Writing

     For the AP Exam, we will also need to know how to write good essays. I will be updating this page as our class progresses (or perhaps just find an AP World review book that can teach us how to write the required essays).


                                             How to Write a Thesis Statement:
     A thesis statement should give the reader a bit of a road map for the paper, tell the reader how you interpret the question/subject, and be debatable. To form a thesis, read the question and take a position that you know you will be able to support in the essay. It is a good idea to look for relationships in your evidence, along with contrasts or similarities.
     To know if you have a good thesis, ask yourself the following questions:

• Do I answer the question? (Does my thesis do more than just restate the question?)
• Have I taken a position that others could argue?
• Can my thesis be supported by strong evidence?
• Is my thesis specific enough that the reader can understand it, but broad enough that I can use information from across history to support it? 

     Now that you know a little more about thesis statements, try to see if you can form one for the following prompts (pick one or more & leave your thesis in the comments!):

1.  How did Islam spread so quickly in the Middle East?
2. What belief is the most similar between all of the religions we have studied so far?
3. What is the most important contributor to political control?