Enduring Issues Essay Writing

An enduring issue is any problem or situation that has existed across many time periods in history. It can also be an event that affected people or was affected by people at the time and into the future.    An enduring issue is one that many individuals or groups have attempted to address with varying degrees of success. In the essay, identify and define an enduring issue raised by this set of documents. Lastly,by using evidence from the documents, argue why the issue selected is significant and how it has endured across time. The Enduring Issue Guide and Writing Workshop below will assist students in writing the Enduring Issue Essay.
The Basics - Identify and Define an Enduring Issue
Detailed Examples of Enduring Issues How to Identify and Define an Enduring Issue The Identification chart consolidates the Enduring Issues into four (4) main categories as comparisons. They are; Exploitation vs.Human Rights Hegemony vs. Human Agency Scarcity vs. Technology Inequality vs. Strive for Equality Definitions are provide in the chart.
Writing Workshop
Student Writing Guides Student Graphic Organizers Scoring Rubric & Checklist Enduring Issues Essay Guide v6.0 (Teacher Version) Enduring Issues Essay Guide v6.0 (Student Version) Enduring Issues Essay Introduction Graphic Organizer Tool v2 Enduring Issues Scoring Rubric & Checklist Industrial Revolution Sample Essay Enduring Issues Essay Document Planning Graphic Organizer Tool (Teacher Version) Enduring Issues Essay Document Planning Graphic Organizer Tool (Student Version)
Teacher Created Essays
The Teacher Created Essays are designed for practicing the Enduring Issue Essay. All of the essay documents are designed to practice specific skills and for assessment of those specific skills. For a full listing of Historian Skills needed for writing this essay please use our Historian Skills page. Essay Suggested Time Frame Skills Assessed Educational Justification Enduring Issue Essay #1  Nov/Dec Contextualization Periodization Sourcing Comparative Analysis These documents encompass ideas and concepts during the 17th, 18th centuries and their application in societies. Students will have only one graphic organizer as a document and all of the other documents are text-based. Students will have learned these ideas and concepts by the suggested Time Frame indicated. Enduring Issue Essay #2  Dec/Jan Contextualization Periodization Sourcing Comparative Analysis Map Analysis These documents encompass ideas, inventions, concepts during the late 18th and 19th centuries. Students will have two illustrations (images) as a document, a map, and all of the other documents are text-based.Students will have learned these specific ideas, inventions, and concepts by the suggested Time Frame indicated. Enduring Issue Essay #3 Feb/Mar/Apr Contextualization Periodization Sourcing Comparative Analysis Map Analysis These documents encompass maps of the concepts associated with the late 19th century and the 20th century. Students will have only maps for this activity. Students might struggle with the interpretation of maps, so, prior knowledge,and/or a map interpretation lesson(s), might be helpful before this essay is given. Students will have learned these specific ideas, and concepts by the suggested Time Frame indicated. Enduring Issue Essay #4 Apr/May Contextualization Periodization Sourcing Comparative Analysis Political Cartoon Analysis These documents encompass political cartoons of the concepts associated with the late 20th century. Students will have only political cartoons for this activity. Students might struggle with the interpretation of political cartoons, so, prior knowledge,and/or a political cartoon interpretation lesson(s), might be helpful before this essay is given. Students will have learned these specific ideas, and concepts by the suggested Time Frame indicated.
New York State Regents Exams (Enduring Issue Essays Only)
Year Month Essay Notes 2019 June Enduring Issue Essay Jun 2019 First exam in new Global II format 2019 August Enduring Issue Essay Jan 2020 2022 June Enduring Issue Essay Jun 2022 First exam post-Covid19 Pandemic 2022 August Enduring Issue Essay Aug 2022 2023 January Enduring Issue Essay Jan 2023  First January exam post-Covid19 Pandemic 2023 June Enduring Issue Essay Jun 2023