Due 11/30 by the end of class - Revised Individual or Group Thesis & Topic Statements submitted to turnitin.com (20 points)
Chromebooks Needed
Learning Target - I will learn how to evaluate the connection between my thesis and topic statements.
Task #1 - Music Monday - Please pull up your Music Monday document and write down how the visuals of the video ( or this video) impact your understanding of the song lyrics.
Task #2 - OMM Revision Packet (4th & 6th ONLY) - Please make a copy of THIS DOCUMENT and complete each step in the next week in order to enhance your skill and score.
Task #3 - Education Thesis and Topic Statements - Please pull up your revised group or individual thesis statement. Make sure it fulfills the following Scale.
Distinguished(4) - Thesis statement is clearly defined, makes an arguable claim, fully answers the question, connects to the outside world and concisely previews the arguments that will be addressed in your essay. Your thesis statement would make sense to anyone outside of the classroom.
We will then revise and refine our Topic Statements to match the following description.
Distinguished(4) - Your TS contains your insightful opinion of an important idea from the source without using “I”, “You” or CDs and seems important to someone who has not read the book or source material. It also clearly relates to a specific part of your thesis.
- All TSs are clear, concise
- All TSs are arguable
- All TSs are specific, not vague
- All TSs directly support the thesis
- TSs define distinct main ideas
Submit your work to turnitin.com by the end of class.
Task #4 - Group EDU - With the time remaining we will get into your writing groups for the Education letter. You will need to decide how to proceed.