Long Essay — 1 Question | 40 Minutes | 15% of Exam Score
You’ll have a choice of three questions; you’ll pick one to answer. Each tests the same skills but the questions focus on the following different historical time periods:
– c. 1200–1750
– c. 1450–1900
– c. 1750–2001
You’ll be asked to develop and support an argument based on evidence.
Note on LEQs:
- Thesis/Claim – Must make a defensible claim
- Use your one of you Reasoning Processes: do whatever seems like a good response (Comparison, Cause and Effect, or CCOT)
- Make sure you have visible paragraphs
- Under Analysis and Reasoning – corroborate, qualify, or modify
- Complexity points = analysis to go deeper into the content; must be relevant, must be connected to the argument that you are making (thesis)
- Evidence – provide a wealth of evidence and prove your argument