100 points and branlest 4.5.5 Practice: Evaluating Reconstruction in an Essay
Practice
MS United States History and Geography Sem 2
30
Name:
Kai Kornblum
Date:
For this assignment, you will read and review sources about the Reconstruction era in the United States. Then, you will use these sources to construct a three-paragraph body of an essay about the successes, failures, and consequences of Reconstruction. Finally, you will create a works-cited page that lists your sources in MLA format.
To get the best grade possible, follow the instructions in the assignment closely and answer all of the questions completely.
This assignment is worth 30 points.
REVIEW SOURCES AND CREATE CITATIONS
Review the following sources about the Reconstruction era in the United States. Be sure to take notes about what you learn. Choose two sources that you think will be useful to cite as evidence in an essay about the successes, failures, and consequences of Reconstruction in the United States. For these two sources, create a works-cited page with proper citations.
In addition to the two sources you have chosen, you may also cite material from the lesson. For any evidence from the lesson, your citation should follow this format:
This section is worth 6 points.
WRITE THE BODY OF AN ESSAY
Now that you've reviewed sources and created a works-cited page, it's time to begin writing the body of an essay. Carefully read the introduction paragraph below — the thesis statement is underlined to help you identify the most important points to address in your body paragraphs.
This section is worth 24 points.
Introduction paragraph:
The Reconstruction era came after the Civil War, and it changed life for people in many ways. The government needed to figure out how to rebuild the South after the damage of the war. Officials also needed to help millions of people who were formerly enslaved begin new lives as free people in the South. There were several key successes, failures, and consequences of the Reconstruction era. Because of these successes, failures, and consequences, the Reconstruction era is still an important part of the nation's history.
