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Chicken Foot Thesis
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Tips
Hook: use a quote (ex: Alexander Hamilton once said/wrote...) or provide a definition (what is author's purpose?)
Background: tell the reader about all 3 stories (authors' names, titles, main idea)
Preview/review arguments: try not to repeat-->step up your rephrasing game
Use transition words!
...then add the important details from your main arguments (1,2,&3)
literary device #1,
Authors demonstrate purpose in their writing with
literary device #2,
and
literary device #3.
You start with...
Authors demonstrate purpose in their writing with
Let's tackle answering the central question of your essay
How do authors demonstrate their purpose in their writing?
Go ahead and draw a chickenfoot in your notebook
The diagram
key detail from
argument #1
main idea/answer to a question
key detail from
argument #2
key detail from
argument #3
The Chickenfoot
What's a chickenfoot?
It's a method of composing your essay's thesis
(main idea + key details from arguments)
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