prompt. You may combine answers that go together into one sentence. Each sentence should be addressed in a separate body paragraph. Each body paragraph must support your sentence with details from your research. Use your notes and pick at least 4 pieces of information that will support your answer in the most logical way. Remember, transitions and linking phrases will help. The last section of your speech is called the conclusion. This is the place to include your thesis, personal insights gained from your research, and to suggest the reader take action on the new information. This section can also recap the bits of information your paper contained. For this project, the conclusion should contain a fairly strong personal opinion about the party system. Although it sounds odd, your introduction might be the last section you organize. Remember, the introduction must be entertaining. You need to encourage your audience to listen. Try tempting them with the best facts, or create a scenario that will cause them to think. For this project, you might want to thank them for their attendance and time. At the end of your introduction paragraph, you must include your thesis statement. DIRECTIONS Today, you will develop a speech that will persuade a voter to vote in alignment with a particular political party. Use details from your investigation to support a central idea and opinion. Develop and strengthen your writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. You will need to follow the rules of grammar by using correct punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. Although your speech was created to be verbally presented, you will need to turn in a written copy. Before uploading your final draft, make sure you have included several transitions, which are words or phrases that will link sections of the text one to another. Prompt Using the Internet, libraries, and/or local election offices, write a speech to be delivered to your parents or guardians. You will ask your parents or guardians to vote in line with a certain political party. Within your speech, create a catch phrase that will make your speech memorable. Try using a simile or metaphor. Your oral argument must explain the philosophy and goals of two parties. What does each philosophy say about the role of government, about man’s inherent goodness, and man’s rights vs. responsibilities? What political change has been brought about by the party? The speech must contain a claim and counter claim. Give a brief history of the parties, including the year the parties were formed and the reasons for their creation. List any recent victories the parties might have achieved, such as putting some of its members in the Senate or House of Representatives or having a particular law passed by Congress. You may create graphics, a slide show presentation, or other media to support your central idea. Your written speech must be at least 500 words. Before completing your final draft, please look at the written rubric. If your teacher is asking you to present your speech to the class, please look at the presentation rubric. QUESTIONS 1.Using your research skills, list at least four minor political parties within the United States. For each party, describe the general platform and the party’s main objective. Your response should be approximately 100 words. 2.Which parts of an essay are also in a speech? introduction conclusion claim counter claim 3.After editing, please upload your written speech. Remember to include any supporting graphics or media.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Examine the Prompt

Before you begin, look closely at the prompt and determine what information you have been asked to find. You may want to make a checklist that includes the subject, a list of requirements, and any open-ended questions the prompt expects you to answer.

Take Notes

Plan plenty of time for your research.

When you start your investigation, relax and jot down all the sources you find along the way. You never know which source you may need more information from when you start writing.

Write down interesting information and facts that support your answers to the prompt questions. Remember, every bit of evidence in your notes may not make it into your research paper. However, when writing your first draft, too much information is better than too little when it comes to your notes.

Notes do not need to be perfect, but they need to withstand the test of time. Would you still be able to read and understand your notes if you had to stop researching for a few days? Could you relocate the original source if you needed extra information for your final draft? If not, slow down, write neatly, and add more details to your notes.

Make sure your notes are in your own words. This will help you to avoid plagiarism when you begin writing. If you do like a quote, make sure you include quotation marks in your notes, or else you might accidentally use those words as your own.

Claim

Since you are writing a speech as a part of an oral argument, you must gather information about both sides. Remember, every argument has at least two sides, but when it comes to politics there can always be more. The main sides are called claim and counter claim. Your claim should state exactly why you and others should support a specific political party. For this argument, the speech should contain a claim section supporting a political party to which you most closely align.

Counter Claim

The counter claim must offer the views of an opposing or minor party. The counter claim section should offer facts in a straightforward fashion, but you should pick a party that contradicts your opinion. In an argument, you will want to point out the limitations of the opposing party’s beliefs. The counter claim section will indicate what you perceive as mistaken assumptions or missing issues of the opposing party. It is important that you find facts to back up all of your opinions for each side.

