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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
