F.O.A. 9.18.14F.O.A. 9.18.14• WRITE A PHENOMENAL THESIS STATEMENT ABOUT WRITE A PHENOMENAL THESIS STATEMENT ABOUT

WHY STUDENTS SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE WHY STUDENTS SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO WEAR PAJAMAS TO SCHOOL ALL THE ALLOWED TO WEAR PAJAMAS TO SCHOOL ALL THE TIME.TIME.• REMEMBER THE TRAITS OF A THESIS STATEMENT!REMEMBER THE TRAITS OF A THESIS STATEMENT!• ONLY THIRD PERSONONLY THIRD PERSON

• AN ARGUMENTAN ARGUMENT

• SHOW HOW YOU WILL SUPPORT ITSHOW HOW YOU WILL SUPPORT IT

• FORMAL LANGUAGEFORMAL LANGUAGE

THESIS REVIEWTHESIS REVIEW

1.1. WORLD HUNGER HAS MANY CAUSES AND WORLD HUNGER HAS MANY CAUSES AND EFFECTS.EFFECTS.

2.2. FARMING PERSISTS IN APPALACHIA BECAUSE JOBS ARE SCARCE FARMING PERSISTS IN APPALACHIA BECAUSE JOBS ARE SCARCE AND FARMING IN THE INFERTILE SOIL IS RARELY PROFITABLE.AND FARMING IN THE INFERTILE SOIL IS RARELY PROFITABLE.

3.3. GRADES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED BECAUSE THEY CAUSE GRADES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED BECAUSE THEY CAUSE ANXIETY AND PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON STUDENTS.ANXIETY AND PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON STUDENTS.

4.4. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS? WHO IS TO WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS? WHO IS TO BLAME – THE SCHOOLS, THE PARENTS, OR SOCIETY IN GENERAL?BLAME – THE SCHOOLS, THE PARENTS, OR SOCIETY IN GENERAL?

WORD WISDOM QUIZ #3WORD WISDOM QUIZ #3• DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE LETTER AND THE WORD DIRECTIONS: WRITE THE LETTER AND THE WORD

NEXT TO THE SENTENCE IN WHICH IT BELONGS.NEXT TO THE SENTENCE IN WHICH IT BELONGS.

1.1.A _____________ IS AN ARGUMENT.A _____________ IS AN ARGUMENT.

2.2.MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR IS FALL WHEN THE MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR IS FALL WHEN THE __________ IS COLORED RED, ORANGE, AND __________ IS COLORED RED, ORANGE, AND YELLOW.YELLOW.

3.3.VEGETABLES THAT ARE ALL NATURAL AND HAVE VEGETABLES THAT ARE ALL NATURAL AND HAVE NOT BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH POLLUTANTS OR NOT BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH POLLUTANTS OR PESTICIDES ARE CONSIDERED PESTICIDES ARE CONSIDERED _______________________._______________________.

4.4.SOME FARMERS USE ______________ TO KEEP BUGS SOME FARMERS USE ______________ TO KEEP BUGS AWAY FROM THEIR CROPS.AWAY FROM THEIR CROPS.

5.5.IN THE 50’S THE ___________ RATE INCREASED IN THE 50’S THE ___________ RATE INCREASED WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN BABIES BORN.WHICH CAUSED AN INCREASE IN BABIES BORN.

Word Bank

a)Organicb)Foliagec)Pesticided)Fertilitye)Thesis

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HOOKHOOK• GRAB YOUR READERS ATTENTIONGRAB YOUR READERS ATTENTION• COULD BE:COULD BE:• QUESTIONQUESTION

• FAMOUS QUOTEFAMOUS QUOTE

• SURPRISING FACTSURPRISING FACT

• USE HUMORUSE HUMOR

• NEEDS TO BE THE NEEDS TO BE THE FIRSTFIRST SENTENCE SENTENCE

TRANSITION SENTENCETRANSITION SENTENCE

• TRANSITIONS FROM THE HOOK TO THE TRANSITIONS FROM THE HOOK TO THE THESIS. THESIS.

• COULD BE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCECOULD BE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE

• USUALLY JUST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USUALLY JUST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THESIS STATEMENTTHESIS STATEMENT

•YOU ALREADY YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS ONE!KNOW THIS ONE!• BUT WHAT SHOULD WE WRITE IN OUR BUT WHAT SHOULD WE WRITE IN OUR

NOTES?NOTES?

THESIS NO-NOS…THESIS NO-NOS…• MY PAPER IS ABOUT....

• IN THIS ESSAY, I AM GOING TO DISCUSS...

• THIS PAPER WILL COVER...

• I AM GOING TO WRITE ABOUT...

• THIS PAPER WILL DISCUSS...

• MAKE IT A QUESTION

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• THE FINAL BELL RINGS. IT’S THE LAST DAY OF THE FINAL BELL RINGS. IT’S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, AND SUMMER HAS FINALLY COME! SCHOOL, AND SUMMER HAS FINALLY COME! STUDENTS DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SCHOOL STUDENTS DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SCHOOL FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 1/2 MONTHS. THAT IS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 1/2 MONTHS. THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE. SCHOOLS THE WAY IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE. SCHOOLS SHOULD CONTINUE USING THE TRADITIONAL SHOULD CONTINUE USING THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR AND NOT A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE. CALENDAR AND NOT A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOWNSIDES TO YEAR-THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOWNSIDES TO YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLING SUCH AS: IT HAS NO POSITIVE ROUND SCHOOLING SUCH AS: IT HAS NO POSITIVE EFFECTS ON EDUCATION IT ADDS TO COSTS, AND EFFECTS ON EDUCATION IT ADDS TO COSTS, AND IT DISRUPTS THE LONG-AWAITED SUMMER IT DISRUPTS THE LONG-AWAITED SUMMER VACATION.VACATION.

