Directions For this project, you are writing a formal essay, educating fellow students on two government crisis agencies that have assisted during a time of emergency (Black Death). After finalizing your essay, you will create a short presentation to share with others. The essay must be at least five hundred words in length.

The first paragraph should introduce the importance of having a prepared crisis response plan and the specific crisis event you will be discussing.
The two body paragraphs must inform your audience of the history of the government agencies that intervened in the specific crisis you are writing about and how they provided support and aid to people. Cite specific textual evidence from your sources that will support the development of these paragraphs.
The conclusion paragraph needs to address a claim or counterclaim for the future funding of governmental aid agencies. Include any discrepancies you may have encountered in your research.
You may create your own graphics to display, or you can refer to those you found in your research.

Finally, you must edit your paper and prepare to publish your findings. If you want others to read your paper, you must first be willing to reread and change information that is not clearly stated. The following checklist may help you as you edit and clarify your writing:

Go back and add detailed and precise language in each paragraph.
For this mini-research project, you will need to use transitions to help you link the main paragraphs with one another and the conclusion. Effective transitions will create cohesion and clarify the relationships among the ideas that you have included. Make sure you have used several transitions.
Check for varied sentences. If all your sentences are simple, try using a complex or compound sentence.
Ask a friend or classmate to read your paper and point to sections that may need to be rewritten for clarity.
Reread the expectations for your project. Did you include all the information? Do your introduction and conclusion meet the requirement of this assignment?
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