Birth of the Confederacy, the American Civil War and the lasting effects.

Describe in an historical paper, the birth of the Confederacy and the American Civil War that
followed and the lasting effects of that monumental War.
GRADING RUBRIC FOR HISTORICAL TOPIC PAPER
……….0 to 5 points………..
UNSATISFACTORY
Does not identify historical contest correctly. Makes inaccurate statements about subject matter. Does not articulate understanding of historical context.
..……6 to 12 points……….
SATISFACTORY
Identifies historical context correctly. Makes satisfactory statements about subject matter and articulates understanding of historical context.
……….13 to 20 points……….
EXCEEDS
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of subject matter, and carefully articulates historical significance.
1- The historical topic paper is to be no less than three pages in length (not to exceed four pages).
3- Essays are the telling of a particular historical period, write in sentences and paragraphs.
No “bullets”; no “number 1,2,3,etc; no lettering a,b,c,etc.
4 -When writing your essays, it’s important that you employ the “journalistic” approach: What is the thesis
or definition of what you are writing about,? When did it occur (dates from and to)? Where
did it take place? Who was involved? Why did they do (what they did)? How did they do it?
What were the results…positive and negative?
Experience History, Interpreting America’s Past, Eighth Edition,
vol. 1 editors: Davidson, DeLay, Heyrman, Lytle and Stoff.