Tag Archives: thesis

1/25/2024

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I am so excited by the conversations and conferences that is happening in 198 today. TEACHER HAPPY DANCE!

I noticed a few things when skimming Google Docs this morning:

  1. Make sure you are writing on MY Google Doc so that I can see your daily progress.
  2. Make sure that your thesis is specific enough to fully answer the prompt and not just restate the prompt.

If you need help with writing a succint yet specific thesis, I have a file of template thesis sentences for literary analysis for you to look at in Schoology.

10/17/2016

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Hooray! The English IV teachers found out today that we can and will proceed with the Synthesis or Multi-Perspective Essay. That means we didn’t waste our time! <3 <3 <3

Today, we focused on writing our thesis and generating ideas. We created a graphic organizer to help with this. In the centImage result for graphic organizerer circle, write your thesis.

In the squares around it, I want you think about examples that support your thesis. The more you write now, the easier writing the essay will be on Thursday.

Make sure that your examples support your thesis. For instance, if your thesis is about the idea that technology helps people be more productive, don’t give examples that detract from your thesis. Don’t talk about how technology can be distracting.

When reviewing your first draft and its working thesis,ask yourself the following:

  • Do I answer the question? Re-reading the question prompt after constructing a working thesis can help you fix an argument that misses the focus of the question.
  • Have I taken a position that others might challenge or oppose?If your thesis simply states facts that no one would, or even could, disagree with, it’s possible that you are simply providing a summary, rather than making an argument.
  • Is my thesis statement specific enough? Thesis statements that are too vague often do not have a strong argument. If your thesis contains words like “good” or “successful,” see if you could be more specific: why is something “good”; what specifically makes something “successful”?
  • Does my thesis pass the “So what?” test? If a reader’s first response is likely to  be “So what?” then you need to clarify, to forge a relationship, or to connect to a larger issue.
  • Does my essay support my thesis specifically and without wandering? If your thesis and the body of your essay do not seem to go together, one of them has to change. It’s okay to change your working thesis to reflect things you have figured out in the course of writing your paper. Remember, always reassess and revise your writing as necessary.
  • Does my thesis pass the “how and why?” test? If a reader’s first response is “how?” or “why?” your thesis may be too open-ended and lack guidance for the reader. See what you can add to give the reader a better take on your position right from the beginning.

 

11/21/13

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So today we start out Othello essay over guilt and responsibility.

You will need to have a thesis and organize your paper by paragraphs. Remember, a paragraph is a UNIT of THOUGHT, not 4-5 sentences.

So, here is a sample essay for a student:

  • Introduction
  • Why is Iago guilty/responsible?
  • Why is Othello guilty/responsible?
  • Why is Roderigo guilty/responsible?
  • Why is Emilia guilty/responsible?
  • Why is Cassio guilty/responsible?
  • Conclusion

This would be a 7 paragraph essay. It doesn’t mean its going to be 7 pages long – some paragraphs will be longer/shorter than other.

Instructions are in BB and give a lot of information. Go to BB:Othello:Guilt and Responsibility. The instructions, drop box, and the MLA template are all located in the drop box.

Use the MLA template for writing your essay – just replace the file with YOUR information,.

Also, your first paragraph needs to have an INTRODUCTION and a THESIS. The thesis is the last sentence of your first paragraph.

thesisFor your intro, you need BOTH the yellow and the blue! Here are some ways to write an intro and here is a way to write a thesis.

Then, write your content paragraphs and your conclusion. We will have a little time tomorrow to work on the paper, but NOT THE ENTIRE TIME.

2/27/2012

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Do you know what a hooptie is? Well, you do now! Riley must have watched one too many episodes of Pimp My Ride, because she is telling us that we are going to Pimp our Papers!

Remember on Friday she told us to take our paragraph “nuggets” and put them all into one word document in order? Well, that’s our paper! It’s ok. It probabaly doesn’t look like much of a paper right now, but we are going to turn this Pinto into a Cadillac!

Today, we pimped it out by looking at our organization, our thesis sentence, and lastly, our rhetorical strategies.

Make sure that you are TRACKING YOUR CHANGES in WORD. Riley will be looking at your tracked changes on Friday. There is a DROP BOX JUST FOR TRACKED CHANGES.

Remember – she expects everyone to start out with a hooptie and then turn it into a Cadillac. The tracked changes SHOW that process, much like Pimp My Ride shows the PROCESS of fixing the car up.