THE DRAFTING PROCESS

Craft a Thesis

After you have a clear understanding of the prompt and have completed the majority of your research, you are ready to formulate a thesis. Your thesis is your main point or opinion about your favorite party and the party within the counter claim. It should be one sentence stating your point of view. Make sure your thesis directly answers the questions asked within the prompt and presents the subject of your body paragraphs.

Write with Your Audience in Mind

All writers must consider the reason they are writing and the audience for whom they are writing. Each time you write for school, your audience is ultimately your instructor; so make sure you address the entire prompt.

 

Sometimes the prompt will ask you to focus on a certain audience. For example, today’s prompt suggests that you focus on your parents or guardians. This means that some of the information you offer will be understood. Because of your assigned audience, you will not have to explain that ultimately, the United States only has two main parties. However, let’s imagine you were writing to a foreign exchange student. In the latter scenario, you would have to clarify the party system because your audience may not know the information. As you plan your speech, remember your purpose and audience; both can change the type of information you include.

Begin Your Outline

When you understand your prompt, it’s time to begin an outline of your speech. An outline helps you organize your ideas into a logical flow.

Start by writing short answers to all the questions within the prompt. You may combine answers that go together into one sentence. Each sentence should be addressed in a separate body paragraph. Each body paragraph must support your sentence with details from your research. Use your notes and pick at least 4 pieces of information that will support your answer in the most logical way. Remember, transitions and linking phrases will help.

The last section of your speech is called the conclusion. This is the place to include your thesis, personal insights gained from your research, and to suggest the reader take action on the new information. This section can also recap the bits of information your paper contained. For this project, the conclusion should contain a fairly strong personal opinion about the party system.

Although it sounds odd, your introduction might be the last section you organize. Remember, the introduction must be entertaining. You need to encourage your audience to listen. Try tempting them with the best facts, or create a scenario that will cause them to think. For this project, you might want to thank them for their attendance and time. At the end of your introduction paragraph, you must include your thesis statement.

DIRECTIONS

Today, you will develop a speech that will persuade a voter to vote in alignment with a particular political party. Use details from your investigation to support a central idea and opinion. Develop and strengthen your writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples.

You will need to follow the rules of grammar by using correct punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. Although your speech was created to be verbally presented, you will need to turn in a written copy.

Before uploading your final draft, make sure you have included several transitions, which are words or phrases that will link sections of the text one to another.

Prompt

Using the Internet, libraries, and/or local election offices, write a speech to be delivered to your parents or guardians. You will ask your parents or guardians to vote in line with a certain political party. Within your speech, create a catch phrase that will make your speech memorable. Try using a simile or metaphor. Your oral argument must explain the philosophy and goals of two parties. What does each philosophy say about the role of government, about man’s inherent goodness, and man’s rights vs. responsibilities? What political change has been brought about by the party? The speech must contain a claim and counter claim. Give a brief history of the parties, including the year the parties were formed and the reasons for their creation. List any recent victories the parties might have achieved, such as putting some of its members in the Senate or House of Representatives or having a particular law passed by Congress. You may create graphics, a slide show presentation, or other media to support your central idea.

Your written speech must be at least 500 words.

Before completing your final draft, please look at the written rubric. If your teacher is asking you to present your speech to the class, please look at the presentation rubric.

QUESTIONS

1.Using your research skills, list at least four minor political parties within the United States. For each party, describe the general platform and the party’s main objective. Your response should be approximately 100 words.

2.Which parts of an essay are also in a speech?

introduction

conclusion

claim

counter claim

3.After editing, please upload your written speech. Remember to include any supporting graphics or media.

For each party, describe the general platform and the party’s main objective. Your response should be approximately 100 words.

2.Which parts of an essay are also in a speech?

introduction

conclusion

claim

counter claim

3.After editing, please upload your written speech. Remember to include any supporting graphics or media.

