Name________________________
Date_____________
Hour_____________
Just Reminder: A thesis sentence = topic + opinion + reasoning. Using the thesis sentence
formula, complete the following thesis sentences relating to New Year’s resolutions.
1. The choices I made last year were ___________________________________________,
therefore, I need to _____________________________________________this year.
2. My attitude last year was __________________________________________________,
thus I will_______________________________________________________________.
3. My dedication to school work was ___________________________________________,
so now I’m going to ______________________________________________________.
4. My classroom behavior and level of respect for my teacher and fellow classmates was
____________________________________, and/but now I am going to
_______________________________________________________________________.
5. Even though I am already a pretty good kid, everyone has room for improvement, so I
am going to do better in ________________________________________________.
6. Now write your own thesis sentence summarizing your New Year’s Resolution.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Name________________________
Date_____________
Hour_____________
New Year’s Resolution Brainstorm
Address the following questions using your preferred method of brainstorm. This will help to
prepare you for the thesis activity on the reverse side of this handout.
1-5. What did you do well in school last year? (5 things)
6-7. What went wrong in school last year? (2 things)
8-10. What do you need to improve in school this year? (3 things)