How do teenage curfews at the
mall impact the community?
Potential thesis, part 1
• While teenage curfews were intended to
reduce conflict at the mall, these laws may
cause bigger issues for the community
What points could you foresee in this
essay?
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Dangerous alternatives to malls
Decrease in responsibility
Teenagers as consumers
Increased altercations as a result of laws
Cost of maintaining security at mall
P 306 of A&B
• Choose 3 of the points we chose to create a
detailed thesis
• Then, create 3 topic sentences for this
hypothetical essay
• Although malls put in curfews to prevent
loitering, in actuality these curfews cause
teenagers to engage in more dangerous
alternatives, send a negatuve message to
teenagers, and cost more money for the malls.
• From the topics the students created last
class, create three problematic questions from
this list.
• Ask your group to give you three additional
questions.
• As a group, vote on the two most interesting
questions.
• Turn this question into a thesis with tension.
• Develop a list of 5 potential points for your
thesis
• Create a detailed thesis with the 3 best points
• Create three topic sentences for your thesis