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📜 Welcome to the semester project:Â
📜 Welcome to the semester project:Â
religious freedom in colonial America
religious freedom in colonial America
Period 1: Pre-Columbian to Contact
Period 3: Revolution & Nation-Building
Period 4: Democracy & Reform
Period 5: Civil War & Reconstruction
Period 6: Industrial America
Period 7: Progressivism & Global Conflict
Period 8: Cold War & Civil Rights
Period 9: Modern America
This project is your chance to pull together everything we’ve been practicing in class. You’ll make a clear argument, support it with evidence from both primary and secondary sources, and compare how different colonies approached religious freedom. Think of it as proof that you can write like a historian — with one polished essay you’ll be proud to have finished. ✅
Explanation of the Assignment
Explanation of the Assignment
This is your big essay project for the semester, but don’t panic — everything is laid out step-by-step for you. You’ll be pulling together a thesis, using both primary and secondary sources, and showing off your historical argument skills. All the details, checkpoints, and the rubric are in the APUSH Fall Semester Project Directions & Rubric.
This is your big essay project for the semester, but don’t panic — everything is laid out step-by-step for you. You’ll be pulling together a thesis, using both primary and secondary sources, and showing off your historical argument skills. All the details, checkpoints, and the rubric are in the APUSH Fall Semester Project Directions & Rubric.
APUSH Fall Semester Project 📜✍️✅ Checkpoint 1: Primary source analysis
âś… Checkpoint 1: Primary source analysis
📍What You’ll Do
Dig into the primary sources and explain what they show about religious freedom. This is your first step in building evidence for your essay.
Dig into the primary sources and explain what they show about religious freedom. This is your first step in building evidence for your essay.
Primary Source- APUSH Project📍Checkpoint 2: Comparative Evidence Table🔎 Read all all four primary sources .
🖊️ Annotate key claims, evidence, and anything that stands out.
Underline main ideas or evidence about religious freedom, restiction, or a mix. For each underline write your explanstaion of why you underlined the text.Â
Circle unknown words and check with your group, teacher, or Google for explanatiosn.Â
âś… Checkpoint 2: Secondary Source Analysis Â
âś… Checkpoint 2: Secondary Source Analysis Â
📍What You’ll Do
Compare what historians say about religion in different regions. This helps you see patterns and get ready for your own argument.
Compare what historians say about religion in different regions. This helps you see patterns and get ready for your own argument.
Secondary Source- APUSH Project📍#2 Checkpoint: Secndary Source Analysis🔎 Read all three secondary source excerpts .
🖊️ Annotate key claims, evidence, and anything that stands out.
Underline main ideas or evidence about religious freedom, restiction, or a mix. For each underline write your explanstaion of why you underlined the text.Â
Circle unknown words and check with your group, teacher, or Google for explanatiosn.Â
âś… Checkpoint 3: Setting Up the Comparison
âś… Checkpoint 3: Setting Up the Comparison
📍What You’ll Do
List out similarities and differences between your two regions. Use evidence for each, and start thinking about whether unity or division mattered more.
List out similarities and differences between your two regions. Use evidence for each, and start thinking about whether unity or division mattered more.
đź“Ť#3 Checkpoint : Setting up the Comparison Narrow your writing down to TWO regions
For each regions, describe the following:
One similarity between the two regions
One difference between the two regions
Start thinking about about colonial unity versus reigonal differences
âś… Checkpoint 4: Writing a Thesis
âś… Checkpoint 4: Writing a Thesis
📍What You’ll Do
Turn your notes into a one-sentence argument that answers the prompt. Then test your thesis with AI for clarity and strength.
Turn your notes into a one-sentence argument that answers the prompt. Then test your thesis with AI for clarity and strength.
đź“Ť#4 Checkpoint: Writing Your ThesisWrite your thesis statementÂ
Using AI, check your thesis structure for accuracyÂ
âś… Checkpoint 5: First Draft
âś… Checkpoint 5: First Draft
📍What You’ll Do
Put everything together in a full essay draft — intro, body paragraphs with sources, and a conclusion. Don’t worry about perfection yet.
Put everything together in a full essay draft — intro, body paragraphs with sources, and a conclusion. Don’t worry about perfection yet.
đź“Ť#5 Checkpoint: Writing the First DraftWrite your paragraph on similarities between the colonial regions
Write your paragrpah on the difference between the colonial regions.Â
âś… Checkpoint 6: AI Revision Check
âś… Checkpoint 6: AI Revision Check
📍What You’ll Do
Run your essay through AI to check for basics and polish your writing style. Pick a few suggestions to make your draft stronger.
Run your essay through AI to check for basics and polish your writing style. Pick a few suggestions to make your draft stronger.
đź“Ť#6 Checkpoint: AI RevisionUse AI to check forÂ
The basic elements of your essayÂ
Style and clarity of your writing
Note: AI will not check the accuracy of your claim or use of historical evidenceÂ
âś… Checkpoint 6: final draft
âś… Checkpoint 6: final draft
📍What You’ll Do
Finish with your best version! Make sure your thesis, evidence, and analysis all work together to show whether similarities or differences in religion mattered most.
Finish with your best version! Make sure your thesis, evidence, and analysis all work together to show whether similarities or differences in religion mattered most.
Pull everything together into your final essay. Double-check that you’ve met the requirements (thesis, 2 primary sources, 2 secondary sources, analysis, conclusion) and turn in a polished piece you’re proud of. ✨
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