Informative Essay PRe-Write for History

Prewrite

1.      The colonists didn’t want British laws

2.      They didn’t want British troops on their land.

3.      They wanted self-government.

4.      They wanted fair taxes and to be represented in the government.

Essay – Chapter 5

Introduction

            Thesis statement: The colonists were fed up with British tyranny and they wanted to form their own government.

Body

(explain 3 ideas from above)

 Conclusion: Sum up the information. Restate the thesis.