1. Review the thesis/claim link from UNC... reinforcement of what thesis should/shouldn't do. I guess I do need to state that you should be taking notes if you can't rattle these techniques and guidelines off your head AND then apply them with ease.
2. Review and get a handle on Toulmin Method (links on side margin). We are going to get started on this on Friday.
3. Practice writing a claim/thesis for the following topics..
Bronco Time
Technology in classroom
Professional athlete salary
American military
Writing instruction
Senior class community service
Student opinion in schools
Homework
Missouri
Reading
Now remember...
* Are you describing or analyzing?
* Are you thinking about the topic head on or from a different angle?
* What are your preconceived notions about the topic? Are you just passing them along?
* Where are you on Bloom's Taxonomy in your approach to the topic?
* Does the topic need to be adjusted?
* What is the intellectual question?
* Is it arguable? Are you showing YOUR VOICE in the content's world?
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