FRIDAY, November 13th!

DO NOT START ON UNTIL FRIDAY.

1.      Steps of Writing and Argument v. Persuasion Quiz

2.      Open the Google Document from the previous class found on Google Classroom with the 5 claims per student. You will need to evaluate FIVE thesis statements other than your own. What are they doing well? What are they missing? How are they addressing the subject? Give effective feedback. Use a different color font for each new comment to distinguish between.

Homework for MONDAY: Write a thesis for the following topics:

1. Voting age

2. Beauty pageants

3. Torture

4. Taxes

5. Credit cards

6. Mean girls

7. Video games

8. Academic honesty

9. Global climate

10. Standardized testing

Things you MUST consider...

1. Topic size.. do not just drop the topic into your thesis as the subject. What approach are you taking towards the subject?

2. Are you showing assessment or analysis of the issue? What do you think about the issue? What can be done about the issue? What changes should be made? What is more important or not?

3. Are you answering how and/or why? Think about us having a discussion about this issue. You state your solution to a problem and then I ask you "how?" or "why?" . This is where your voice gets to be heard.

4. Make sure that you are not describing or summarizing the topic or issue.

5. Look at your VERB usage.. Try to keep with an ACTIVE verb!

6. ASK YOURSELF A QUESTION BEFORE YOU WRITE... Think of a higher level Bloom's question.. remember an answer to a question is...   such as... Compare the roles students have currently in making decisions at LSN to the role you think they should have in making decisions.