Greece Primary Source Essay

1. Describes the person or place (more detail will result in a better grade);

2. Identifies what the building was used for or what the person accomplished during their lifetime;

3. Identifies what makes the building or person significant to history; and, 

4. Identifies what sort of effect your subject has on the modern world.

The essay must be at least 5 paragraphs (5 paragraphs usually results in a minimum passing grade). You will need to have at least three primary sources (do not use Wikipedia or your text as a source). Your essay should be detailed and inclusive. 

An essay consists of complete sentences that provide information on the following 5 components. WHO: Identify individuals or groups of individuals who were involved with the historical subject you are writing about. Be as specific as possible. If your essay subject is a person, provide biographical information about the person to fulfill this component.WHAT: This component can respond to several kinds of questions, depending on what you are describing. What happened? What did this mean? What is significant about this? What is the context? More detail results in a better grade.WHEN: Whenever possible provide specific dates that correspond with the subject. If it applies, provide a date range. Sometimes dates of events that are connected to an idea will be useful.WHERE: Provide any geographical information that is important to the subject. Where did an event take place? Where did a movement start? Where is a person from? To answer these questions, you might need to provide more than one location.WHY: To properly answer this component you must provide why you think this is important to study and remember this subject. There is no one correct answer; however, answers must provide analysis. This means I am asking you to think about what happened and explain your perspective on it. You may also provide a popular or generally accepted explanation of why this subject is significant. If you chose to discuss that, please note if the popular explanations align with the historical events.BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. The more time you put into properly identifying and/or explaining a subject, the more success you will have with your essays. The length needs to be at minimum of one paragraph per component (5). All work that you submit will be compared to websites, student papers, and a variety of other sources to ensure that your work is original. Cite your sources to avoid plagiarizing.