South America | History and Culture Essay

This resource includes a full, 15-page packet of information, graphic organizers, and templates, and a rubric necessary for students to research, take notes, and write an essay about a history and culture topic of the regions of South America. In this unit, students learn how to conduct reliable resource, cite sources -- both in-text and in a Works Cited, write a thesis and strong supporting paragraphs.

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This resource includes the following:

• Essay Guide: overview, learning targets, and process steps
• List of 10 Possible Research Questions
• Handouts for selecting reliable sources, using quotes, writing paraphrases, creating parenthetical references, writing a Works Cited page, writing a thesis, topic sentences, transitions & supporting sentences, explaining supports, and concluding sentences in a body paragraph
• Blank source page and notes pages for tracking research
• Blank outline for planning research writing
• Full Essay Rubric

For more essay options on other Regions of the World, check out this BUNDLE of all of the history and culture essays.

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