Lewis and Clark
Ecosystems
American Wars
Transition words
Essay
100

This president sent 2 men to explore the land west of the Mississippi River. Who was the President and who were the 2 men who explored the land. 

Who was President Thomas Jefferson and 

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

100

Lands that are arid, dry and have low precipitation are called this. 

What is a desert? 

100

This war was fought because the British government forced the US citizens to serve in the Royal Navy. 

What was the War of 1812? 

100

Beyond

a. place/space

b. comparison/contrast

c. conclusion/summary

What is a. place / space
100

Your first paragraph needs to answer 3 questions. What are the three questions? 

What is the controversy? 

Why is it important? 

What is your stance? 

200

This animal was brought back by Lewis and Clark and lived out its life in the White House. 

What was a prairie dog? 

200

A region on the Earth with a defined type of weather, plants, and animals is called this. 

What is a biome?

200

The assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife was the trigger for this war? 


What was WW1?

200

For this purpose

a. Effect/Result

b. Cause/Condition

c. Contrast/ comparison

What is Cause/Condition. 

200

What needs to be present at the end of each paragraph, except paragraph 4? 

What is a transition sentence? 

300

A person who studies people's languages, cultures, and traditions. 

What is geography? 

300

This person visited the Galapagos Island in 1835, this visit changed his ideas on life.  He went on to develop the Theory of evolution. 

Who was Charles Darwin? 

300

These two wars were similar. Both fought on their own land and communism was at the heart of the wars. 

Vietnam and Korean War

300

Frequently

a. Effect/Result/Qualification

b. Comparison/Contrast

c. place/space

What is Effect/Result/Qualification

300

What belongs in paragraph 4? 

Your third idea and your rebuttal 

400

To think about a topic and make a guess about it. 

What is to speculate? 

400

What is the meaning of the suffixes:

--logy

--logist


-logy means the science of 

-logist means one who studies

400

This was the bloodiest war, 85 million fatalities. 

Had two groups, the Allies and the Axis. 

Included the Holocaust. 

What was WW2

400

Most importantly 

a. emphasis

b. clarification

c. cause and effect


What is emphasis?

400

These 2 paragraphs should state your thesis and be very similar to one another. 

Introduction and conclusion. 

500

There were two reasons for exploring the land west of the Mississippi, what were those two reasons. 

What is to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean and to learn about the American Indians living in the area. 

500

This type of species can disrupt ecosystems, prey on native species, and can thrive in some ecosystems because nothing preys on or eats them. 

What is invasive species?

500

What was the four main reasons that fueled WW1 ?

The four main reasons that fueled WW1 included Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?

500

In other words

a. cause and effect

b. contrast

c. clarification

What is clarification?

500

What needs to be in each paragraph of the body. Tell me all that you need to put into it. 

main idea, quote from the text, personal example, transition sentence. Paragraph 4 needs a rebuttal.