Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Unit 5: North, South, West

Essay Test PREP
DIRECTIONS: Based on what you have learned about the North, South, and West in the mid-1800s, you will
be constructing an essay that answers this units essential questions: How did changes in America in
the early and mid-1800s represent BOTH progress and sacrifice? Was it worth it?

To construct this essay organizer, use your evidence-based paragraphs from your North,
South, and West packets.
Introduction:
Background information on topic (What is the time and place of your essay?)

THESIS: Answers the questions, How did changes in America in the early and mid 1800s represent BOTH
progress and sacrifice? Was it worth it?
Changes in America in the early and mid-1800s that represented PROGRESS were:

1. [North]: ___________________________________________
2. [South]: ___________________________________________

3. [West]: ___________________________________________
Changes in America in the early and mid-1800s that represented SACRIFICE were:

1. [North]: ___________________________________________
2. [South]: ___________________________________________

3. [West]: ___________________________________________
The progress (circle one)
WAS
WAS NOT worth the sacrifice because:
1. __________________________________________________
2.

__________________________________________________

Body Paragraph #1: PROGRESS

TOPIC SENTENCE
Changes in America in the early and mid-1800s that represented PROGRESS were
(list the three reasons from your thesis on page 1)

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #1

IDENTIFY in more detail the FIRST historical event/concept/invention you listed in your
thesis under progress (Who, what, where, when)

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention represents PROGRESS

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #2

IDENTIFY in more detail the SECOND historical event/concept/invention you listed in
your thesis under progress (Who, what, where, when)

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention represents PROGRESS

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #3

IDENTIFY in more detail the THIRD historical event/concept/invention you listed in
your thesis under progress (Who, what, where, when)

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention represents PROGRESS

Body Paragraph #2: SACRIFICE

TOPIC SENTENCE: (This comes straight from your thesis)
Changes in America in the early and mid-1800s that represented SACRIFICE were
(list the three reasons from your thesis on page 1)

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #1

IDENTIFY in more detail the FIRST historical event/concept/invention you listed in your
thesis under sacrifice(Who, what, where, when)

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention represents SACRIFICE

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #2

IDENTIFY in more detail the SECOND historical event/concept/invention you listed in
your thesis under sacrifice (Who, what, where, when)

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention represents SACRIFICE

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #3

IDENTIFY in more detail the THIRD historical event/concept/invention you listed in
your thesis under sacrifice (Who, what, where, when)

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention represents SACRIFICE

Body Paragraph #3: WAS IT WORTH IT?

TOPIC SENTENCE: (This comes straight from your thesis)
The progress (circle one)
WAS
WAS NOT worth the sacrifice because (list the
two reasons from your thesis on page 1)

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #1

IDENTIFY in more detail the FIRST reason you listed in your thesis under was the
progress worth the sacrifice

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention proves that the progress was
or was not worth the sacrifice

EVIDENCE & ANALYSIS #2

IDENTIFY in more detail the FIRST reason you listed in your thesis under was the
progress worth the sacrifice

EXPLAIN how/why this historical event/concept/invention proves that the progress was
or was not worth the sacrifice

CONCLUSION:
Restate your thesis in three complete sentences (see page 1):

Why is this topic (progress versus sacrifice) important? Leave your reader thinking!