Perfect Power Paragraph Planner (PPPP)

Unit:
Interwar Europe
Essential Question/Prompt:
How does a movement like Fascism get started and how might it lead to the outbreak of WWII?
Rough Draft/Outline: Construct your paragraph using the structure outline below.

Parts of Power
Paragraph

What should be the

sentence(s)

Use the spaces below to plan you paragraph/write a rough draft

Set the Stage/

Introduction

Provides the correct

who, what, when, where for the
paragraph topic

Interests reader

1 sentence

After WWI, Europe had been radically changed. Many countries had been devastated by the
wars effects, and rising out of the ashes came a new form of government: Fascism.

Thesis
Statement

Answers Prompt makes argument

Identifies THREE
areas to support argument

includes an arguable
verb

1 sentence

Fascism, which became popular due to the need for a radical political and economic
rebuilding, led to the start of WWII by creating an overwhelming sense of nationalist
superiority and rejection of peace in Europe.

(commentary)

Evidence # 1

Area/Support 1

Evidence #1
Quality support
Significance (analysis)
2-3 sentences

Italys government was extremely unstable, and Mussolini promised to bring it a strong, lasting
government (Alvarado Class Notes).
Commentary How does this evidence support your thesis?

Since Italy was in economic and political collapse, it was desperate for anything that could start to
rebuild its former stability. Mussolinis fascist government used this desperation to gain control over
Italy.
Analysis How is this evidence significant to the historical event/context?

Italy was the first country to adopt fascism as its form of government, making its change from a
scattered country to a unified one an example for other to-be fascist countries.

Area/Support 2

(commentary)

Evidence #2
Quality support
Significance (analysis)
2-3 sentences

Evidence # 1

The forces currently in control of the world are Jews here and Jews there and Jews everywhere. The
hardship we are now experiencing is because of them (Mein Kampf).
Commentary How does this evidence support your thesis?

This is but one example of the extreme intolerance fascism caused. Fascism focuses on extreme
nationalism, and as such, foreigners and minorities are often hated. This hostility between the
different people of Europe would make it very easy to spark a full-scale war.
Analysis How is this evidence significant to the historical event/context?

After WWI, countries such as Germany or Italy were in economic and political collapse. By giving the
people a focus to direct their hatred, the government gained more control over the people by
appearing to solve the problem at the root.

Area/Support 3

(commentary)

Evidence #3
Quality support
Significance (analysis)
2-3 sentences

Evidence # 1

Above all, Fascism believes neither in the possibility nor in the usefulness of peace. War alone
brings out the best in people and puts the stamp of nobility upon the people who have the courage
to face it (The Doctrine of Fascism).
Commentary How does this evidence support your thesis?

Fascism was on the rise in many different places in Europe at the same time. Europes nature as
continent with many different countries crowded in a small place made it inevitable that these warloving nations would eventually face off in a war against each other.
Analysis How is this evidence significant to the historical event/context?

Europe had just recently gotten out of WWI, which was the worst war the continent had seen at the
time. The fascist dictators, however, would put an already unstable Europe in danger of another war.

Conclusion

of thesis

Interesting rewording
1 sentence

Brought about by widespread political instability in Europe, fascisms overwhelming focus on

nationalism and domination helped to force the region into WWII.

Grading Rubric
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Level of Standards Met

Context/Setting the Stage

Engages and orients the reader by setting out a problem
Introduces the historical themes/topics that will run throughout the paper.

Highly

Partially

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evidence
No
evidence

Thesis statement: ( 1-2 sentences)

Addresses the prompt

No

Includes clear, arguable claim

Provides three logical reasons that support the claim (body paragraph topics)
Addresses potential counterarguments

Highly

Partially

Minimally

Highly

Partially

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Highly

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Highly

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Highly

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evidence
No
evidence
No
evidence
No
evidence

Evidence
Evidence relates to topic and can be used to support overall claim/thesis
Evidence is no more than two sentences long and either uses quotations from the documents or uses an accurate summary of
the document
Evidence describes specific actions, policies or words describing fascism and its core beliefs (not just your or someone elses
opinion of of fascism)

Evidence is cited by referring to the name of the document and/or the author. (not In document B)

No
evidence
No
evidence
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evidence
No
evidence

Analysis
Explains how evidence suggests fascisms role in causing the outbreak of WWII
Refers to specific details within the texts as evidence
Uses persuasive and valid reasoning to connect evidence with claim

No
evidence
No
evidence
No
evidence

Conclusion
Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects the claim
Discusses the significance of the argument

No
evidence
No
evidence

Formal language
Avoids use of I, we, and you and other personal pronouns
Uses past tense to describe evidence and Fascisms role in causing the outbreak of WWII
Uses academic language as opposed to conversational language

No
evidence
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