WORKOUT #4
Build A Thesis
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Topic:_______________________________
Thesis:______________________________
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Intro
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Reason 1 (Body Paragraph)
A. Example 1
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Supporting Detail 1
Supporting Detail 2
B. Example 2
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b.
Supporting Detail 1
Supporting Detail 2
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Reason 2 (Body Paragraph)
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Reason 3/counterpoint (Body Paragraph)
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Conclusion
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current
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FACT
OPINION
What do you think it means?
Does it go beyond “liking” & “agreeing”?
Is it arguable?
What can you INTERPRET?
anything
you can sense
[audio:visual:touch:smell:taste:feel]
[movement:stuff:juxtapose:etc]
*you are always make meaning
of life and everything in it*
Build a Thesis
Build a Thesis
More samples &
practice
440,000 people die each year from
smoking-related illness.
Second-hand smoke is the cause of
many lung diseases.
I hate smoking. It smells so awful. How can anyone inhale that poison.
Smoking should be banned in public
spaces to protect our health.
Cigarette ads harm the public health
and should be prohibited.
Parenting classes help people learn
how to raise their children.
There are many different types of parenting
classes. Some have different religious points of
view for different types of people.
I like parenting classes. They’re helpful.
High schools should require all
students to take parenting classes
because it is the most efficient and
accessible resource for all types of
students.
Women have many career opportunities today.
Women do most of the child-rearing in American families.
My mom is my favorite woman in the world.
Women face serious challenges trying to climb
the corporate ladder, even though they have
more opportunities for doing so. Women must
work harder than men, postpone childbearing,
and adapt to male culture to get to the highest
levels of corporate America.
Parents today need more childcare services
than at any other time in history.
Parents work over 50 hours each week, leaving them
little time for their children.
Childcare resources in the US are lacking.
If the government wants more
parents to stay home and raise
their children, then it should
provide financial incentive to
encourage parents.
Drugs are bad for society.
Illegal drugs harm the social fabric
by creating many problems
in families and communities.
Even though hard drugs create many
problems in society, the answer is not to
treat drug offenders as criminals.
Even though hard drugs have created generations of
problems in society, the root of the problem is a medical
one; we should de-criminalize drugs and help people to
get medical treatment.
Violent films are to blame for things like Columbine.
Violence in films teaches children that violence is
the answer to their problems.
Violence in films that are marketed to minors
can influence them to be more violent. 20
Violence in films is correlated with more violence among
adolescents. To protect the greater good of society, the FCC must
regulate the media more closely and ban all depictions of violence
in TV programming marketed to children.
Even though it has been shown that violence in films is correlated
with more violence in children, parents must be held responsible
for their children’s behavior and nurturing, not the government.
build your own THESIS
Write an essay that explores the notion that
men and women speak differently.
Write an essay that explores the theme
of inner conflict in Spiderman & Batman.
Write an essay that explains how educational opportunities in
America are uneven and unequal. Refer to your readings from
the Unit.
build your own THESIS
Write an essay that explores the notion that
men and women speak differently.
build your own THESIS
MINDMAP
build your own THESIS
Write an essay that explores the notion that
men and women speak differently.