Transcript APWH CCOT
Change and Continuity Over Time
APWH
CCOT Essay
This essay question deals specifically with
analysis of continuities and changes over time
covering at least one of the periods in the
course outline.
It addresses, for example, technology, trade,
culture, migrations, or environment.
The continuity and change over time questions
require analysis of process and explanation of
causation with specific examples.
What you need to be able to do:
Change
- Recognize it as it occurs in history.
- Identify & Understand the causes of change
Continuity
-Recognize factors which remain the same
throughout an entire period
-Identify & Understand factors which allow this to
continue
Step 1: Read and Analyze the Question
Analyze changes and continuities in long-distance
migrations in the period from 1700 to 1900. Be sure
to include specific examples from at least TWO
different world regions.
Underline the important words or phrases you need
to address in your thesis statement.
Continuities
Beginning Date
End
Date
--I----------------I-------------------I-------------------I---------------I------------------I-----------------I-Changes
Step 2: Create a Timeline
Timeline
with annotations
CCOT Exercise
Imagine a simple timeline that represents your own life. If you
were to note the 10-12 most important events on your timeline,
what might that timeline look like, and how would you analyze
the changes and continuities of your own life?
Directions:
1. Create a timeline starting with your birthdate and ending with
your current age.
2. Fill in the continuities on top and changes on the bottom with
the 10-12 most important events in your life.
Tomorrow
Make sure your Stearns book is in class, we will be
working out of it in class on Wednesday.