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5x5 Response
What is a 5x5?
5x5 is a short-essay response which is five paragraphs which includes five sentences each. The question which you will be responding to for this unit is:
5x5 is a short-essay response which is five paragraphs which includes five sentences each. The question which you will be responding to for this unit is:
_ Was the government right to censure civil rights and liberties when there was a threat to national security during the Cold War?
Your response should be organized as follows:
(An outline will be given during class)
Introduction: Give readers some idea as to what your essay is about (your topic). Get your reader's attention. Provide three supporting details on your side of the argument.
Supporting Details #1: The thesis is true because (reason #1)…
Supporting Details #2: The thesis is true because (reason #2)…
Supporting Details #3: The thesis is true because (reason #3)…
Conclusion:
-Restate your thesis and main supports in a brief way.
-Add an additional support point to your argument that did not fit very well into the essay body.
-If you are writing an opinion essay, you can briefly show the opposite point-of-view from the opinion you argued.
Introduction: Give readers some idea as to what your essay is about (your topic). Get your reader's attention. Provide three supporting details on your side of the argument.
Supporting Details #1: The thesis is true because (reason #1)…
Supporting Details #2: The thesis is true because (reason #2)…
Supporting Details #3: The thesis is true because (reason #3)…
Conclusion:
-Restate your thesis and main supports in a brief way.
-Add an additional support point to your argument that did not fit very well into the essay body.
-If you are writing an opinion essay, you can briefly show the opposite point-of-view from the opinion you argued.
Topics Covered
McCarthyism
House of Un-American Activities
Smith Act
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
Internal Security Bill of 1950
Spy Trials of Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs
Anti-Communism in the 1950s
Please use eLibrary for any research.
House of Un-American Activities
Smith Act
Federal Employee Loyalty Program
Internal Security Bill of 1950
Spy Trials of Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs
Anti-Communism in the 1950s
Please use eLibrary for any research.