Mr.

Fishman

15WeekWritingPrompt: CausesofWestwardExpansion_

USHistory

Introduction:.F
orthisassignment,wearefocusingoncauseandeffectofWestwardExpansion.Thismeansshowing
connectionsbetweenevents(whyonecausesaneventandwhathappensafterwards)aswellasorganizingandexpressing
yourideasclearlyandfluently.

Prompt:Writea12paragraphessayononecauseandoneeffectofWestwardExpansion.P
leasenote:YourFINALdraft
mustbetyped.

RoughDraft:35points(dueTuesday,1/5/16)
FinalDraft:35points(dueWednesday,1/13/16)

Ideas

4each:Strong
Thesisclearlydescribes
subject.
Mostdetailsclearlyrelate.

Organization Supportingdetailsare
arrangedlogicallywith
appropriatetransitions
betweensentences.

Vocabulary
Pieceisfreeofanyerrors
and
anduses5ormore
Grammar
vocabularytermsassociated
withcontent

Content

TOTAL:

12:Strong
Clearlystates1causeand
1effectwithqualitysupport
(twopiecesofcorrect
evidencewithlinksforeach
causeandeffect)

3each:Effective
Thethesisisclear,but
misplacedorunsupported
Thesisisvague
Somedetailsdonotrelate.
Mostdetailsarearranged
logicallywithappropriate
transitionsbetweensentences.

2each:Developing
1each:Beginning
Thewriterisbeginningtomake Thesisisnotclear.
thethesisclear.
Mostdetailsdonotrelate.
Somedetailseveryparagraph
donotrelate

Organizationofdetailsis
awkward,and/orconfusing.
Somedetailsarrangedlogically
withfewtransitionsbetween
sentences.
Piecehasnomorethantwo
Piecehasthree
grammatical/
grammatical/spelling/
spelling/punctuationerrorsand punctuationerrorsanduses3
uses4vocabularyterms
vocabularytermsassociated
associatedwithcontent
withcontent
9:Effective
6:Developing
Mentions1causeand1effect Mentionsacauseandaneffect
withgoodsupport(onepieceof withdevelopingsupport(one
correctevidencewithlinkfor
pieceofevidenceforeach
eachcauseandeffect)
causeandeffect)

Organizationisscatteredand
confusing.
Detailsareinrandomorder
andnotransitionsbetween
sentences.
Piecehasfourormore
grammatical/spelling/
punctuationerrorsandusesno
morethan2vocabularyterms
associatedwithcontent.
3:Beginning
Listsacauseandaneffect
butdoesnotsupportwhatthey
are(maynotlistanyevidence)

FinalDraftTyped:10
Finalnottyped:0

***Whenyouturntheroughdraftin,youwillreceive35pointsfordoingtheassignmentwiththeorganizerinthepacket.Iwillalsogiveyouthegradeyou*would*havegottenontherubric.
Usetherubricandmysuggestionstohelpyouwiththefinaldraft***5pointsperdayforbeinglate


WhatweretheCAUSESandEFFECTSofWESTWARDEXPANSION?

Directions:UseyourNOTES/TIMELINEtofilloutthisgraphicorganizer.(10pts)

Causes:_

(reasons)

Effects:_
(whyithappened)

CauseandEffectsofWestwardExpansionRoughDraftOrganizer:FillouttheboxesforeachparagraphusingFULLSENTENCES!!!!Youwill
turnthisinasyourroughdraft!

Paragraph1:CauseofWestwardExpansion

Paragraph2:EffectofWestwardExpansion