PROJECT: FEUDALISM

Today’s society often romanticizes feudalism. Modern restaurants hold medieval feasts; in some urban areas, themed festivals with knights and vassals are a yearly occurrence. Even multimillion-dollar hotels base their entire theme on the Middle Ages. Many television shows and novels have focused on the time period. In your English classes, you might have studied the idea of courtly love. But, what was it really like to live in that time period? Do we accurately remember the hardships faced by the lower classes?

Research can help you organize material and acquire details often overlooked. Often, the research can lead to a strong opinion about the topic. With an argument paper, we analyze a debatable subject, and then assign it a publishable form.

 

Picture the difference between simply riding a bicycle and examining its parts to discover what makes the wheels turn. When we analyze history, we are essentially examining the many philosophies concerning our responsibility to the current era. Once your reader is educated, they can make informed decisions about their part in the system.

 

Directions

Today, you will use research to inform a reader. Use details from your investigation to support a central idea. Remember, your purpose is to inform your reader. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, and rewriting. Develop the topic thoroughly by selecting the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples. You will need to follow the rules of grammar by using correct punctuation, spelling, and capitalization.

 

Examine the Prompt

Before you begin any writing assignment, look closely at the prompt and determine what information you have been asked to find. You may want to make a checklist that includes the subject, a list of requirements, and any open-ended questions that the prompt expects you to answer.

 

Prompt

Write a four-paragraph argument for or against the usefulness of the feudalist structure. Your assigned audience is a modern business leader. You may choose to create a slide show or other piece of media to accompany your paper. For your research, choose one of the following countries:

 

France

England

Germany

Make a claim as to whether feudalism helped or hindered your Western European country. Offer the reader strong points supporting your answer.

Address the counter claim to your argument. Offer the reader the specific facts from your research that shows the flaws within the counter claim.

As support for either your claim or counter claim, include how feudalism finished its course in the country you selected.

Include the approximate years when feudalism began and ended in that country.

In addition, explain whether the national leader at the time of feudalism played a part in encouraging or harming feudalism within their country.

 

Take Notes

Plan plenty of time for your research.

 

When you start your investigation, relax and jot down all the sources you find along the way. You never know which source you may need more information from when you start writing.

Write down interesting information and facts that support your answers to the prompt questions. Remember, every bit of evidence in your notes may not make it into your research paper. However, when writing your first draft, too much information is better than too little in your notes.

Notes do not need to be perfect, but they need to withstand the test of time. Would you still be able to read and understand your notes if you had to stop researching for a few days? Could you relocate the original source if you needed extra information for your final draft? If not, slow down, write neatly, and add more details to your notes.

Make sure your notes are in your own words. This will help you to avoid plagiarism when you begin writing. If you do like a quote, make sure you include quotation marks in your notes, or else you might accidentally claim those words as your own.

Claim

Once you have finished your research, you can begin formulating your argument. You will notice that some prompts have a question whose answer could be argued. Every argument has at least two sides. These sides are called claim and counter claim. Argument prompts force you pick a side. The side that you pick is called the claim. Your claim paragraph should contain the strongest facts to defend your opinion.

 

Counter Claim

The counter claim paragraph will explain the reasons why you feel those people who disagree with your claim are wrong. The counter claim will offer several details, aiming to prove the opposition’s belief to be flawed. The counter claim paragraph will point out what you perceive as mistaken assumptions that the other side might hold. By the end of the counter claim paragraph, your claim will seem like the best possible answer.

 

THE DRAFTING PROCESS

Craft a Thesis

After you have a clear understanding of the prompt and have completed the majority of the research, you are ready to formulate a thesis. Your thesis will be the central idea or reason for your research. It should be one sentence that states your point of view. Make sure your thesis directly answers the questions asked within the prompt.

 

Write with Your Audience in Mind

All writers must consider the reason they are writing and the audience for whom they are writing. Each time you write for school, your audience is ultimately your instructor; so, make sure you address the entire prompt.

 

Sometimes the prompt will ask you to focus on a certain audience. For example, today’s prompt suggests your audience is a modern business leader. Because of your assigned audience, you may choose to offer more details about leadership, organization, and control over production. However, you might offer different information to a university professor from Western Europe. In the latter scenario, you may not add as many historic details because you could assume your audience would already know the information. As you plan your essay, remember your purpose and audience; both can change the type of information you include.

