THE PAPER WILL BE 3 PAGES IN LENGTH… STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOW

THE PAPER WILL BE 3 PAGES IN LENGTH…
STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTROVERSIAL HISTORICAL TOPICS AND WRITE A 3 PAGE OPINION PAPER. STUDENTS MUST “TAKE A SIDE” ON THIS TOPIC AND OFFER THEIR OPINION… THIS IS NOT JUST A HISTORY REPORT- IT REQUIRES THAT THE STUDENT TAKE A POSITION ON THE HISTORICAL EVENT/TOPIC.
Students should PICK ONE OF THESE TOPICS:
1. Was Christopher Columbus a hero or a villain based on his actions after arriving in North America?
2. Were the American colonists justified to revolt against British rule in the American Revolution?
3. Did the founders of our nation compromise too much on slavery when creating the Constitution or did their compromises save and unite the young nation?
YOUR PAPER MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORICAL EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT (WHAT IS THE EVENT ABOUT? WHAT HAPPENED?)- IN THE INTRODUCTION
YOUR OPINON ON THE QUESTION- IN THE INTRODUCTION
MUST HAVE AT LEAST 3 HISTORICAL FACTS THAT SUPPORT YOUR OPINION- IN THE FORM OF QUOTES- CITED IN MLA FORMAT- THE QUOTES MUST NOT BE JUST GENERAL QUOTES ABOUT THE TOPIC. THEY MUST REINFORCE AND SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT!!
MUST INCLUDE ONE FULL PARAGRAPH THAT SUMMARIZES THE OPPOSING VIEWPOINT FROM YOURS AND WHY YOU THINK IT IS INCORRECT. THIS USUALLY COMES IN THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR ESSAY.
A “Works Cited” page (with at least 3 different types of sources)