WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY- November 11th/12th

Ciao e tutti!
As I told you during class, I will be posting everything here and collecting most of it via Google Classroom. I had to post everything before I left, so find the appropriate date to help guide you. One thing builds on the next, so do it in order and do not jump ahead. Pay attention to WHEN AND WHERE things are due!
Be good! I'll miss you!

1. Review the following link on CLAIMS: Claims Handout
2. Review the 4 major ways to make a CLAIM arguable: Claims- 4 major types
3. Then open the following link on Thesis/claim practice: Thesis writing practice
- Copy this document to your Google Drive.
First, identify what is wrong with the initial thesis.
Second, rewrite the thesis. Push the argument while trying to adhere to our thesis/claim formula.
Third, tell me why your thesis is now an outstanding thesis (tell me specifically what it does).

There is one that mentions a book... just substitute any book or understand the overall premise of the statement. It doesn't matter about the specific book. As always, take good notes and be attentive to the instruction.

By the end of the hour, upload your document to Google Classroom.

4.      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?

5.     Open up GOOGLE CLASSROOM. You will need to pick your FIVE BEST thesis statements. Open up the Google Document. Write the five best on the Google Document.

 HOMEWORK: Read the Toulmin Method of Argument link (found under “writing instruction” links). Take very good notes. 

There will be a QUIZ on FRIDAY- It will cover steps 1-4 of writing and everything involved with these steps. Review also very closely, the reading over argument and persuasion… plus the sole chapter on argument.