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Assessment 3: In Your Own Words
Write an essay using a variety of sources to
examine and analyze the physical and cultural patterns of land use, settlement patterns and ecosystem
change.
Finding Out Forest History
Use notes below as a guide to writing a cohesive essay.
Paragraph
1: Take a stance.
Do historical artifacts--photos, maps, documents, dioramas--give clues to
ecosystem change. Why or why not?
Body: Back up your argument with
proof.
List your sources. Analyze their credibility and
validity. Describe the evidence gleaned from
each one.
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Photographs:
Wilderness Home, Worm Fence, Diorama 1, 2, 3
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Documents:
History of Petersham
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Web
Information: The Nipmuc People, Indian Tribes Map
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Graphs:
Changes in Land Use
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Diagrams:
Forest Succession
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Maps:
Forest Cover in 1930, Forest Cover in 1985, Population
Density 1765, 1831
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Secondary
Sources: From Farm to Forest and Back Again
Last Paragraph: Conclusion.
Restate your stance. Summarize your proof.
Speculate on the long range implications of your argument
for society.
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