Historical evidence Using historical evidence from both

Historical evidence
Using historical evidence from both
societies.
Essay Format
Introduction
Opening sentence that gets the reader’s attention
thesis statement: this is your argument in a nutshell! State your position.
c.    give  an  indication  of  the  sources/examples  you  will  use  to  back  up  your  thesis statement.
d.    Example:
i.   In  the  5th century  BCE,  Athens  and  Sparta  developed  rival  city-states
whose  different  cultures  continue  to  influence  our  understanding  of
western civilization. I would rather have lived in Sparta at the end of the
5th century BCE because it [example X, example Y, example Z]. This is
evident in Thucydides’
History of the Peloponnesian War
and in the way
that Lycurgus depicts Spartan social and military life.
II.
Body (minimum 3 lengthy paragraphs – go for more if you can/if you need to)
a.    paragraph 1
i.   Topic  sentence  –  a  “mini”  argument  that  tells  the  reader  what  the
paragraph is about.
ii.   explain with evidence
b.    paragraph 2
i.   Topic sentence
ii.   evidence
c.    paragraph 3
i.   Topic Sentence
ii.   evidence
III. Conclusion: reiterates your argument referencing the evidence used in the body of the
paper.
 
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