Session+14

14.1 A thesis statement is a sentence or two telling about what your going to write about. To show what the subject of your writing is. __14.2__ __Thesis Statements__ 1-A thesis statement is an argument. It is a 1-2 sentence statement of the purpose of your essay: what will you be proving to the reader in the essay? 2-It should be toward the end of an introductory paragraph and include enough specifics that the reader has a general idea of the key points you will make to support your biggest claim. 3-Your thesis statement should likely be a compound sentence, including a preview of the major points you will make to support your big claim. So, instead of writing a simple thesis statement like "The end of World War II brought about major consequences" you should probably write something like "When World War II ended in 1945, the major consequences included the division of Germany, the start of the United Nations, and the beginning of the Cold War." 4-To write your thesis, ask yourself 4 questions: a. What is my topic? b. What argument am I prepared to make? c. How can I state my argument as clearly and powerfully as possible? d. Is my statement a direct answer to the question or response to the prompt or claim about the topic? __ ﻿ Student work__: **Choice 1:** Aid from the French helped turn the tide of the American Revolution toward victory for the colonists. This, in addition to their previously held advantages of strong military leadership and homeland advantage, led the colonists to win the war and gain their independence. **Choice 2**: In the late 18th century, after years of protesting unfair laws and many key battles, the American colonists won independence from their mother country of Great Britain. Answer:It gives many examples and makes sense.
 * Compound:When two sentences are connected by and and other words.**
 * Because the first one is plain and not explaining anything and the second one is well developed and provides examples to back up the argument.**
 * 14.3**
 * //Prompt A// **: Why were the American colonists successful in winning independence from the British in the late 18th century?

Answers:It actually answers the question compared to number two which does not. **//Prompt C//:** To what extent did Andrew Jackson’s presidency benefit the United States of America? **Choice 1:** Despite his record on treatment of Native Americans, Andrew Jackson’s presidency greatly benefited the U.S. due to his administration’s work on expanding voting rights and economic policies. **Choice 2:** Andrew Jackson was the eighth president of the United States and known for being the symbol of Jacksonian Democracy. Answer:There is evidence. 14.4 1:The best fast food restaurant is A&W's because they have the best burgers and the best root beer. 9:Some teenagers drop out of school because they live with a bad family and they didnt get the help that they needed. 4:Some reasons why there is a rating system on video games is to show what video games are good enough to buy or not. 3:No, i think the immigrants that come into this country should at least be able to speak basic and proper english. 5:I think that there are different ages in different states because some places feel that kids become adults at certain ages. 14.5 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I think that Casey anthony is not guilty of murdering her 3 year old daughter due to the little amount of evidence. Also i understand she still broke the law by lying to officers but she just lost a daughter and she is put in jail. Did anyone ever think maybe someone made a threat to her not to tell anybody that her daughter went missing. Maybe it was the murderer.
 * //Prompt B://** In what ways was the abolition movement of 19th century America divided?
 * Choice 1**: The abolition movement of 19th century America was divided in terms of both tactics and goals, as there were strong, differing opinions over how to most effectively make abolition occur and the process by which complete abolition should be sought.
 * Choice 2:** Leading up to the Civil War, the abolition movement in America was divided, but ultimately remained united enough to push leaders of the country to end slavery forever.

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">7. “I’m just so bored with what we have to learn. I can’t remember things if they’re not interesting to me.” //

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">6. “I remember every word the teacher says in class, but I have trouble remembering information from what I read.” //

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. “I can’t even remember information while I am studying, much less during the test.” //

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. “I remember things I read in the textbook, but I can’t seem to remember what the teacher talks about in class.” //

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. “I just can’t remember anything when I take tests.” //

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. “My memory is so bad that I can’t even remember three pieces of information!” //

//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. “I remember the information when I’m studying, but I forget it the day of the test.” // //<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">14.8 // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="10151339"