Knowledge / Understanding: MULTIPLE CHOICE	/23
Thinking / Inquiry: ESSAY	/15
Communication / Application: SHORT ANSWER	/12
TOTAL	/ 50

CHW 3M1: World History to 16^th Century

Unit Test: Ancient Egypt and Israel

PART D: ESSAY (Thinking/ Inquiry) 15 marks
Answer the following question in proper argumentative essay format (5 paragraphs). Make sure you have a clear introduction, thesis, 3 arguments & evidence and conclusion.

1. The key features of Egyptian theology were based around the tenets of religion. Evaluate the influence of religion in Egyptian society and describe how it was instrumental to the stability and longevity of Ancient Egypt by examining any three of the following: role of Pharaoh, yearly cycle of Nile, art, education, Ma’at, afterlife, nature’s influence, gods / deities and the spirit world, social structure, mummification or the pyramids.

Reminder of Proper Essay Format

1^st Paragraph - Introduction - background information - thesis -list 3 subtopics

2^nd Paragraph -introduce subtopic 1 -state evidence -give critical analysis of evidence and connect to thesis -transition to next section

3^rd Paragraph -introduce subtopic 2 -state evidence -give critical analysis of evidence and connect to thesis -transition to next section

4^th Paragraph -introduce subtopic 3 -state evidence -give critical analysis of evidence and connect to thesis -transition to next section

5^th Paragraph - Conclusion - restate thesis - restate 3 subtopics - positive and moral lesson

TEST ESSAY RUBRIC

Criteria	Level 4	Level 3	Level 2	Level 1
THESIS	Thesis is insightful, critical and clearly frames subtopics	Thesis is concise, argumentative and states subtopics in order	Thesis is vague; not all three subtopics relate to argument	Poor thesis; lack of framework or relation for subtopics
ARUGMENTS	Demonstrates exceptional insight and analysis into arguments	Analysis clearly indicates importance and significance of arguments	Lack of analysis and more elaboration and connection to thesis is needed	Severe lack of analysis or insight
EVIDENCE	All evidence is exceptional, accurate and always supports thesis	Most evidence is effective and accurate and supports thesis	Some errors in accuracy or poorly chosen evidence	Evidence is inaccurate and fails to support arguments
STRUCTURE	Essay uses structure in a natural and logical progression of ideas	Appropriate structure (intro, thesis, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion)	Some elements of structure are missing	Structure is used incorrectly
LANGUAGE	Exceptional use of language and vocabulary which enhances the arguments	Sound use of language conventions	Some spelling and grammatical errors	Essay is incoherent and spelling / grammar are weak