20 Writing Prompts on Essential Questions in World History

Common Core Alignment: Grades 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-12.9: Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

These are prompts for reflective writing on essential questions in world history

What are essential questions? Essential questions are compelling questions with debatable answers. They call teachers and students to acknowledge complexity and wrestle with multiple points of view. They spark fascination, interest, discovery and, very importantly, motivation.

Essential questions should do more than just draw from central themes in global history.

Yes, they should require content understanding but they should also ignite deliberative original thought. They should invite students to think for themselves and take ownership of their part of creating the meaning that guides our behavior as humans.

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