 

Begin Your Outline

When you understand your prompt, it’s time to begin an outline of your essay. An outline helps you organize your ideas into a logical flow.

 

Start by writing a short answer to the main question of the prompt. This will be your claim paragraph. Your counter claim will also be a paragraph. Each body paragraph must support your short answer. Use your notes and pick at least 4 pieces of information for each paragraph that will support your answer in the most logical way.

 

The last paragraph of every essay is called the conclusion. This is the place to include your thesis, personal insights gained from your research and to suggest the reader take action based on the new information they just received from you. This paragraph can also recap the bits of information your paper contained.

 

Although it sounds odd, your introduction might be the last paragraph you organize. Remember, the introduction must be entertaining. You need to encourage your reader to read your paper. Try tempting them with the best facts, or create a scenario that will cause them to think. At the end of your introduction paragraph you must include your thesis statement.

 

QUESTIONS

1.Summarize the information you will use for both your claim and counter claim. Your summary must be at least one full paragraph for your claim and one for your counter claim.

 

2.Craft your thesis statement and complete the rest of writing outline. Submit below.

 

3.Upload your argument and any media that complements your paper.

Analyze the structure, power, and organization of the Arizona State Government as expressed in the Arizona Constitution by synthesizing multiple sources and demonstrating an understanding of the subject under investigation.

  • The student will gather information about the Arizona State Government by conducting research and applying it to an informative essay.
  • The student will analyze the structure, power, and organization of the Arizona State Government as expressed in the Arizona Constitution by synthesizing multiple sources and demonstrating an understanding of the subject under investigation.

ERIO – ESSAY:
For the Arizona State Government ERIO – 5 Paragraph Informative Essay, you will be required to conduct research on the Arizona State Government and the Arizona Constitution

For this essay, you will need to gather information from both primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are personal items and writings connected with individuals during a specific period. Examples of primary sources include personal records, letters, paintings, and artifacts. More often, we turn to secondary sources when we have research projects. Encyclopedias, textbooks, newspaper articles, and magazine articles are considered secondary sources.

For more information on the differences between primary and secondary sources, you can visit this website: https://libraries.indiana.edu/identifying-primary-and-secondary-sources

ERIO? What is an ERIO?

ERIO is short for Enhanced ROSE Idea Organizer. ERIOs are like any other graphic organizer you have used in the past, only they are better! What is different about the ERIO? Most graphic organizers give you places to put information to organize your topic, whereas, an ERIO helps you see a topic in a new way. It offers you fresh perspectives. ERIOS give you direction to discovering not only what a topic is, but also, how you can think about a topic, and why that topic is relevant.

Therefore, ERIOs not only help you organize your thoughts while conducting research; they also help you organize your research when you are ready to write your essay.Here are some steps to help you navigate the ERIO and develop you essay.

Steps to Using an ERIO:

Step 1:  Read over the ERIO’s questions. These questions guide you. ERIO questions are intended to get you thinking about the topic. In this case, you are thinking about the Arizona State Government and the Arizona Constitution.

Step 2:  Begin your research. A well-written ERIO should guide you to the resources you need. Look at the first Why? Question in the ERIO below. The first question mentions a primary source you need to research:  The Arizona Constitution.

Step 3:  Take notes based on research. The questions in the ERIO are designed to help you take notes by pointing out details you should be investigating.

Step 4:  Plan out what you are going to write. The first cell is to help you write your thesis statement, the second, third, and fourth cells are where you support the thesis using evidence, and the fifth cell is your conclusion.

Step 5:  Draft your five-paragraph essay with a beginning, middle, and an end.

Step 6:  Cite your sources on a reference page using APA formatting.

Step 7:  Proofread and revise your draft. Read it over to check if the sentences make sense. Make sure you run spell and grammar check.

Step 8:  Turn in the final product by uploading your final draft in Odysseyware.

By following these steps, you can develop a solid routine to complete your ERIO writing assignments.