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Writing Assistance. Armed Conflict. Theme: Conflict—Armed Conflict. Using the Spartan Writing Protocol (SWP). Step 1: Read the task/question carefully. Step 2: Circle key words and underline key concepts. Think of Steps 1 & 2 as using active reading strategies to understand the task.

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Writing Assistance

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  1. Writing Assistance Armed Conflict Theme: Conflict—Armed Conflict

  2. Using the Spartan Writing Protocol (SWP)

  3. Step 1: Read the task/question carefully.

  4. Step 2: Circle key words and underline key concepts.

  5. Think of Steps 1 & 2 as using active reading strategies to understand the task.

  6. Throughout history, armed conflicts have begun for various reasons. These conflicts have affected many countries and groups of people. Theme: Conflict—Armed Conflict

  7. Select two armed conflicts and for each: • Describe the historical circumstances leading to this armed conflict • Discuss the ways in which this armed conflict affected a specific group of people, a country, and/or a region Task:

  8. Describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it.”

  9. Discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, andargument; to present in some detail.”

  10. You may use any examples of armed conflict from your study of global history and geography. Some suggestions you might wish to consider include the Peloponnesian War, the Crusades, the English civil war, the Haitian war of independence, the French Revolution, the Opium War, the Sepoy Rebellion, World War I, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the Rwanda crisis.You are not limited to these suggestions.Do not discuss armed conflicts that occurred in the United States in your answer.

  11. Step 3: Read the passage carefully

  12. Step 4: Take notes that respond to the task/question

  13. Step 5: Complete the Evidence and Analysis boxes on your Spartan Writing Template (SWT)

  14. For most of our writing, Step 3, 4 & 5 will be where you collect and organize your information, whether it be a specific reading, you notes or other sources.

  15. Conflict—Armed Conflict Conflict Historical circumstances leading to Specific group of people, nation or region affected How were they affected?

  16. Step 6: Write your claim.

  17. Throughout history, armed conflicts have begun for various reasons. These conflicts have affected many countries and groups of people. Claim One conflict that had a significant impact on people was…

  18. Step 7: Determine the relevancy of your evidence in supporting your claim.

  19. Steps 6 & 7 naturally go together. If you pick a claim you have no evidence for, you need to change it.

  20. Step 8: Complete a concluding sentence box on your Spartan Writing Template (SWT).

  21. Step 9: Write your response (using the Spartan Writing Template [SWT])

  22. Step 10: Self-Assess your paragraph using the Spartan Writing Rubric

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