Social Studies Gateway

Review Day 1:

Organization and Thesis Statements

Overview of the Gateway EssaySocial Studies essays will be graded on:–How well you answer the question,

support your ideas, and make connections (focus, development, analysis) –How well you used documents and outside

information as factual support (knowledge)–How well you organize, use transitions, and

develop an intro/conclusion (organization)–How well you use grammar, spelling,

punctuation, citations (conventions)

What is life like for a typical American teenager?Be sure to discuss the following topics:

* School* Home* Leisure Time

Sample Gateway Topic: Use the prompt and develop an outline,

outside information, and thesis statement

What is life like for a typical American teenager?* School* Home* Leisure Time

Document A * U.S. high school

students spend an average of 180 days in school

* Japanese students spend on average 220 days in school

* German students spend 240 days in school on average

Document B

Document C“My mom makes me take out the trash and clean the dishes

after dinner every night.—Nick, 14 year old

Develop a thesis and outline for the following prompt