Essential Questions:

• How can writers think more deeply about the world around them?
• How do history writers provide a variety of evidence to support their claim?
• What is a counterpoint?
• How can addressing the counterpoint in an essay make your argument more persuasive?
• How do history writers craft an introduction for their essay?
• How do history writers craft a closing for their essay?
• What transitional words and phrases do history writers’ use in their writing?
• How do writers develop the topic in my writing with concrete details?
• How do writers develop and organize their ideas when writing paragraphs?