For this assessment, imagine you are a person living through an important historical event, innovation, or movement during the 19th or 20th centuryone that emerged to solve a problem or that created problems of its own. Write a letter describing that event, innovation, or movement as if you were someone who actually experienced it. For example, you could write from the perspective of someone who was part of the women’s suffrage movement in the 1910s, a member of the Underground Railroad in the 1850s, or a soldier in the Vietnam War during the Tet Offensive in 1968.
Step 1: Describe a historical event, innovation, or movement from the perspective of someone who lived in that time.
Describe a historical event, innovation, or movement that happened during the 19th or 20th century from the perspective of someone who lived in that time (either a real person or fictionalized).
Step 2: Explain the personal impact of a historical event, innovation, or movement on that person.
You can also discuss the impact of the historical event, innovation, or movement on the family and/or community of the person.
Step 3: Explain the problem associated with a historical event, innovation, or movement and potential solutions to that problem.
For example, if you are writing as a member of the Underground Railroad in the mid-19th century, you might discuss your thoughts on addressing the problem of slavery. Similarly, if you are writing as someone who experienced the Great Depression, you might examine the factors that caused this crisis and ways to address such economic problems.
Step 4: Describe the potential impact of a historical event on the future, based on the perspective of someone who lived through that event.
Reflect on how the event might impact the future. For example, if you are writing as someone experiencing the Cold War, consider how those living at the height of Cold War tensions might have viewed the future.
Step 5: Write coherently with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics.