3/6 - Arab Spring Summary Essay

ARAB SPRING:  Summary Essay  - Due Monday, 3/9

Task:  Summarize events in Tunisia, Egypt and Syria (2011-today) in a 1-2 page essay.  Use class notes and resources – no need for additional sources or research.   In your essay, consider causes of unrest, spread of protest, government response and outcome.   What are similarities and differences between these uprisings?  How are events connected?  What do you think the future holds for Tunisia, Egypt and Syria as they enter the period of the Arab Winter?

·      Prefer typed essay with standard font, margins and spacing.  Please edit your work.  Handwritten essays should be neat, written in blue or black ink and use only one side of the paper.

·      Multi-Media sources used in class:

o   Frontline PBS, Syria Undercover and The Regime. Click Here

o   NYT Interactive Tunisia and Egypt.   Click Here

o   BBC Arab Spring timeline, country by country overview.   Click Here

EXTRA CREDIT EXTENSION (can be used to replace missing or low grade)

Building on the assigned task and using either the BBC or NYT, summarize the events that took place in LIBYA from 2011-today.  How was this revolution different than the 3 we have reviewed in class?  Your summary and analysis should be 1 page in length and will be scored using the same rubric, but as a separate grade.

3/4 Point Writing Rubric

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3 80-92	The response: ·       maintains adequate focus on the topic and has adequate supporting details ·       has a logical organizational pattern and conveys a sense of completeness, although some lapses occur ·       provides adequate transitions in an attempt to connect ideas ·       uses adequate language and appropriate word choices for intended audience and purpose ·       includes sentences, or phrases where appropriate, that are somewhat varied in length and structure
2 68-78	The response: ·       inconsistent focus on the topic, includes some supporting details but may include loosely related details ·       shows an attempt at an organizational pattern, but exhibits little sense of wholeness and completeness ·       provides transitions which are weak or are inconsistent ·       has a limited and predictable vocabulary which may not be appropriate for the intended audience and purpose ·       shows limited variety in sentence length and structure
1 60	The response: ·       demonstrates little or no focus and few supporting details; may be inconsistent or interfere with the meaning has little evidence of an organizational pattern or any sense of wholeness and completeness ·       provides transitions which are poorly utilized, or fails to provide transitions ·       has a limited or inappropriate vocabulary for the intended audience and purpose ·       has little or no variety in sentence length and structure