Create an Outline
Choose One
Fill in your outline with TOPIC SENTENCES and SUPPORTING DETAILS!
Choose one body paragraph from your outline (II, III, or IV) to "flesh out."
Remember!!
THESIS
topic sentence
detail
detail
detail
Agenda
Thesis Statement Practice
1. Planners and objectives (5 min)
2. Notes review (10 min)
3. Practice outline and paragraph from news article (40 min)
An essay about:
why cheating is a bad idea.
Thesis statement: Cheating is a never good idea when the consequences include getting in trouble, never learning for yourself, and guilt.
An essay about:
negative effects of legalizing drugs.
Thesis statement:
Objectives
An essay about:
why teens that are overly concerned with their looks.
In this lesson we will . . .
- create a paragraph using an outline with a thesis and supporting evidence.
Thesis statement:
In this lesson we will . . .
- practice creating three-point thesis statements using whiteboards.
An essay about:
Why school should start an hour later.
Gather Information
Thesis statement:
Read the news article.
Make a claim.
Thesis Statements
(What punishment does she deserve if any? Was she wrongly accused?)
WILL tell the reader what the essay will be about.
WILL include the three points you will be addressing in your essay (your three body paragraphs).
WILL NOT begin saying, "In this essay I will tell you about . . . ."
Write your thesis statement from this claim.
Paragraph 1
Examples of thesis statements:
Careful studies come to the conclusion that dogs are better pets than cats since they protect you, they are always excited to see you, and they are easily trained to help people.
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Shakespeare used Plutarch's text titled "Life of Antony" to write The Tragedy of Julius Caesar because Antony is portrayed in the same way, many events match up, and the crowd's confusion is shown in both texts as well.