Performance Task?Questions/Template Directions: Below is the template with a description of what should be included in each paragraph as well as sentence starters to help guide your writing. If you do not want to use the sentence starters, feel free to write it in your own way. These sentence starters are designed for you to use them as a resource. However, there is not enough room to write the entire essay in the blanks provided. If you are having trouble, please ask your teacher for help. Introduction: Write 5-8 sentences that includes the following information.

Rev. 01/10/2020 Performance Task-Questions/Template Directions: Belowis the template with a description of what should be included in each paragraph as well as sentence starters to help guide your writing. If you do not want to use the sentence starters, feel free to write it in your own way. These sentence starters are designed for you to use them as a resource. However, there is not enough room to write the entire essay in the blanks provided. If you are having trouble, please ask your teacher for help. Introduction: Write 5-8 sentences that includes the following information The topic of the essay. This essay will be discussing the war. 2 sentences of general information about the war. The war started in and ended in It was fought by over the issues of 1-2 sentences on why this war is important to U.S. history. This war was important to the U. S. because Although the war was fought to it also led to I sentence explaining your thesis statement: The war ( was/ was not) important to our role as a world leader because 1st paragraph: Background of the war The war was fought between in Washington 45). They were fighting because (Purdue Owl Family Site). The U.S. goverment wanted The hoped to gain (Washington 34). This war was most known for ( cite here). lost and because of that, they (cite here). This war taught the U.S. important lessons. 2nd paragraph: Lessons of the war Although all wars teach countries important lessons, the war taught us , and (cite). The war had many consequenes/impacts on both the U.S. and (cite). Write a few sentences about the consequences (cite). These consequences should help us learn and There was also controversy around this war because (cite). This controversy and the consequences can teach us valuable lessons. In the future, we should always try to