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Write two single-spaced paragraphs (typed), one in support and one against the following statement concerning Jean François Galaup de La Pérouse’s journal in Life in a California Mission. Each paragraph is worth 25 points, 50 points overall.
Statement: The events in Jean François De La Pérouse’s journal illustrate that Spanish colonialism completely altered Native American culture and every day life.
Write a for/against paragraph (two overall) both supporting and then one challenging the statement above using evidence from La Pérouse’s journal. Make sure each paragraph includes three pieces of evidence from the journal (not the introduction) to support or challenge the statement. Although the introduction to the journal is useful background information that will help you write the paragraph, the pieces of evidence must come from La Pérouse’s journal. The final sentence in each paragraph must be a thesis sentence and assert your main argument supported by the evidence. Relisting your evidence points is not considered a strong argument, rather, make an all encompassing argument that draws a larger conclusion based on the evidence. You will be graded for having a topic sentence, evidence point 1, evidence point 2, evidence point 3, and thesis sentence. Your grade will be based on addressing these points and longer paragraphs do not automatically get higher scores.
Use MLA style to cite the journal: (La Pérouse, page number)
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Statement For:
Statement Against:
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