Can an individual make a difference in the community and government?

1. Role of the Citizen in American Dmeocracy Can an individual make a difference in the community and government?

2. Thesis Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Answer the question directly • Statement of your position

3. Research Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Use your portfolio and class documents to find evidence that supports your thesis

4. Organize Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Group you evidence into 3 – 5 main groups or categories • These groupings will help to determine the body paragraphs of your essay

5. Opening Paragraph Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Your opening paragraph should include: • Introductory sentence • Sequence of main points you intend to make in your essay (3 – 5 sentences) • Thesis statement

6. Outline Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Thesis Statement • First Main Point • Evidence • Evidence • Second Main Point • Evidence • Evidence • Third Main Point • Evidence • Evidence • Closing Paragraph

7. Rough Draft Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Use your outline to write a rough draft of your essay

8. Critiques Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Pass your rough draft to the person to your right • Read the rough draft that you received, and critique it according to the rubric • Focus & Controlling Idea • Research & Development • Organization & Conventions • Content Understanding • When you have finished critiquing a rough draft, pass it to the person to your right • Continue the critiquing process until the rough draft makes its way back to its author

9. Revision Why did the United States transition from isolationism to internationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? What conclusions or implications can you draw? • Begin writing the final draft of your essay, keeping in mind the critiques of your classmates