Humanities In-Class Final Resources: Where does violent or aggressive behavior come from?

This is an in-class final. You will be writing it during the final period for your ENGLISH class.

Overview of grading:

This essay will be graded by one of your Humanities teachers (Lawson, LS, Press, or Sigmon) using the rubric below. It will count for 40 points (less than the usual 60 points for a Humanities paper) in the major assessments category of your grade in BOTH English and History. You will only be submitting one draft of this paper.

Handouts from class:

• Assignment overview (includes requirements for content, citation format, etc)
• Rubric

Video resources (re-explain any components of critical writing that you’re not sure about):

Critical Paragraph Components

• Thesis =

• Claim
• Compass

• Context
• Evidence
• Analysis =

• Interpretation
• Commentary

• Tie-back sentence/conclusion to paragraph

Embedding Quotes

• More in-depth explanation of how to write context
• How to embed quotes and avoid “quote dumps”