You will use the components of the historical thinking skill turning points to analyze The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
A PowerPoint Presentation of at least 17 slides and 1000 words that explains The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and analyzes them using cause and effect. (The word count pertains to the notes section of each slide).
Slide 1: A title and your name.
Slides 2: Introduction — Provide a brief explanation of your project and include a thesis statement.
Slides 3 to 8 — Discuss the context of the topic (event, person or idea) that you have chosen. If you need to
use more slides to do so that is fine.
Describe how the event, person or idea fits into the time period in which the event and idea
occurred or the person lived. (This means you must describe the time period as it relates to the
event, person or idea.)
Explain the who, what, where, when, why and how of each background cause.
Use the Notes Page to explain the information in more detail.
This should cover at least six slides.
Slides 9 to 15 — Use the various components of the historical thinking skill, turning points, as discussed in this
competencys learning outcomes to answer these questions. It is okay if your answers repeat some of the
same information from the previous section.
How is the event, person or idea a turning point in American History?
What were things like prior to the event, person or idea? What were things like during and after the
event, person or idea?
Why could things never go back to the way they were prior to the event, person or idea?
Who benefited from the turning point? How? Why?
Who did not benefit from the turning point? How? Why?
How are we living with the legacy of this turning point today?
What impact did the event, person or idea have on politics, economics, society and/or culture?
Be sure to explain your ideas in detail.
Use the Notes Page to explain the information in more detail.
This should cover at least six slides.
Slide 16 — Conclusions. If you need to use more slides to explain your conclusions, that is fine.
What is the role of turning points in history? Why are they important?
What is the importance of the turning point(s) that you have discussed in this presentation?