• THE FINAL BELL RINGS. IT’S THE LAST DAY OF THE FINAL BELL RINGS. IT’S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL, AND SUMMER HAS FINALLY COME! SCHOOL, AND SUMMER HAS FINALLY COME! STUDENTS DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SCHOOL STUDENTS DON’T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SCHOOL FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 1/2 MONTHS. THAT IS FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 2 1/2 MONTHS. THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE. SCHOOLS THE WAY IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE. SCHOOLS SHOULD CONTINUE USING THE TRADITIONAL SHOULD CONTINUE USING THE TRADITIONAL CALENDAR AND NOT A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE. CALENDAR AND NOT A YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOWNSIDES TO YEAR-THERE ARE NUMEROUS DOWNSIDES TO YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLING SUCH AS: IT HAS NO POSITIVE ROUND SCHOOLING SUCH AS: IT HAS NO POSITIVE EFFECTS ON EDUCATION, IT ADDS TO COSTS, AND EFFECTS ON EDUCATION, IT ADDS TO COSTS, AND IT DISRUPTS THE LONG-AWAITED SUMMER IT DISRUPTS THE LONG-AWAITED SUMMER VACATION.VACATION.

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• A DICTIONARY CONTAINS A DEFINITION OF A DICTIONARY CONTAINS A DEFINITION OF FRIENDSHIP SOMEWHERE IN THE F’S BETWEEN FRIENDSHIP SOMEWHERE IN THE F’S BETWEEN THE WORDS “FEAR” AND “FRIDAY.” AN THE WORDS “FEAR” AND “FRIDAY.” AN ENCYCLOPEDIA SUPPLIES INTERESTING FACTS ENCYCLOPEDIA SUPPLIES INTERESTING FACTS ON FRIENDSHIP. BUT ALL THE DEFINITIONS AND ON FRIENDSHIP. BUT ALL THE DEFINITIONS AND FACTS DO NOT CONVEY WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS FACTS DO NOT CONVEY WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. IT CANNOT BE REALLY ALL ABOUT. IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD THROUGH WORDS OR UNDERSTOOD THROUGH WORDS OR EXAGGERATIONS. THE ONLY WAY TO EXAGGERATIONS. THE ONLY WAY TO UNDERSTAND FRIENDSHIP IS THROUGH UNDERSTAND FRIENDSHIP IS THROUGH EXPERIENCE THAT INVOLVES ALL THE SENSES.EXPERIENCE THAT INVOLVES ALL THE SENSES.

• A DICTIONARY CONTAINS A DEFINITION OF A DICTIONARY CONTAINS A DEFINITION OF FRIENDSHIP SOMEWHERE IN THE F’S BETWEEN FRIENDSHIP SOMEWHERE IN THE F’S BETWEEN THE WORDS “FEAR” AND “FRIDAY.” AN THE WORDS “FEAR” AND “FRIDAY.” AN ENCYCLOPEDIA SUPPLIES INTERESTING FACTS ENCYCLOPEDIA SUPPLIES INTERESTING FACTS ON FRIENDSHIP. BUT ALL THE DEFINITIONS AND ON FRIENDSHIP. BUT ALL THE DEFINITIONS AND FACTS DO NOT CONVEY WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS FACTS DO NOT CONVEY WHAT FRIENDSHIP IS REALLY ALL ABOUT. IT CANNOT BE REALLY ALL ABOUT. IT CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD THROUGH WORDS OR UNDERSTOOD THROUGH WORDS OR EXAGGERATIONS. EXAGGERATIONS. THE ONLY WAY TO THE ONLY WAY TO UNDERSTAND FRIENDSHIP IS THROUGH UNDERSTAND FRIENDSHIP IS THROUGH EXPERIENCE THAT INVOLVES ALL THE SENSES.EXPERIENCE THAT INVOLVES ALL THE SENSES.

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• THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD DERIVES FROM THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY. EMBEDDED IN ITS HISTORY ARE THE MANY ERAS OF MAN WHICH HAVE CONSTRUCTED OUR MODERN LEARNING, ART, BELIEFS, AND ORDER. THE MIDDLE AGES, ALTHOUGH REPRESENTED AS “DARK”, BACKWARDS, AND IDLE, WERE IN FACT A BRIDGE LINKING THE CLASSICAL AND MODERN WORLD. MEDIEVAL SOCIETY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN A SENSE GLORIOUS, BUT THE ERA OF ITSELF WAS A PRIME FOUNDATION OF THE MODERN WORLD’S NEWFOUND STABILITY, A REVIVAL OF THE LAW AND TEACHINGS FROM THE CLASSICAL ERA, A REINVESTMENT AND REFORM IN THE CHURCH, AND A PRECURSOR TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF ART.

• THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD DERIVES FROM THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY. EMBEDDED IN ITS HISTORY ARE THE MANY ERAS OF MAN WHICH HAVE CONSTRUCTED OUR MODERN LEARNING, ART, BELIEFS, AND ORDER. THE MIDDLE AGES, ALTHOUGH REPRESENTED AS “DARK”, BACKWARDS, AND IDLE, WERE IN FACT A BRIDGE LINKING THE CLASSICAL AND MODERN WORLD. MEDIEVAL SOCIETY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN A SENSE GLORIOUS, BUT THE ERA OF ITSELF WAS A PRIME FOUNDATION OF THE MODERN WORLD’S NEWFOUND STABILITY, A REVIVAL OF THE LAW AND TEACHINGS FROM THE CLASSICAL ERA, A REINVESTMENT AND REFORM IN THE CHURCH, AND A PRECURSOR TO THE GOLDEN AGE OF ART.

AOW Prompt:

•Do you think that the Redskins should change their logo?•At least 1 paragraph