Social Studies Final - Grade 8

You will be asked to craft two essays -- you will not have the advantage of your notes.

Each essay will be a hamburger essay (4 paragraphs)

Introduction Paragraph - thesis/main idea sentence and preview of details to follow

Detail Paragraph - a detail and thorough explanation that supports your thesis

Detail Paragraph - a detail and thorough explanation that supports your thesis

Conclusion - restate the thesis and neatly wrap up ideas

Essay Question 1 

Was the Cold War a hot war?

Essay Question 2

The Civil Rights movement experienced significant change between the 1950s and the late 1960s; was this change for the better or worse?