| 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. -
Photographs: Wilderness Home, Worm Fence, Diorama 1, 2, 3 -
Documents: History of Petersham -
Web Information: The Nipmuc People, Indian Tribes Map -
Graphs: Changes in Land Use -
Diagrams: Forest Succession -
Maps: Forest Cover in 1930, Forest Cover in 1985, Population Density 1765, 1831 -
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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