Thesis

For the order of this first paper, I really need to reorganize things. I think having them do thesis, before we get to intro's or the essay itself, is weird. IT just feels backwards. But on the other hand, having them know the point of having a certain direction to go in, can be useful.

Next time, I think I will have them write the in-class, then the day they get them back, we will work on development that day. Then, they can see how once the essay is written, we can pull from their main ideas and create a thesis from that. I will have them do that in class on Tuesday, anyway, and we can do that.

Tuesday:
Discuss the sample paper. Look at intro, thesis, a couple para's of development. Then, show them how they can construct the thesis backwards by looking at the topic sentences of the paragraphs.

Review thesis statements.

Review intro's and conclusions; have them write and respond to a sample.